He was a teacher in Charlestown 1804-1806. He studied theology and was ordained a minister and assigned to the first parish of the Unitarian Church in Hingham on July 2, 1806.
From 1804 to 1806, he worked as an educator in Charlestown. He studied divinity and was ordained as a clergyman, then appointed to lead the first Unitarian congregation in Hingham on July 2, 1806.