Ezekiel Fearing · Hingham Lives

Ezekiel Fearing lived from 11 Mar 1787 to 26 Apr 1865, a span of about 78 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

Abel Fearing1755–1794✓Olive Cushing Fearing1755–1819✓

Ezekiel Fearingm.Anna Cushing Fearing1791–1878✓also here

Sarah Gilkey Fearing Whiting1814–1894also hereMary Adams Fearing Tower1817–1838✓also hereOlive Cushing Fearing Whiting1819–1850✓also hereHannah Lincoln Fearing Whiting1825–1910✓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

ParentsAbel Fearing
MarriedAnna Cushing (Feb. 6, 1811)
LivedMain St.
ChildrenAnna Cushing (b. Jan. 2, 1812), Mary Adams (b. June 15, 1817), Deborah Jacob (b. Jan. 21, 1823), Hannah Lincoln (b. Apr. 1, 1825)

Line of descent, as the genealogy traces it: Abel › James › John › Israel › John.

Matched exact death date in their own Fearing family entry (no. 20), corroborated by a relative's name.

The entry, as printed

20. Ezekiel6 (Abel5 James4 John8 Israel2 John1), b. in Hing. March 13, 1787. m. Feb. 6, 1811, Anna Cushing, dau. of Robert and Judith (Loring) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 3, 1791, and d. 18 Dec. 1878, aet. 87 yrs. He d. 26 Apr. 1865, aet. 78 yrs. " Black- smith." Resided on Main St., So. Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., — i. Anna Cushing, Jan. 2, 1812. m. Oct. 17, 1830, Charles Whiting. ii. Sarah Gilkey, March 26, 1814. m. Oct. 24, 1832, Albert Whiting, iii. Mary Adams, June 15, 1817. m. Feb. 21, 1836, Isaiah G. Tower, iv. Olive Cushing, March 4, 1819. in. Benjamin S. Whiting. v. Deborah Jacob, Jan. 21, 1823. m. Jan. 11, 1842, Justin Ripley, Jr. vi. Hannah Lincoln, Apr. 1, 1825. m. Aug. 27,…

1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical), family entry no. 20. Read on archive.org ↗

Where this was, today

The 1893 record places this person at Main St. in Hingham. Today that is Main Street (Route 228). Main Street, today Route 228, runs from Hingham Harbour south through the Liberty Plain district to South Hingham. The old South Hingham families lived along its southern stretch, the road High Street Cemetery faces. 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.

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 Ezekiel'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.