High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Caleb Francis Hersey
20 Feb 1823 – 19 May 1885 · about 62 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Caleb Francis Hersey lived from 20 Feb 1823 to 19 May 1885, a span of about 62 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
SiblingsAnn Catherine Hersey Groce1833–1920 · Lydia Whitney Hersey1839–1906
Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.
What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Matched exact birth date, found in the Henderson family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
Farmer." Resided on Main St., So. Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Ann, — 98. i. Caleb Francis, Feb. 20, 1823. ii. Charles Whitney, Feb. 11, 1825, d. at New Orleans, La., 1853, aet. 28 yrs. iii. Benjamin, June 22, 1827. iv. Webster, July 13, 1831. m. Aug. 10, 1876, Mrs. Maria E. (Cushing) Fowler, wid. of John D. Fowler, and dau. of Andrew and Lucy (Hersey) Cushing. She was b.
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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The stone is still there.