High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Joseph Jacobs
8 Dec 1828 – 4 Mar 1906 · about 78 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Joseph Jacobs lived from 8 Dec 1828 to 4 Mar 1906, a span of about 78 years.
Theirs is one of 19 markers bearing the name Jacobs in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
Family as recorded on Find a Grave
SiblingsEsther C. Jacobs1831–1831 · Grace Ann Jacob Cushing1833–1906 · Lucy Maria Jacobs Loring1838 – unknown · Sarah Caroline Jacobs Reed1845–1894 · Frederick Shuck Jacobs1850–1922
Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.
What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Matched exact birth date, found in the Humphrey family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
a military company. Resides on Main St., So. Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., — 25. i. Joseph, Dec. 8, 1828. ii. Esther Gushing, June 2, 1831, d. 3 Oct. foil. iii. Grace Ann, Dec. 22, 1833. m. Apr. 28, 1850, Isaac H. Cushing. iv. Lucy Maria, Dec. 29, 1838. m. Nov. 26, 1857, Isaiah W. Loring. v. Sarah Caroline, Jan. 9, 1845. m. Feb. 18, 1875, James A. Reed of Wey. 26. vi. Frederick
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
Born in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. Died in South Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.
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This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of Joseph'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.