High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Webster Hersey
13 Jul 1831 – 20 Jan 1905 · about 74 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Webster Hersey lived from 13 Jul 1831 to 20 Jan 1905, a span of about 74 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
1825, d. at New Orleans, La., 1853, aet. 28 yrs. iii. Benjamin, June 22, 1827. iv. Webster, July 13, 1831. m. Aug. 10, 1876, Mrs. Maria E. (Cushing) Fowler, wid. of John D. Fowler, and dau. of Andrew and Lucy (Hersey) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 1, 1834. v. Ann Catherine, Nov. 7, 1833. ra. Nelson Groce. vi. Lydia Whitney, May 10, 1839. 69. Hosea 6 (Abijah *-* Jeremiah
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
The inscription
Aged 72 yrs 6 mos
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 Webster'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.