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At a special town meeting of January 1670, the shares in the new town were apportioned and divided among the new proprietors, many of whom were large Hingham landowners. The largest number of shares (35) went to Hingham Town Clerk Daniel Cushing, with the second largest (25) to Reverend Peter Hobart, Hingham's minister.
Cohasset was originally a part of Hingham, which was settled and incorporated in 1635. The area of Cohasset was common land in the early years; but the salt marshes, being clear of forest and with hay ready to be cut, were of particular value and began to be divided as early as 1647.
that is now the Town Common were designated as communal property. In 1714 the first meetinghouse was built on the Town Common and was replaced by the current First Parish Meeting House in 1747. By 1770 the growing population wanted separation from Hingham, and Cohasset became its own town. The mid-1800’s marked a turning point for Cohasset.
It soon proved solid enough to become a town on it's own. Once again in the year 1770 the community went before the General Court and petitioned to become a separate town with the name of Cohasset. On April 26th of that year it became official.
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Sep 3, 2024 · By the late 1670s, Hingham families began to expand into the easternmost part of Hingham, current-day Cohasset. After several decades of commuting to Hingham to attend church, school, and town meetings, Cohasset became a precinct in 1717, with the right to have its own church and school.
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The Cohasset Common Historic District surrounds the Town Common in central Cohasset, which is anchored by the First Parish Meetinghouse of 1747. The Town Hall and Second Congregational Church face the Meetinghouse, while St. Stephen’s Church closes the Common at its southern end.
