High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Arthur W Whitcomb

11 Nov 1856 – 27 Dec 1942 · about 86 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

Arthur W Whitcomb lived from 11 Nov 1856 to 27 Dec 1942, a span of about 86 years.

Theirs is one of 6 markers bearing the name Whitcomb in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

Family as recorded on Find a Grave

Edwin Barker Whitcomb1827–1893also hereMary Jane Tower Whitcomb1824–1901also here
Arthur W Whitcombm.Annie M. Emery Whitcomb1853–1934also here

SiblingsAnna L Whitcomb1851–1926

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.

What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed

Matched exact birth date, found in the Whitcomb family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.

The entry, as printed
Louisa, May 26, 1851. m. Apr. 7, 1885, Oscar von Benthein of New York City. iiL Arthur Baynok, Nov. 11, 1856. m. Jan. 20, 1877, Annie M. Emery of Hing. Note — Jonas, of Boston m. in Hing., sec. pre. Nov. 25, 1747, Sarah, dau. of Jazaniah Nichols. Joanna, dau. of David and Prudence, m. Apr. 25, 1819, Samuel Burbank. Mary, dau. of David and Prudence, m. Dec. 21, 1827, Robert

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 Arthur'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.