, ▁and ▁He ath ▁was ▁officially ▁incorpor ated ▁in ▁ 1 7 8 5 , ▁just ▁a ▁few ▁days ▁after ▁its ▁new ▁neighbor . ▁The ▁town ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁William ▁He ath , ▁Major ▁General ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁and ▁Brig ad ier ▁General ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁army ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁General ▁He ath ▁had ▁been ▁the ▁command ing ▁officer ▁and ▁friend ▁of ▁Col . ▁Hugh ▁Max well , ▁a ▁local ▁citiz en ▁who ▁suggested ▁the ▁town ▁be ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 4 ▁Max well , ▁who ▁was ▁sever ely ▁wounded ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁B unker ▁Hill ▁by ▁a ▁bullet ▁through ▁his ▁shoulder , ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁represent ▁He ath ▁at ▁the ▁General ▁Court ▁in ▁Boston ▁and ▁obtain ▁a ▁division ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁from ▁Char lem ont . ▁According ly , ▁the ▁new ▁town ▁was ▁incorpor ated ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 7 8 5 . ▁ ▁Ch lo e ▁Max well , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Col . ▁Max well , ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁prominent ▁local ▁land owner ▁and ▁state ▁legisl ator ▁abol ition ist ▁Roger ▁Le av itt . ▁Their ▁son ▁was ▁the ▁Cong reg ational ▁minister , ▁lawyer , ▁social ▁reform er , ▁editor ▁and ▁fer vent ▁abol ition ist ▁Rev . ▁Josh ua ▁Le av itt , ▁who ▁after ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁from ▁Y ale ▁College ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁lawyer ▁to ▁practice ▁in ▁He ath . ▁( Re v . ▁Le av itt ▁soon ▁gave ▁up ▁law ▁for ▁the ▁min