High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Lydia Whitney Hersey
10 May 1839 – 17 Jul 1906 · about 67 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Lydia Whitney Hersey lived from 10 May 1839 to 17 Jul 1906, a span of about 67 years.
Theirs is one of 56 markers bearing the name Hersey in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
Family as recorded on Find a Grave
SiblingsCaleb Francis Hersey1823–1885 · Ann Catherine Hersey Groce1833–1920
Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.
What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Matched exact birth date, found in the Henderson family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
Hing. Oct. 1, 1834. v. Ann Catherine, Nov. 7, 1833. ra. Nelson Groce. vi. Lydia Whitney, May 10, 1839. 69. Hosea 6 (Abijah *-* Jeremiah 8 John 2 William *), b. in Hing. Feb. 4, 1800. m. Oct. 24, 1824, Hannah Lincoln, dau. of Israel and Chloe (Lincoln) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. July 8, 1801, and surviving him, m. secondly, Dec. 11, 1831, Martin Battles, widT. Hosea
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
Born in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. Died in Norwell, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.
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