Rev. Frederick Winslow Hatch Sr. (August 1, 1789 – January 14, 1860) was an American Episcopal clergyman, who served as the 29th Chaplain of the United States Senate in 1833 to 1835.
Early years Frederick Winslow Hatch was born August 1, 1789, in Blandford, Massachusetts, the son of Lucretia Rockwell and Timothy Hatch.Thomas Hatch Descendants, rootsweb.com
Hatch was ordained a deacon by Bishop Thomas John Claggett in 1810.
Ministry
He served in St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Edenton, North Carolina, (1811–1815)The Episcopal Church in North Carolina, 1701-1959, by Lawrence Foushee London, Episcopal Church. Diocese of North Carolina p.89 until he moved to All Saints' Church, Fredericktown, Maryland.History of Western Maryland: Being A History Of Frederick, Volume 1, by John Thomas Scharf, Helen Long, p. 507 & 508
Hatch then served in Charlottesville, Virginia from 1820–1830, and while there, the original Christ Church was erected (1824-'25), this was the first denominational building in the village. The plan for the church was furnished, though not designed, by Thomas Jefferson, but it was demolished in 1895.The Albemarle of Old, by Jeffrey C. Weaver, Arlington, VA He also preached at Buck Mountain Episcopal Church and Walker's during this time.Albemarle County in Virginia: Giving Some Account Of What It Was by Nature, by Edgar Woods p. 127-9 The Hatch's home was about two miles down the road from Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Family members recalled waving to General Lafayette, James Madison and other revolutionary figures on their way to see the former President.
In 1830 Hatch became the rector of Washington Parish, District of Columbia.History of Western Maryland: Being A History Of Frederick, Volume 1, by John Thomas Scharf, Helen Long, p. 507 While there, he served as Chaplain of the Senate from 1833 until 1835.
In 1836 he moved to St. Paul's Church, Poughkeepsie, New York.The Records of Christ Church, Poughkeepsie, New York: History] 1755-1910, by Christ Church (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.), Helen Wilkinson Reynolds p. 165Journal of the Proceedings Of The Bishops, The Clergy And The Laity, by Episcopal Church. General Convention, p. 179History of Western Maryland: Being A History Of Frederick, Volume 1, by John Thomas Scharf, Helen Long, p. 507
He was the first rector of St Matthew's Church in Kenosha, Wisconsin, (then called Southport) where he went with his family in 1843 and stayed till moving to California in 1856, to live near his son.Hinsdale genealogy: descendants of Robert Hinsdale of Dedham, by Herbert Cornelius Andrews, Sanford Charles Hinsdale, p. 235
He died in Sacramento, California, on January 14, 1860.History of Western Maryland: Being A History Of Frederick, Volume 1, by John Thomas Scharf, Helen Long, p. 507 He is interred in the Sacramento Historic City Cemetery.
Personal life and family
He married first, Frances Lowry Robertson in Baltimore in 1812; she died while they were in Edenton, North Carolina. He married secondly, Mary Ann Weatherburn.Lineage book – National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Volume 36. by Daughters of the American Revolution, p. 240 They had four children, two sons and two daughters.Hinsdale genealogy: descendants of Robert Hinsdale of Dedham, by Herbert Cornelius Andrews, Sanford Charles Hinsdale, p. 235
His son, Frederick Winslow Hatch Jr. (1821–1884) was a pioneering physician in Sacramento, California, and served as the Secretary of the California Board of Health. His grandson was Frederick W. Hatch III (1849–1924), a noted psychiatrist, eugenicist, and the General Superintendent of State Hospitals in California for some 20 years.
References
External links Frederick W. Hatch to Thomas Jefferson, 13 March 1823, Founders Online Frederick W. Hatch to James Madison, 3 November 1823, Founders Online