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

Caleb Hersey1796–1882also hereAnn Catherine Adams Whitney Hersey1802–1842also here
Caleb Francis Herseym.Betsey S. Shute Hersey1820–1890 (m. 1858)also here
Frances Whitney Hersey1859–1949also here

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.

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 Caleb'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.