High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Caleb Hersey
6 Jun 1796 – 1 Oct 1882 · about 86 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Caleb Hersey lived from 6 Jun 1796 to 1 Oct 1882, a span of about 86 years.
Theirs is one of 56 markers bearing the name Hersey in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
View family network 5relatives, as recorded on Find a Grave
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
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
L. Ripley. 68. Caleb6 (John6"4 Jeremiah8 John2 William l) b. in Hing. June 6, 1796. m. first, Dec. 25, 1821, Ann C. A. Whitney, dau. of Rev. Nicholas Bowes and Ann (Adams) Whitney. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 7, 1802, and d. 23 May, 1842, aet. 40 yrs. He m. secondly, Dec. 12, 1843, Clarissa Adams, sister of Mrs. Whitney. She d. in Hing. 30 Apr. 1857, sat. 70 yrs. For his third w. he m. Oct. 8, 1862, Mrs. Rosella (Ford) Gardner, wid. of James Gardner, and a native of Mf'd. Caleb d. 1 Oct. 1882, aet. 86 yrs. " Farmer." Resided on Main St., So. Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Ann, — 98. i. Caleb Francis, Feb. 20, 1823. ii. Charles Whitney, Feb. 11, 1825, d. at New Orleans, La., 1853, aet. 28 yrs…
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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