High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Almira Leavitt Cushing
19 Sep 1844 – 15 Nov 1877 · about 33 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Almira Leavitt Cushing lived from 19 Sep 1844 to 15 Nov 1877, a span of about 33 years.
Born a Leavitt, 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.
A 1893 History of Hingham entry, likely this person uncertain match
The 1893 genealogies repeat many names; this is matched exact death date, found in the Cushing family genealogy — read as a lead and may be a different person of the same name. Read it as a lead, not a certainty.
The entry, as printed
1842. m. Nov. 28, 1866, Almira Leavitt, dau. of Joshua and Almira (Humphrey) Leavitt. She d. 15 Nov. 1877, aet. 33 yrs. He d. 17 Dec. 1867, aet. 25 yrs. 119. Stephen (Bela, Regemelec, etc.), bro. of the preceding, and b. at Wey. Dec. 22, 1806, came to Hing. at fourteen yrs. of age, and learned the trade of shoemaker with Hersey & Lane of So. Hing. He m. in Hing. Dec. 15,
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
The inscription
Wife of John Q Cushing.
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 Almira'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.