High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Charles Whiting
29 Mar 1808 – 16 Nov 1887 · about 79 years
Charles Whiting lived from 29 Mar 1808 to 16 Nov 1887, a span of about 79 years.
Theirs is one of 27 markers bearing the name Whiting 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 Whiton family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
Fearing. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 2, 1812, and d. at Ab'n 17 Jan. 1888, aet. 76 yrs. Charles d. 16 Nov. 1887, aet. 79 yrs. " Manuf'r of edge-tools." Resided at the cor- ner of Main and Whiting Sts. Ch., b. in Hing., — i. Charles Davis, March 19, 1831, d. 30 June, 1848, aet. 17 yrs. ii. Catherine Bowker, June 5, 1834. m. May 21, 1857, Dexter Groce. iii. George Francis, Oct. 5,
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
Born in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA. Died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.
This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of Charles'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.