High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Peter Hersey
6 Oct 1807 – 1 Jan 1892 · about 85 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Peter Hersey lived from 6 Oct 1807 to 1 Jan 1892, a span of about 85 years.
Theirs is one of 56 markers bearing the name Hersey 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 birth date, found in the Henderson 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
all b. in Hing., — i. Mary, Jan. 24, 1806. m. Dec. 9, 1827, Reuben T. Nash. 84. ii. Peter, Oct. 6, 1807. 85. iii. Loring, Sept. 11, 1809. iv. Delia, March 28, 1813. m. May 23, 1831, Samuel Cleverly, and d. at Wey. 16 Sept. 1884, aet. 71 yrs. v. Martha, Apr. 7, 1815. m. Apr. 8, 1832, Caleb S. Cleverly, vi. Wilson, Jan. 16, 1817. m. (1) Aug. 15, 1839, Abigail French, and
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
Born and died in 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 Peter'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.