High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Henry Fearing
17 Nov 1817 – 23 May 1868 · about 51 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Henry Fearing lived from 17 Nov 1817 to 23 May 1868, a span of about 51 years.
Theirs is one of 41 markers bearing the name Fearing in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
Family as recorded on Find a Grave
SiblingsLydia Fearing Jones1822–1853 · John Cushing Fearing1825–1909 · Catherine Clark Fearing Hill1827–1894 · Charlotte B. Fearing Jones1830–1857 · George Jacob Fearing1834–1907
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
Line of descent, as the genealogy traces it: John › Abel › James › John › Israel › John.
Matched exact birth date in their own Fearing family entry (no. 34), corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
34. Henry 7 (John 6 Abel 5 James 4 John 3 Israel 2 John J), b. in Hing. Nov. 17, 1817. m. Mary H. Cushing, dau. of Ensign and Eliz- Fearing. 227 abeth (Hobart) Cushiug. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 6, 1821, and d. 17 Apr. 1866, aet. 45 yrs. He d. 23 May, 1868, aet. 51st yr. « Blacksmith." Resided on High St. Ch., b. in Hing., were — i. Mary Ellen, Feb. 13, 1844. m. July 5, 1868, Alberts. Gardner, ii. Ida Gertrude, March 23, 1850, d. 15 Apr. 1867.
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical), family entry no. 34. Read on archive.org ↗
Where this was, today
The 1893 record places this person at High St. in Hingham. Today that is High Street, South Hingham. High Street itself, the road the cemetery sits on at 19 High Street. These neighbours lived within sight of where they would be buried. It is a short walk from the cemetery.
The street still carries the name; the exact house is not pinned, so read this as the block, not a doorstep.
The inscription
Aged 50 yrs 6 mos
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.