High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Maria Elizabeth Cushing Fowler Hersey
1 Oct 1834 – 14 Feb 1916 · about 82 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Maria Elizabeth Cushing Fowler Hersey lived from 1 Oct 1834 to 14 Feb 1916, a span of about 82 years.
Born a Cushing Fowler, and known here by the name Hersey. 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
SiblingsLucy Jacob Cushing1829–1918 · Andrew Chauncey Cushing1830–1896 · Matilda Sumner Cushing1832–1891 · Joanna Alden Cushing Gates1836–1921 · Rachel Hersey Cushing1839–1872 · Joshua Hersey Cushing1841–1895 · Joshua Hersey Cushing1841–1895 · Wendell Cushing1843–1843 · Infant daughter Cushing1845–1845 · Mary W Cushing Whiting1846–1926
Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.
What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Matched exact birth date, found in the Cushing family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
6, 1872, Sarah E. Loud of Wey. iii. Matilda Sumner, Sept. 23, 1832. iv. Maria Elizabeth, Oct. 1, 1834. m. (1) John D. Fowler, who d. 20 Apr. 1865, and (2) Aug. 10, 1876, Webster Hersey. v. Joanna Alden, Dec. 20, 1837. m. Dec. 31, 1857, John D. Gates, vi. Rachel Hersey, March 20, 1839, d. unm. 5 Jan. 1872, aet. 33d yr. vii. Joshua Hersey, Sept. 19, 1841. Resides at Melbourne,
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
The inscription
Aged 81 yrs 4 mos
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 Maria'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.