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Usher, Hezekiah 1615-1676
Patriot; born in England about 1615; established himself in Boston in 1646; was agent for the Society for Propagating the Gospel; purchased the press and type for printing Eliot's Indian Bible in 1657; and was one of the founders of the Old South Church in 1669.
He died in Boston, Mass., March 14, 1676.
Patriot; born in Cambridge, Mass., June 6, 1639; son of the preceding; engaged in business in Boston.
During the witchcraft excitement he was arrested but allowed to escape.
He died in Boston, Mass., July 11, 1679.