High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Grace Jacob
20 Jul 1777 – 25 Jan 1852 · about 75 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Grace Jacob lived from 20 Jul 1777 to 25 Jan 1852, a span of about 75 years.
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
Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.
A 1893 History of Hingham entry, likely this person uncertain match
The 1893 genealogies repeat many names; this is matched exact death date, found in the Humphrey family genealogy — read as a lead and may be a different person of the same name. Read it as a lead, not a certainty.
The entry, as printed
Tower, dau. of Laban and Esther (Clash- ing) Tower. She was b. in Hing. July 23, 1777. and d. 25 Jan. 1852, get. 75th yr. He d. 10 Oct. 1852, aet. 77 yrs. " Blacksmith " and "farmer." Resided on Main St., So. Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., — i. Lucy, Apr. 9, 1798. in. Nov. 16, 1818, Silas Chipman, and d. 10 Oct. 1878, sat. 80 j re. ii. Laban, March 10, 1800. m. Feb. 2, 1823,
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
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 Grace'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.