High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Sarah Lincoln Cushing
1 Jan 1728 – 7 Nov 1815 · about 87 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Sarah Lincoln Cushing lived from 1 Jan 1728 to 7 Nov 1815, a span of about 87 years.
Born a Lincoln, and known here by the name Cushing. Theirs is one of 214 markers bearing the name Cushing in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
Family as recorded on Find a Grave
SiblingsMary Lincoln Cushing1724–1810 · Elizabeth Lincoln Cushing1726–1800 · Hannah Lincoln Cushing1729–1813 · Olive Lincoln Cushing1731–1812 · Benjamin Lincoln1733–1810 · Bela Lincoln1734–1773 · Theodore Lincoln1736–1748
Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave. Distances are to relatives whose graves are also recorded here.
What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Matched exact death date, found in the Cushing family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
Hon. Benjamin and Elizabeth (Thaxter) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 1, 1727-28, and d. 7 Nov. 1815, aet. 87 yrs. He d. 30 Dec. 1803, aet. 80th yr. " Farmer." Resided on So. Pleasant St., near " Prospect Hill." Ch., all b. in Hing., were — i. Lydia, Sept. 7, 1745. m. Dec. 16, 1762, Theophilus Wilder, Jr. ii. Sarah, Aug. 19, 1748, d. 1828, aet. 80th yr. iii. Abigail,
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
Born and died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.
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