High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Charles Shute

20 Apr 1799 – 23 Jan 1863 · about 64 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

Charles Shute lived from 20 Apr 1799 to 23 Jan 1863, a span of about 64 years.

Theirs is one of 38 markers bearing the name Shute in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

Family as recorded on Find a Grave

Charles Shute
Mary Chauncey C. Shute Drew1824–1914also hereElijah Shute1825–1903also here

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

  • ParentsDaniel Shute
  • MarriedMary C. Cushing (July 18, 1820)
  • TradeFarmer
  • ChildrenBetsey (b. Oct. 16, 1820), Charles (b. Apr. 24, 1822), Mary Chauncey (b. Feb. 10, 1824), Elijah (b. Apr. 24, 1825)

Line of descent, as the genealogy traces it: Daniel › Betsey › Cushing.

Matched exact birth date in their own Shute family entry (no. 4), corroborated by a relative's name.

The entry, as printed
4. Charles (Daniel = Betsey Cushing), b. in Hing. Apr. 20, 1799. m. July 18, 1820, Mary C. Cushing, dau. of Seth and Joanna (Cush- ing) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. July 18, 1799, and d. 12 Jan. 1827, aet. 27 yrs. Capt. Charles Shute d. 23 Jan. 1863, aet. 64th yr. 148 Shute. "Farmer." Resided on the paternal homestead, at the corner of Main and So. Pleasant Sts. Ch., all b. in Hing., — i. Betsey, Oct. 16, 1820. m. (1) Nov. 25, 1845, Henry Hersey ; and (2) Aug. 15, 1858, Caleb Francis Hersey. 7. ii. Charles, Apr. 24, 1822. hi. Mary Chauncey, Feb. 10, 1824. m. Apr. 24, 1845, Thomas Drew of Worcester, Mass. ; afts. of Newton. 8. iv. Elijah, Apr. 24, 1825.

1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical), family entry no. 4. Read on archive.org ↗

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 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.