High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Jacob Hersey

13 Jul 1799 – 23 Dec 1871 · about 72 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

Jacob Hersey lived from 13 Jul 1799 to 23 Dec 1871, a span of about 72 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

Jacob Herseym.Rachel Clapp Hersey1798–1869 (m. 1846)also here

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.

A 1893 History of Hingham entry, likely this person uncertain match

The 1893 genealogies repeat many names; this is matched exact birth date, found in the Henderson family genealogy — read as a lead and may be a different person of the same name. Read it as a lead, not a certainty.

The entry, as printed
Main, near Hobart St. Ch., all b. in Hing., — 91. i. Nathaniel, June 14, 1797. 92. ii. Jacob, July 13, 1799. iii. Mary, Oct. 9, 1801. m. March 18, 1824, Joseph Goold, or Gould, iv. Priscilla Sprague, Dec. 29, 1804. m. June 27, 1822, Peter Hobart. 316 Uersey. 93. v. Cushing, July, 1808. vi. Hannah S., March 14, 1811. m. Dec. 3, 1828, David Bates, 2d, of Wey. vii. Calvin, Jan.

1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). 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 Jacob'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.

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