High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Bela S Hersey
23 Jul 1815 – 21 Oct 1861 · about 46 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Bela S Hersey lived from 23 Jul 1815 to 21 Oct 1861, a span of about 46 years.
Theirs is one of 56 markers bearing the name Hersey in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
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
Resided at the corner of Main and Hersey Sts. Child, b. in Hing., — i. Bela Stockbridge, July 23, 1815. m. (1) Nov. 1, 1840, Lucy A. Whit- comb. For his sec. w., he m. Sept. 25, 1855, Lucy S. Litchfield of Scit. He d. 21 Oct. 1861, aet. 46 yrs. By his first w. he had oue child, b. March 20, 1844, d. 4 Sept. 1845. 63. Samuel F.6 (Reuben5 Isaiah4 Daniel3 John2 William1),
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 Bela'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.