Thomas Hooker (see his statue nearby) would continue to minister until his death in 1647. He was buried in the “Ancient Burying Ground” near the original site of the church.
In 1739, First Church would move to its current spot, adjacent the Ancient Burying Ground, where it is now known as Center Church.
The marker by his grave reads:
Thomas Hooker 1586 – 1647
A leader of the founders in this commonwealth.
A preacher of persuasive power.
A statesman who based all civil authority on the free consent of the people.
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Thomas Hooker was born in Leicestershire, England, and graduated from Cambridge with a Master’s in 1611, the year the translators produced the Authorized (King James) Bible. Hooker pastored in Surrey starting in 1620, and then in Chelmsford in 1626. But in 1629, because of his Puritan sympathies he was forced to flee to Rotterdam, and then in 1633, following the Read more...
