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High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

John Jacob III

27 Jul 1797 – 25 Feb 1860 · about 63 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

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John Jacob III lived from 27 Jul 1797 to 25 Feb 1860, a span of about 63 years.

Theirs is one of 28 markers bearing the name Jacob in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

View family network 5relatives, as recorded on Find a Grave
John Jacob IIIm.Martha Fearing Jacob1814–1884✓also here
Martha Fearing Jacob1835–1839✓also hereTamar C. Jacob1837–1857also hereMartha F Jacob1841–1927also hereMary Clara Jacob1845–1852✓also 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

  • MarriedMartha Fearing (Jan. 10, 1833)
  • TradeBlacksmith
  • ChildrenMartha Fearing (b. June 14, 1835), Tamar Cushing (b. May 26, 1837), Martha Fearing (b. Apr. 22, 1841), Mary Clara (b. Feb. 17, 1845)

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
y C. Wilder. 17. John7 (John w Peter « John2 Nicholas »), b. in Hing. July 27, 1797. m. Jan. 10, 1833, Martha Fearing, dau. of Abel and Judith (Cushing) Fearing. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 30, 1814, and d. 6 Nov. 1884, aet. 71st yr. He d. 25 Feb. 1860, aet. 63d yr. "Blacksmith." Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St., near Wilder's Bridge. Ch., b. in Hing., — i. Martha Fearing, June 14, 1835, d. Jan. 1839. ii. Tamar Cushing, May 26, 1837, d. 16 Jan. 1857. iii. Martha Fearing, Apr. 22, 1841. iv. Mary Clara, Feb. 17, 1845, d. . Ja

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

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

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