High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Henry Hersey
8 May 1820 – 27 Aug 1853 · about 33 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Henry Hersey lived from 8 May 1820 to 27 Aug 1853, a span of about 33 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.
What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Matched exact death date, found in the Henderson family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
surviving him, m. secondly, Aug. 15, 1858, Caleb F. Hersey. Henry d. at New Orleans, La., 27 Aug. 1853, aet. 33 yrs. " Merchant." Resided in Hing., and at New Orleans. Ch., — i. Henry Reed, b. in Hing. July 14, 1847, d. 22 Sept. 1852. ii. Arthur Melville, b. at New Orleans, June 4, 1851, d. 26 Nov. 1852. in. Elizabeth Henry Melville, b. at New Orleans, Oct. 21, 1853. m.
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
Born in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA.
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