High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Elijah Lewis
14 Nov 1740 – 2 Jun 1823 · about 83 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Elijah Lewis lived from 14 Nov 1740 to 2 Jun 1823, a span of about 83 years.
Theirs is one of 7 markers bearing the name Lewis in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
Family as recorded on Find a Grave
Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave. A ✓ marks a tie the 1893 History of Hingham independently confirms.
What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Line of descent, as the genealogy traces it: Thomas › Joseph › James › George.
Matched exact birth date in their own Lewis family entry (no. 14), corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
14. Elijah 5 (Thomas 4 Joseph 8 James 2 George J), b. in Hing. Nov. 14, 1740. m. Apr. 14, 1762, Elizabeth Whiton, dau. of David and 17. i. 18. ii. iii 19. iv. v. vi. Lewis. 445 Mary (Gilbert) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. July 20, 1740, and d. 21 Feb. 1815, aet. 75th yr. He d. 2 June, 1823, aet. 83d yr. " Master mariner." Resided on Main St., near Tower's Bridge. Was in the engagement and at the massacre at Fort Wm. Henry, 1757, and a sol- dier in the War of the Revolution. Ch., all b. in Hing., were — Elijah, Dec. 6,
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical), family entry no. 14. Read on archive.org ↗
Where this was, today
The 1893 record places this person at Main St. in Hingham. Today that is Main Street (Route 228). Main Street, today Route 228, runs from Hingham Harbour south through the Liberty Plain district to South Hingham. The old South Hingham families lived along its southern stretch, the road High Street Cemetery faces.
The street still carries the name; the exact house is not pinned, so read this as the block, not a doorstep.
Born and 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 Elijah'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.