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
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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