1776Reverend Eli Forbes became the pastor of First Parish Church.People and Communities, Notable People, Religion
Reverend Forbes replaced Reverend Chandler, who had died. He became a minister as the fracture was taking place between members of the First Parish and members of the newly established Universalist Church. Forbes was a native of Westborough and a graduate of Harvard and remained the minister in Gloucester until he died in 1804.
Pringle, James R. History of the Town and City of Gloucester, Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Published by the City of Gloucester Archives Committee and the Ten Pound Island Book Co., 1997.