Daniel Shute (1722 - abt. 1802)

Born 19 Jul 1722 in Malden, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Deborah (Cushing) Shute — married 6 Jan 1763 in Pembroke, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died about 30 Aug 1802 at about age 80 in Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Daniel was the son of John and Mary Shute. He was born July 19, 1722 in Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ^[1][2]

Daniel graduated at Harvard College S. T. D. ( (Sacrae Theologiae Doctor) in 1743. He was in the class with Samuel Thaxter, Shearjashub Bourne, Gad Hitchcock.^[2][3]

He was ordained pastor of the what was then the third parish in Hingham on December 10, 1746.^[2]

He married Mary Cushing, the daughter of Abel and Mary (Jacob) Cushing on March 25, 1753.^[2] Children:^[2]

1. Mary, born March 8, 1754
2. Daniel, born Jan. 30, 1756

Daniel Shute bought a lot in Hingham in about 1754 and built a home soon after.^[4] The home contained nineteen rooms and in 1911 was still occupied by Daniel's descendants and contained items from the house when Daniel lived there.

John Hancock had been a student in Reverend Shute's household and the chair in which he sat was still there. The home was on Main Street at the corner of South Pleasant Street in Hingham, Massachusetts. ^[2]

He preached the Artillery Election sermon in 1767, and the Annual Election sermon before the members of the Legislature, in 1768; also the funeral sermon at the interment of Rev. Ebenezer Gay of Hingham. ^[2]

Daniel was a Whig and supported independence. His son Daniel served as a surgeon in the Continental Army under George Washington. ^[4]

Daniel Shute was a member of the Convention which formed the Constitution of Massachusetts in 1779-1780.^[2]

After the Constitutional Convention adjourned in September 1787 the Congress agreed to send the document to the states for debate and approval. Rev. Daniel Shute and General Benjamin Lincoln were chosen to represent Hingham, then Suffolk County, Massachusetts. ^[5] at the meeting in Boston that was to discuss the new Constitution of the United States. Five states approved the constitution in December 1787 and January 1788. Massachusetts was one of the states that feared that it gave too much power to the federal government. Massachusetts was the sixth state that ratified the Constitution and was the first to add the need for a list of ten guarantees of freedoms which became the "Bill of Rights." They later became the first ten Amendments to the Constitution. Both Daniel Shute and Benjamin Lincoln voted to ratify the Constitution ^[6] and Massachusetts approved it with a vote of 187 for and 168 against ratification. John Hancock, Daniel's former student, was the president of the Massachusetts Convention.

He received the degree of Doctor of Divinity (D. D.) from Harvard College in 1790, and retired in March, 1799, having served as pastor for fifty-six years. ^[2]

In the 1800 U. S. Census ^[7] the families of Reverend Daniel Shute and Dr. Daniel Shute were again listed next to each other, but were all living in the family home. Reverend Shute's household had three people including his wife, Deborah, and daughter, Mary. Dr. Daniel Shute included his wife, 3 sons and a daughter plus extra residents who may be servants or relatives. There were thirteen people in the home.

Daniel Shute, Doctor of Divinity., pastor of the 2nd Church in Hingham died at the age of 81 on August 30, 1802.¨^[8]

Research Notes

Daniel was reported in most records to have died on August 30, 1802. There is also a record of his obit or funeral notice appearing in the newspaper on that date. I suppose the paper could have published on the date of his death, but usually it is a day or two after the death date.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011; For the year 1857; April, Page New England Historic Genealogical Society. Page 130: Vol XI; C. Benjamin Richardson; Image 136. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. 19 Jul 1722; Birth, Malden: DANIEL SHUTE
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts (The Town of Hingham, Massachusetts, 1893) Vol III, p.146-147
3. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., College Student Lists, 1763-1924 [1]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. College Student Lists. Worcester, Massachusetts: American Antiquarian Society. Image 29 of 263; Harvard University; Cambridge, MA; 1930 Catalog; Page 18, 1743; Daniel Shute
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Ancestry.com. Hingham : a story of its early settlement and life, its ancient landmarks, its historic sites and buildings. Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Hingham : a story of its early settlement and life, its ancient landmarks, its historic sites and buildings.. Hingham, Mass.?: Old Colony Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, 1911. COLONIAL HOUSES; page 89 & 90
5. ↑ Ancestry.com. History of the town of Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts Image 112 of 183; page 112; Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: Lincoln, Solomon,. History of the town of Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Hingham Mass.: C. Gill, Jr. and Farmer and Brown, 1990. Image 112 of 183
6. ↑ ADOPTION OF THE FEDERAL CONSTITUTION IN CONVENTION, BOSTON, January 9, 1788.
7. ↑ 1800 United States Federal Census. Hingham, Suffolk, Massachusetts; Series: M32; Roll: 16; Page: 145; Image: 157; Family History Library Film: 205617: Rev. Daniel Shute & Dr Daniel Shute FAMILIES
8. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch [2]: 5 November 2017), Daniel Pastor Shute, 30 Aug 1802; citing Death, Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 423,520.
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930 . Image 487; Call Number 485704: Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.Published 30 August 1802; Columbian Centinel; Hingham; Obit: Page 4967: DANIEL SHUTE