High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Joshua Jacob
3 Sep 1817 – 26 Oct 1879 · about 62 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Joshua Jacob lived from 3 Sep 1817 to 26 Oct 1879, a span of about 62 years.
Theirs is one of 28 markers bearing the name Jacob in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
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What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Line of descent, as the genealogy traces it: Jotham › John › Peter › John › Nicholas.
Matched matching birth and death dates in the Humphrey family entry of the 1893 History of Hingham, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
20. Joshua7 ( Jotham 6 John 5 Peter w John 2 Nicholas J), b. in Hing. Sept. 3, 1817. m. first, Feb. 2, 1842, Emily Higgins, dau. of Sylvanus and Sarah (Linnell) Higgins. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 23, 1821, and d. 4 Oct. 1846, aet. 25th yr. He m. secondly, Aug. 29, 1847, Lydia D. Hersey, dau. of Seth S., and Betsey (Reed) Hersey. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 15, 1817, and d. 8 Oct. 1885, aet. 68 yrs. Joshua d. 26 Oct. 1879, aet. 62 yrs. " Blacksmith." Resided on the paternal home- stead, Main St., So. Hing. Child, b. in Hing., by w. Emily, — i. Joshua, Feb. 6, 1843. m. Nov. 23, 1864, Mary B., dau. of Caleb and Louisa (Burrell) Marsh. Removed to Boston. Their s. Harrie W., was b. Aug. 17, 1866. (Se…
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
The inscription
Aged 62 yrs 1 Mo.
Born and died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.
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