Seth Sprague Hobart

5 Jun 1824 – 13 Mar 1900 · about 76 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

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Seth Sprague Hobart lived from 5 Jun 1824 to 13 Mar 1900, a span of about 76 years.

Theirs is one of 19 markers bearing the name Hobart in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

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

The 1893 genealogies repeat many names; this is matched exact birth date, found in the Hobart family genealogy (read as a lead) and may be a different person of the same name. Read it as a lead, not a certainty.

The entry, as printed

Emma, Feb. 17, 1822. m. Joel H. Prescott, and d. at Cambridge, 18 July, 1885. Seth Sprague, June 5, 1824. Edmund, Nov. 28, 1826. Ebed, Jan. 12, 1829. 39. Ebed 7 (Edmund 6 Peter w Samuel 3 Edmund 2A), b. in Hing. Jan. 29, 1795. m. Sept. 29, 1820, Betsev dishing, dau. of Ebed and Betsey (Amos) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. Mav 18, 1796, and d. 27 May, 1885, aet. 89 yrs. He

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

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

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