Increase Sumner
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Increase Sumner (1746 - 1799)

Gov. Increase Sumner
Born in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colonymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 30 Sep 1779 in Massachusettsmap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 52 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
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Preceded by
4th Governor
Samuel Adams
Increase Sumner
5th Governor
of Massachusetts
Mass. Governor
1797—1799
Succeeded by
Acting Governor
Moses Gill

Biography

Notables Project
Increase Sumner is Notable.

From [1]: Increase Sumner (November 27, 1746 – June 7, 1799) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician from Massachusetts. He was the fifth governor of Massachusetts, serving from 1797 to 1799. Trained as a lawyer, he served in the provisional government of Massachusetts during the American Revolutionary War, and was elected to the Confederation Congress in 1782. Appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court the same year, he served there as an associate justice until 1797.

He was three times elected governor of Massachusetts by wide margins, but died not long after the start of his third term. His descendants include his son William H. Sumner, for whom the Sumner Tunnel in Boston, Massachusetts is named, and 20th century diplomat Sumner Welles.

Increase, son of Increase Sumner & Sarah, was born on 27 November 1746 in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.[1]

Increase married Elizabeth Hyslop on 30 September 1779 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.[2]

Their children:

  1. William Hyslop Sumner, b. 30 Sep 1779
  2. Mehitable Stoddard (Sumner) Welles, b. 1 Aug 1784
  3. Elizabeth (Sumner) Gerard, b. 6 Oct 1790

Increase died (age 53) on 7 June 1799 in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.[3] Increase was mentioned on a memorial in Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States with a death date of 7 June 1799.[4]

His obituary was printed in Jenks Portland Gazette, Portland, Maine, on Monday, 17 June 1799.[5]


Sources

  1. Birth: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Birth, Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009473.
    FamilySearch Record: F4LP-K7S (accessed 12 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L979-QHBW Image number 00037
    Increase Sumner born on 27 Nov 1746, son of Increase Sumner & Sarah, in Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  2. Marriage: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Marriage, Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009473.
    FamilySearch Record: FHZ9-YXH (accessed 12 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-L979-QHTH Image number 00079
    Increase Sumner marriage to Elizabeth Hyslop on 30 Sep 1779 in Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
  3. Death: "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
    citing Death, Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009468.
    FamilySearch Record: FH24-R2X (accessed 12 December 2022)
    FamilySearch Image: 3QS7-897M-59V6-H Image number 00213
    Increase Sumner death 7 Jun 1799 (age 53) in Charlestown, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.
  4. Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
    Find A Grave: Memorial #7809583 (accessed 12 December 2022)
    Memorial page for Increase Sumner Famous memorial (27 Nov 1746-7 Jun 1799), citing Granary Burying Ground, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: Tomb 180); Maintained by Find a Grave.
  5. Obituary: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016063/1799-06-17/ed-1/seq-1/




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