High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Lucy Lewis

1773 – 21 Nov 1840 · about 67 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

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Lucy Lewis lived from 1773 to 21 Nov 1840, a span of about 67 years.

Theirs is one of 7 markers bearing the name Lewis 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 death date, found in the Lewis 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
Cushing, dau. of David and Mabel (Gardner) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 18, 1773, and d. 21 Nov. 1840, aet. 67 yrs. " Master-mariner." Was lost at sea. Ch., all b. in Hing., were — i. Lucy Cushing, Sept. 17, 1798. m. June 6, 1824, Laban Stodder. ii. Sabina, Sept. 12, 1800. m. Dexter. iii. Mary Whittng, Aug. 4, 1802, d. unm. 7 Jan. 1861. iv. Hannah, Sept. 12, 1804, d.

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

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