High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

George Whiton

12 Oct 1828 – 5 Sep 1863 · about 35 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

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George Whiton lived from 12 Oct 1828 to 5 Sep 1863, a span of about 35 years.

Theirs is one of 11 markers bearing the name Whiton in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

View family network 2relatives, as recorded on Find a Grave
George Whitonm.Philena Sewall Sumner Whiton1829–1920also here
Emma Sumner Whiton Bonnelle1857–1902also here

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.

What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed

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

The entry, as printed
John Hersey. They removed to Albany, N. Y. ii. George, b. at Groton, Oct. 12, 1828, d. in Hing. 5 Sept. 1863, aet. 35th yr. vol. hi. — 20 306 Whiton. 61. Isaac (a native of Bridgewater, Mass., and a descendant of James1), with Mary (Jones) his w., was a resident of Hing. for many yrs. She was b. at Dudley, Conn., 1782, and d. in Hing. 26 Oct. 1866, aet. 85th yr. He d. 20 Apr. 1860, aet. 81 yrs

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

Born in Groton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. Died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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