High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Esther C. Jacobs
2 Jun 1831 – 3 Oct 1831
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Esther C. Jacobs was an infant. Born 2 Jun 1831, died 3 Oct 1831, a life of less than two 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
SiblingsJoseph Jacobs1828–1906 · 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
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 Shuck, July 10, 1850. 378
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
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This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of Esther'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.