Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from A Memorial Sketch of Roland Greene Usher, 1823-1895
Hezekiah was one of the original founders of the Old South Church in 1669. He was Deputy or Representative for Billerica in the General Court during 1671, 1672, and 1673. He was Con stable in 1651, and was one of the Selectmen in Boston from 1659 to 1676. In 1661, a committee of three was appointed by the General Court to raise money for the use of the Colony, and what they do agree upon in relation thereto, this Court doth hereby confirm and allow, and orders the Treasurer to engage for the same. Hezekiah Usher was one of the three.
In 1664, he held the office of Ensign in the Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company, of which he had been a member since 1638. He was, indeed, one of the earliest members.
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