High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Sarah Jacob Cushing

14 Dec 1795 – 15 Jan 1878 · about 83 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

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Sarah Jacob Cushing lived from 14 Dec 1795 to 15 Jan 1878, a span of about 83 years.

Born a Jacob, 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.

View family network 2relatives, as recorded on Find a Grave
Sarah Jacob Cushingm.Pyam Cushing1789–1865 (m. 1813)also here
Sarah Jacob Cushing Cushing1815–1861also here

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave. A ✓ marks a tie the 1893 History of Hingham independently confirms.

What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed

  • TradeFarmer
  • LivedMain St.
  • ChildrenPyam (b. Jan. 11, 1814), Sarah Jacob (b. Nov. 14, 1815), Robert (b. Feb. 5, 1819)

Matched matching birth and death dates in the Cushing family entry of the 1893 History of Hingham, corroborated by a relative's name.

The entry, as printed
rah Jacob, dau. of Daniel and Mary (Jones) Jacob. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 14, 1795, and d. 15 Jan. 1878, aet. 82 yrs. He d. 12 Sept. 1865, aet. 76 yrs. " Farmer." Selectman 1847 and 1848. Resided on Main St., So. Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., — 106. i. Pyam, Jan. 11, 1814. ii. Sarah Jacob, Nov. 14, 1815. m. Nov. 17, 1833, Seth B. Cushing, and d. 6 Nov. 1871. 107. iii. Robert, Feb. 5, 1819.

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

Where this was, today

The 1893 record places this person at Main St. in Hingham. Today that is Main Street (Route 228). Main Street, today Route 228, runs from Hingham Harbour south through the Liberty Plain district to South Hingham. The old South Hingham families lived along its southern stretch, the road High Street Cemetery faces. It is a short walk from the cemetery.

The street still carries the name; the exact house is not pinned, so read this as the block, not a doorstep.

Born and died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of Sarah'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.