High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Solomon Whiting
5 Dec 1724 – 15 Oct 1813 · about 89 years
Solomon Whiting lived from 5 Dec 1724 to 15 Oct 1813, a span of about 89 years.
Theirs is one of 27 markers bearing the name Whiting in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Line of descent, as the genealogy traces it: Solomon › James.
Matched exact birth date in their own Whiton family entry (no. 19).
The entry, as printed
19. Solomon 4 (Solomon 8 James M), b. in Hing. Dec. 5, 1724. m. Aug. 12, 1746, Mary Campbell, perh. dau. of Caleb, and d. 15 Oct. 1813, aet. 89th yr. " Blacksmith." Resided on or near So. Pleasant St. His shop was where now stands the residence of Charles W. Cushing, on Main St., So. Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., were — i. Asa, Feb. 25, 1746-47. ii. Solomon, Aug. 10, 1751. iii. Joseph, Apr. 19, 1754 ; was m. and resided at Bridgewater. iv. Peleg, Nov. 1758 ; was a member of Gazee's artillery company in the War of the Revolution. v. Jael, m. Oct. 31, 1784, Thomas Berry, Jr. Barry, in his History, gives the names of other dau's, i. e., Mary, Ruth, and Betsey, who it is said d. in Hing. unm.
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical), family entry no. 19. Read on archive.org ↗
Recorded in the Revolutionary rolls a lead
The Massachusetts rolls record a man of this name from Hingham. They do not always tell same-named townsmen apart (a father and son, say), so read this as a lead, not proof that it was this person.
Whiton, Solomon, Hingham. Private, Capt. Enoch Whiton'sco., Col. Benjamin Lincoln's regt., which assembled April 19, 1775; service, 3 days; also, Capt. Pyam Cushing's co., Col. Solomon Lovel's regt.; service, 4 days; company assembled at Dorchester March 4, 1776; also, same co. and regt.; service between March 11, and March 29, 1776, 4 days; company assembled to guard the shore; also, pay roll of half a company commanded by Lieut. Jabez Wilder; service, 6 days, under Col. Lothrop at Hull; roll dated Feb. 27, 1778, and endorsed Colo David Cushing Regt; also, Capt. Theophilus Wilder's co.,…
Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution (Sec. of the Commonwealth, 1896–1908). Read on archive.org ↗
Where this was, today
The 1893 record places this person at So. Pleasant St. in Hingham. Today that is South Pleasant Street, South Hingham. Still South Pleasant Street today, in South Hingham near Fulling Mill Lane, a short way west of the cemetery. It is a short walk from the cemetery.
The street still carries the name; the exact house is not pinned, so read this as the block, not a doorstep.
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 Solomon'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.