Betsey Lincoln Cushing

11 Jul 1785 – 21 Feb 1860 · about 75 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

Go to this stone High Street Cemetery, South Hingham, Massachusetts. The stone is still there. Its exact spot in the ground is not yet recorded, so begin at the gate and read the markers. Find your way → Find a Grave record ↗

Betsey Lincoln Cushing lived from 11 Jul 1785 to 21 Feb 1860, a span of about 75 years.

Born a Lincoln, and known here by the name Cushing. Theirs is one of 214 markers bearing the name Cushing 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 on a child line in the Lincoln family genealogy and may be a different person of the same name. Read it as a lead, not a certainty.

MarriedBela Gushing (Dec. 3, 1820)

The entry, as printed

iv. Betsey, July 11, 1785. in. Dec. 3, 1820, Bela Gushing, wid% of Hing

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

Born in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. Died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of Betsey's life to recover, and some of what is shown above is matched, not certain. A correction or a family memory is a gift; submit a source, correction, or memory.