High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Sarah Jacob Cushing
14 Dec 1795 – 15 Jan 1878 · about 83 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Sarah Jacob Cushing lived from 14 Dec 1795 to 15 Jan 1878, a span of about 83 years.
Born a Jacob, 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
Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.
What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Matched exact birth date, found in the Cushing family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
m. Jan. 6, 1813, Sarah Jacob, dau. of Daniel and Mary (Jones) Jacob. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 14, 1795, and d. 15 Jan. 1878, aet. 82 yrs. He d. 12 Sept. 1865, aet. 76 yrs. " Farmer." Selectman 1847 and 1848. Resided on Main St., So. Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., — 106. i. Pyam, Jan. 11, 1814. ii. Sarah Jacob, Nov. 14, 1815. m. Nov. 17, 1833, Seth B. Cushing, and d. 6 Nov.
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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