Joshua Jacob

1802 – 12 Jul 1802

From the burial index · awaiting a fuller life

Go to this stone High Street Cemetery, South Hingham, Massachusetts. The stone is still there. Its exact spot in the ground is not yet recorded, so begin at the gate and read the markers. Find your way → Find a Grave record ↗

Joshua Jacob was an infant. Born 1802, died 12 Jul 1802, a life of less than two years.

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

Born in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

A photograph of the marker survives; see it on Find a Grave ↗.

That is most of what the public record yet tells us. Joshua Jacob was a child of this town, not a name on a list, with a life still largely unrecovered. We will not invent the rest. If you are descended from Joshua's family, you can add a source, a correction, or a memory. Until then, their name is kept here, with respect.