High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Samuel Hersey
25 Apr 1820 – 12 Sep 1909 · about 89 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Samuel Hersey lived from 25 Apr 1820 to 12 Sep 1909, a span of about 89 years.
Theirs is one of 56 markers bearing the name Hersey in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
A 1893 History of Hingham entry, likely this person uncertain match
The 1893 genealogies repeat many names; this is matched exact birth date, found in the Henderson family genealogy — read as a lead and may be a different person of the same name. Read it as a lead, not a certainty.
The entry, as printed
Corthell. ii. Mary French, Sept. 25, 1817. m. May 31, 1835, Elijah C. Corthell. iii. Samuel, Apr. 25, 1820. m. Dec. 9, 1855, Ciseline L., dau. of Laban Stod- der. She d. 20 Apr. 1860, aet. 34 yrs. 94. iv. Edmund, Aug. 7, 1823. 64. Cotton 6 (Reuben 5 Isaiah 4 Daniel 3 John 2 William J), b. in Hing. June 29, 1792. m. Dec. 21, 1814, Lydia Hobart, dau. of Ed- mund and Persis
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
Born and died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.
A photograph of the marker survives; see it on Find a Grave ↗.
This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of Samuel's life to recover, and some of what is shown above is matched, not certain. A correction or a family memory is a gift; submit a source, correction, or memory.
The stone is still there.