Jeremiah Ingalls was born in Andover, Massachusetts, in 1764. When he was thirteen, his father, Abijah Ingalls, died of hardships suffered during the American Revolutionary War. In 1791, Ingalls married Mary Bigelow of Westminster, Massachusetts, and while living in Vermont worked variously as a farmer, cooper, taverner and choirmaster. Ingalls served as the choirmaster at the Congregational Church in Newbury, Vermont from 1791 to 1805, and the choir gained a reputation attracting many people from the surrounding area. In 1805 Ingalls published The Christian Harmony. Ingalls served as a deacon in the church, but in 1810, he was excommunicated from that congregation. In 1819 he moved to Rochester, Vermont and then Hancock, Vermont. Ingalls was described as short and corpulent with a high voice and an advanced skill at the bass viol. Many of Ingalls' family members were also known for their musical ability. Ingalls died in Hancock, Vermont, in 1838, aged 74.[3]
The Christian Harmony; or, Songster's Companion, Jeremiah Ingalls, (Exeter, NH, Henry Ranlet, 1805)
"Connexion" and Jeremiah Ingalls Society Bicentennial Edition, 1805–2005 of The Christian Harmony or Songster's Companion, Thomas B. Malone, ed. This four-shape version, published for the Jeremiah Ingalls Society Bicentennial Singing in Newbury, Vermont, is increasingly in use in New England singings.
^Ingalls, Jeremiah (1805). "Northfield". The Christian Harmony. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012.
^"Northfield"(PDF). Choral Public Domain Library. Archived from the original(PDF) on August 10, 2003.
^Also, page 155 of The Sacred Harp; this is the second most popular song among Sacred Harp singers according to the aggregated minutes: "Song Use in The Sacred Harp, 1995-2019". fasola.org. Sacred Harp Musical Heritage Association. 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
