High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Henry Cushing

29 Jan 1798 – 25 Jan 1864 · about 66 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

Henry Cushing lived from 29 Jan 1798 to 25 Jan 1864, a span of about 66 years.

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

Henry Cushingm.Angelina Hersey Tower Cushing1818–1901 (m. 1839)also 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

  • ParentsHenry Cushing
  • MarriagesMary Gardner (Dec. 25, 1822); Angelina H. Tower (May 2, 1839)

Line of descent, as the genealogy traces it: Henry › Pyam › Theophilus › Daniel › Matthew.

Matched exact birth date in their own Cushing family entry (no. 85), corroborated by a relative's name.

The entry, as printed
85. Henry7 (Henry6 Pyam6 Theophilus " Daniel2 Matthew1), b. in Hing. Jan. 29, 1798. m. first, Dec. 25, 1822, Mary Gardner, dau. of Solomon and Mary (Wilder) Gardner. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 14, 1803, and d. 28 May, 1838, aet. 35 yrs. He m. secondly, May 2, 1839, Angelina H. Tower, dau. of Joshua and Anna (Hersey) Tower. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 9,

1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical), family entry no. 85. Read on archive.org ↗

Born and died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

A photograph of the marker survives; see it on Find a Grave ↗.

This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of Henry'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.