High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Caleb Hersey
6 Jun 1796 – 1 Oct 1882 · about 86 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Caleb Hersey lived from 6 Jun 1796 to 1 Oct 1882, a span of about 86 years.
Theirs is one of 56 markers bearing the name Hersey 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 Henderson family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
Henchman Sylvester, v. Elizabeth, Oct. 18, 1793. m. Nov. 6, 1815, Quincy Lane. 68. vi. Caleb, June 6, 1796. vii. Jane, Nov. 29, 1798. m. Dec. 13, 1820, Enos Loring. viii. Harriet, Apr. 4, 1801. m. Dec. 6, 1821, Solomon Gardner, ix. Martha, March 5, 1803. m. Jan. 13, 1825, Loring Gushing. x. Angelina, March 18, 1808, d. young. 40. Abijah ^ (Abijah4 Jeremiah3 John2 William1),
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). 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 ↗.
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The stone is still there.