High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
William Morse Shaw
1 Dec 1917 – 19 Jul 1971 · about 54 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
William Morse Shaw lived from 1 Dec 1917 to 19 Jul 1971, a span of about 54 years.
Theirs is one of 2 markers bearing the name Shaw in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
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Born in Whitinsville, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA. Died in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA.
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That is most of what the public record yet tells us. William Morse Shaw was a person who walked this town, not a name on a list, with a life still largely unrecovered. We will not invent the rest. If you are descended from William's family, you can add a source, a correction, or a memory. Until then, their name is kept here, with respect.