High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Helen W. Murdock

7 May 1835 – 25 Jan 1905 · about 70 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

Helen W. Murdock lived from 7 May 1835 to 25 Jan 1905, a span of about 70 years.

Theirs is one of 4 markers bearing the name Murdock in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

Family as recorded on Find a Grave

Helen W. Murdockm.Albert L. Murdock1830–1912→ ~4 m
Albert W. Murdock1855–1903also hereWalter A. Murdock1859–1902also here

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave. Distances are to relatives whose graves are also recorded here.

What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed

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

The entry, as printed
d. 4 June, 1865, aet. 35th yr. 45. vii. Isaiah Wilder, Nov. 10, 1832. viii. Helen Wallace, May 7, 1835. m. Nov. 30, 1854, Albert L. Murdock. 39. Albert7 (Elpalet6 Job5 Solomon4 David8 Thomas2"1), b. in Hing. Jan. 28, 1813. m. March 19, 1837, Joanna Bailey, dau. of Dr. David and Joanna (Curtis) Bailey of Han. She was b. at Han. June 1, 1813. Albert d. 24 March, 1868, aet.

1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗

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