High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
John Hersey
16 Dec 1786 – 22 Dec 1863 · about 77 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
John Hersey lived from 16 Dec 1786 to 22 Dec 1863, a span of about 77 years.
Theirs is one of 56 markers bearing the name Hersey in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
View family network 3relatives, 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
c. 8, 1837. 66. John6 (John6"4 Jeremiah8 John2 William1), b. in Hing. Dec. 16, 1786. m. Apr. 22, 1818, Sarah Gardner, dau. of Jeremiah and Esther (Saunders) Gardner. . She was b. in Hing. March 4, 1799. John d. 22 Dec. 1863, aet. 77 yrs. " Blacksmith." Resided on Main St., So. Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., — i. John Wellington, July 21, 1818 : is dead. Emeline E., his w., d. 7 July, 1861, aet. 35 yrs. Hersey. 317 ii. William Bambridge, July 22, 1820. m. Feb. 19, 1857, Susan F. Tirrell of Wey. Resides at Wey.
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.
A photograph of the marker survives; see it on Find a Grave ↗.
This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of John'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.