High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Henry Ripley

1809 – 25 Oct 1877 · about 68 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

Henry Ripley lived from 1809 to 25 Oct 1877, a span of about 68 years.

Theirs is one of 8 markers bearing the name Ripley in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

Family as recorded on Find a Grave

William Ripley1785–1854Clarissa Pool Ripley1788–1876
Henry Ripleym.Clarissa Cushing Ripley1805–1890 (m. 1832)also here
Henry W. Ripley1833–1901also hereEbenezer Charles Ripley1835–1895also hereRoland G. Ripley1838–1886→ ~9 mGeorge R. Ripley1840–1899also hereClarissa Cushing Ripley Nickerson1841–1897also here

SiblingsWilliam Ripley1807–1886 · Lucy Ann Ripley Groce1813–1893

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 death date, found in the Cobb family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.

The entry, as printed
Painter." Resides on North St., near the harbor. Ch., b. in Hing., — i. Charles Leonard, Oct. 25, 1877, d. 21 May, 1879. ii. Harrington, Oct. 26, 1878. iii. Laura Bliss, Nov. 29, 1886. 6. Henry H.8 (David7 Elisha B.6 David w Thomas8 Samuel2 Henry1), b. in Hing. Jan. 11, 1845. m. March 17, 1875, Mrs. Sarah B. L. (Nichols) Swears, wid. of William Swears, and dau. of Joseph

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

Died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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