High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Rachel Clapp Hersey
2 Sep 1798 – 15 Oct 1869 · about 71 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Rachel Clapp Hersey lived from 2 Sep 1798 to 15 Oct 1869, a span of about 71 years.
Born a Clapp, and known here by the name Hersey. Theirs is one of 56 markers bearing the name Hersey in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
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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 Henderson 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
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
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
Born in Scituate, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. Died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.
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