High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Alanson Leavitt Crosby
1 Jan 1868 – 13 Jun 1913 · about 45 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Alanson Leavitt Crosby lived from 1 Jan 1868 to 13 Jun 1913, a span of about 45 years.
Theirs is one of 3 markers bearing the name Crosby in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
Family as recorded on Find a Grave
Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.
What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Matched exact birth date, found in the Corthell family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
13, 1835. " Shoemaker." Resides on Leavitt St. Child, b. in Hing., — i. Alanson Leavitt, Jan. 1, 1868. Note. — Samuel T. m. June6, 1848, Sarah E., dau. of Martin Lincoln. Francis Everett, b. Feb. 18, 1867. Clara M (dau. of Samuel T. and Sarah E. (Lincoln) ra. Sept. 16, 1873, Frederick E. C. Bryant of Boston. Clorinda (Gin), a native of Orland, Me., d. 24 Oct. 1875, ast.
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
Died in Philippines.
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 Alanson'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.