High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Jacob Hersey
13 Jul 1799 – 23 Dec 1871 · about 72 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Jacob Hersey lived from 13 Jul 1799 to 23 Dec 1871, a span of about 72 years.
Theirs is one of 56 markers bearing the name Hersey in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
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What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Matched matching birth and death dates in the Henderson family entry of the 1893 History of Hingham, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
Nathaniel 6 Israel 5 Isaiah 4 Daniel 8 John 2 William x), b. in Hing. July 13, 1799. m. first, Oct. 19, 1820, Abigail Hobart, dau. of Edmund and Persis (Cushing) Hobart. She was b. in Hing. 1801, and d. 9 Jan. 1845, aet. 44 yrs. He m. secondly, Jan. 13, 1846, Mrs. Rachel (Clapp) Hersey, wid. of Ezra Hersey. She d. 15 Oct. 1869, aet. 70 yrs. For his third w. he m. June 6, 1871, Elizabeth J. Tilton. She survived him, and m. secondly, Sept. 12, 1872, Caleb Beal, widr. Jacob d. 23 Dec. 1871, aet. 72 yrs. " Manufr of wooden ware." Resided on Main, nearly opp. Hobart St. Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Abigail, were — i. Abigail, 1822, d. young, ii. Susan, 1825, d. young. iii. Jacob, 1830. m. Nov. 25,…
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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