High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
John Jacob
14 Aug 1732 – 4 Dec 1806 · about 74 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
John Jacob lived from 14 Aug 1732 to 4 Dec 1806, a span of about 74 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.
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
and succeeded his fa. as deacon of the church. Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 10. i. John, Aug. 14, 1732. ii. Lydia, Aug. 3, 1734. iii. Bethia, Aug. 23, 1736. iv. Peter, Aug. 26, 1738. v. Nicholas, Aug. 27, 1741. Removed to Chesterfield, Mass. vi. Hannah, March 17, 1743-44. m., Jan. 1766, Isaac Sprague. vii. Mary, Apr. 21, 1746, d. 18 July foil. viii. David, July 1, 1747.
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
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 John'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.