High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Emily Higgins Jacob

23 Oct 1821 – 4 Oct 1846 · about 25 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

Emily Higgins Jacob lived from 23 Oct 1821 to 4 Oct 1846, a span of about 25 years.

Born a Higgins, and known here by the name Jacob. Theirs is one of 28 markers bearing the name Jacob in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

Family as recorded on Find a Grave

Emily Higgins Jacobm.Joshua Jacob1817–1879also here
Joshua Jacobs Jr1843–1913also here

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.

What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed

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

The entry, as printed
Sullivan, Sept. 25, 1818. Sally, Sept. 25, 1818. m. Oct. 22, 1840, Isaiah G. Tower. Emily, Oct. 23, 1821. ra. Feb. 2, 1842, Joshua Jacobs, and d. 4 Oct.1846, aet. 25th yr. 2. Joshua L. (Sylvanus = Sarah Linnell), b. at Orleans, Mass., 1806. m. in Hing. Apr. 5, 1829, Jane Whitcomb, dau. of David and 2. i. 3. ii. 4. iii. 5. iv. v. 6. vi. vii. viii. 330 Higgins. Prudence (Dorothy)

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

Born in Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA. 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 Emily'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.