High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Lydia Beal Jacob
27 Jan 1736 – 4 Jun 1833 · about 97 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Lydia Beal Jacob lived from 27 Jan 1736 to 4 Jun 1833, a span of about 97 years.
Born a Beal, and known here by the name Jacob. Theirs is one of 28 markers bearing the name Jacob in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
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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 Humphrey family genealogy (read as a lead), corroborated by a relative's name and may be a different person of the same name. Read it as a lead, not a certainty.
The entry, as printed
1761, Lydia Beal, dau. of John and Deliverance (Porter) Beal. She was b. in Hing. sec. pre. Jan. 27, 1736-37, and d. 5 June, Jacob. 375 1833, aet. 96 yrs. He d. 4 Dec. 1806, aet. 74 yrs. "Blacksmith," Constable 1762. Resided on Main St., So. Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 13. i. John, Sept. 5, 1762. ii. Lydia, July 26, 1764. m. July 20, 1783, Ezekiel Cushing, and lived
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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