Seth Noble1,2

M, #1465, * 15 Apr 1743, + 15 Sep 1807
FatherThomas Noble1 * 10 Sep 1696, + 18 Feb 1775
MotherSarah Root1 * 9 Mar 1701/2, + 19 Jul 1760
     Seth Noble was born on 15 Apr 1743 in Westfield, Massachusetts.1 He (1) married Hannah Barker on 30 Nov 1775 at Maugerville, New Brunswick.2,1 He (2) married Ruhamah (Rich) Emery on 11 Apr 1793 (She was the widow of James Emery, whom she had married 5 Dec 1790.)3 He (3) married Mary Riddle in Jun 1807 at Franklinton, Ohio.3,2 He died on 15 Sep 1807 in Franklinton, Ohio,2,1, and was buried in the Old Franklinton Cemetery at Franklin County.4

Other information:

Seth Noble and Hannah Barker had five children: Seth, Joseph, Sarah, Benjamin and Hannah.5
Seth Noble and Ruhamah Rich had four children: Betsey, Thomas, Polly and John Adams.5
Seth Noble was a pastor in Maugerville, New Brunswick.2
     A short biography:
His first call was at the Congregational Church in Maugerville, New Brunswick. Later he became a minister on the Penobscot, where later Bangor, ME would be. In 1801 he served as the first minister in Montgomery, MA, where he stayed about 5 years. In 1806 he went to Ohio, when he recieved a landgrant as a refugee from Canada. He settled in Franklinton, where he preached his last sermon on 9 Aug 1807.2

He fought in the Revolutionary War. He served in Capt. Jabez West's Co. of the Massachusetts Line.
Seth Noble, St. Johns. Private, Capt. Jabez West's Co; enlisted May 17, 1777; discharged July 22, 1777; service, 2 mos. 5 days; company raised in Machias for service on expedition against St. Johns. He was at Machias when a British squadron, under Sir George Collier, made an attack and destroyed stores accumulated there, August 14-15, 1777, and the following Sunday preached a sermon on the event. He wrote a letter to General Washington, urging the importance of getting control of the St. John River and the Bay of Fundy, but Washington had too many other irons in the fire, and the British were strong at Halifax. Further efforts for the conquest of old Acadia were abandoned.2

     A story:
The Deacon [William Boyd] who came to Bangor in 1791, says Mr. Noble was too light and frothy in his conversation, did not sustain the gravity of character becoming a minister, would drink a dram with almost anyone who asked him, laugh and tell improper anecdotes. Yet in his religious performances he was able and pathetic — no doubt, pious as he was truly an orthodox and faithful preacher. He is described as a man thin-faced, spare, not tall, of light complexion and of fresh countenance. He was active, quick, smart and nervous. He preached with notes and sometimes they were pretty old. His head was covered with a remarkable, white, powdered wig.2

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Citations

  1. [S461] Lucius Manlius Boltwood, Noble, pg. 202. Online at http://archive.org/details/historyandgenea00boltgoog
  2. [S400] G. O. Bent,"Noble" 7, No. 1.
  3. [S461] Lucius Manlius Boltwood, Noble, pg. 210-11. Online at http://archive.org/details/historyandgenea00boltgoog
  4. [S575] Seth Noble. Mem.ID 12222438. <https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12222438/seth-noble>, Find-A-Grave. Index and/or images online at http://www.findagrave.com/
  5. [S461] Lucius Manlius Boltwood, Noble, pg. 211-2. Online at http://archive.org/details/historyandgenea00boltgoog