High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Leavitt Tower
1 Jan 1793 – 24 Sep 1882 · about 89 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Leavitt Tower lived from 1 Jan 1793 to 24 Sep 1882, a span of about 89 years.
Theirs is one of 75 markers bearing the name Tower in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
Family as recorded on Find a Grave
SiblingsIsaiah Tower1789–1842 · Joshua Tower1790–1845 · Reuben Tower1795–1881
Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave. A ✓ marks a tie the 1893 History of Hingham independently confirms.
What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Line of descent, as the genealogy traces it: Isaiah › Peter › Benjamin › John.
Matched exact birth date in their own Tower family entry (no. 44), corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
44. Leavitt 6 (Isaiah 6~* Peter8 Benjamin 2 John J), b. in Hing. Jan. 1, 1793. m. first, Dec. 28, 1815, Mary J. Jacob, dau. of Daniel and Mary (Jones) Jacob. She was b. in Hing. June 30, 1798, and d. 7 July, 1845, aet. 47 yrs. He m. secondly, Mary Bisbee, dau. of Thomas and Betsey (Philbrick) Bisbee of Harmony, Me. She d. 22 Nov. 1880, aet. 64th yr. He d. 24 Sept. 1882, aet. 90th yr. « Set-work cooper." Resided on High, corner of Main St. Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary J., — i. Daniel Jacobs, June 10, 1817, d. unm., 26 March, 1861, aet. 44th yr. ii. Leavitt, May 19, 1821, d. 3 June, 1839. iii. Mary Richmond, Nov. 26, 1824. m. July 12, 1846, Bichard H. Spooner of Boston, and d. 7 Oct. 1849, aet…
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical), family entry no. 44. Read on archive.org ↗
Where this was, today
The 1893 record places this person at High, corner of Main St. in Hingham. Today that is Corner of High and Main Streets, South Hingham. Right at the cemetery's corner, where High Street meets Main Street (Route 228). 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.
This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of Leavitt'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.