High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

George Gardner

27 Aug 1845 – 21 Feb 1871 · about 26 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

George Gardner lived from 27 Aug 1845 to 21 Feb 1871, a span of about 26 years.

Theirs is one of 38 markers bearing the name Gardner in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

Family as recorded on Find a Grave

George Gardnerm.Hannah Hersey Bates Souther1844–1907 (m. 1863)also here
Jennie Wilder Gardner Torrey1867–1941also here

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave. A ✓ marks a tie the 1893 History of Hingham independently confirms.

What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed

  • MarriedJames Souther (Sept. 9, 1875)
  • ChildrenLeon Lero (b. May 23, 1870)

Matched exact birth date in their own Gardner family entry (no. 76), corroborated by a relative's name.

The entry, as printed
76. George 8 (Aaron 7 Alexander 6 Perez & Hopestill 4 Samuel s Francis 2 John !), b. in Hing. Aug. 27, 1845. in. 1863, Hannah L., dau. of David Bates. She survived him, and m. secondly, Sept. 9, 1875, James Souther. George d. 21 Feb. 1871, aet. 25 yrs. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.") Ch.,— i. Harry Winfred, Apr. 1864. ii. Jennie Stoddar, March 26, 1867. iii. Frank W., . iv. Leon Lero, May 23, 1870.

1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical), family entry no. 76. 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 George'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.