Jeremiah Ingalls

Background

Jeremiah Ingalls was born in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1764. When he was thirteen his father, Abijah Ingalls, died of hardships suffered during the American Revolutionary War.

Career

In 1791 Ingalls married Mary Bigelow of Westminster, Massachusetts and while living in Vermont worked variously as a farmer, cooper and choirmaster. In 1805 Ingalls published The Christian Harmony. Ingalls served as a deacon in the church, but in 1810, he was excommunicated from that congregation.

In 1819 he moved to Rochester, Vermont and then Hancock, Vermont.

Ingalls was described as short and corpulent with a high voice and an advanced skill at the bass viol. Many of Ingalls" family members were also known for their musical ability.

Ingalls died in Hancock, Vermont, in 1838, aged 74.

Connections

companion:

Christian Harmony