Samuel Hobbs Boston Tea Party Participant

(July 3, 1752 – May 11, 1823)

Born in Weston, Massachusetts, Samuel Hobbs was a journeyman tanner for Simeon Pratt in 1773 when he allegedly threw tea into Boston Harbor.

Hobbs is mentioned as having repeatedly said that the tea chests “were rather heavy to lift.” Following the Boston Tea Party and the start of the Revolutionary War, Samuel Hobbs established himself as a tanner in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, in the late 1770s. Rather than serve in the militia or Continental Army during the war, Hobbs “found it more convenient to hire a substitute, for active service in the field.” He was apparently “officially concerned in municipal affairs.” Hobbs was described as “six feet, three inches; broad shoulders…and of a dignified appearance.”

Samuel Hobbs died in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, on May 11, 1823. He is buried in the Old Burying Ground in Sturbridge, Massachusetts.

Spouse:
Lucy Munroe (April 19, 1752 – August 9, 1812)

Children:

Cyrus Hobbs (October 28, 1776 – May 23, 1808)
Susanna “Sukey” Hobbs (June 2, 1778 – November 29, 1848)
Lucy Hobbs (1783 – Died young)
Lucy Hobbs (July 19, 1784 – July 2, 1840)
Josiah Hobbs (March 8, 1786 – April 24, 1845)
Samuel Hobbs (1788 – October 22, 1788)
Samuel Hobbs (October 22, 1788 – April 1, 1855)
Charles Hobbs (June 18, 1791 – March 17, 1813)

Cyrus Hobbs (October 28, 1776 – May 23, 1808)
Lucy Hobbs (1783 – Died young)
Josiah Hobbs (March 8, 1786 – April 24, 1845)
Samuel Hobbs (October 22, 1788 – April 1, 1855)

Susanna “Sukey” Hobbs (June 2, 1778 – November 29, 1848)
Lucy Hobbs (July 19, 1784 – July 2, 1840)
Samuel Hobbs (1788 – October 22, 1788)
Charles Hobbs (June 18, 1791 – March 17, 1813)

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