High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Matthew William Dunn

24 Apr 1866 – 15 Nov 1924 · about 58 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

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Matthew William Dunn lived from 24 Apr 1866 to 15 Nov 1924, a span of about 58 years.

Theirs is one of 7 markers bearing the name Dunn in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

View family network 1relative, as recorded on Find a Grave
Matthew William Dunnm.Edith H Cushing Dunn1869–1943also here

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.

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 Dunbar 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
Feb. 1, 1862. vi. William Alexander, Dec. 20, 1863, d. 9 Oct. 1864. vii. Matthew William, Apr. 24, 1866. Note. — Mary, dau. of John and Catherine, a native of Boston, d. in Hing. 19 Dec. 1880, aet. 12 yrs. John Archibald, b. Feb. 1864, d. 11 Sept. foil. Julia, of Hing. m. at Wey. May 28, 1871, James Coughlanof Hing. DUNNING-. Hick, m. in Hing. Dec. 7, 1669, Sarah Joy,

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

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