High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Joseph Humphrey Jr.

14 Apr 1705 – 24 Jan 1724 · about 19 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

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Joseph Humphrey Jr. lived from 14 Apr 1705 to 24 Jan 1724, a span of about 19 years.

A 1893 History of Hingham entry, likely this person uncertain match

The 1893 genealogies repeat many names; this is matched exact birth date on a child line in the Humphrey family genealogy and may be a different person of the same name. Read it as a lead, not a certainty.

The entry, as printed
ii. Joseph, Apr. 14, 1705, d. 24 Jan. 1723-24, ait. 19th yr

1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗

The inscription

Here Lyes theBody ofJOSEPH HUMPHREYJunr Who DecdJanry 24th 1723/4 Aged18 Years & 10 Mo.

Born and died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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