High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Anna Hersey Tower
14 Jun 1788 – 25 May 1876 · about 88 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Anna Hersey Tower lived from 14 Jun 1788 to 25 May 1876, a span of about 88 years.
Born a Hersey, and known here by the name Tower. Theirs is one of 75 markers bearing the name Tower 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 Dawes family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
m. July 29, 1812, Capt. Luther Stodder. 4. Lemuel (Lemuel = Milcah Stodder), b. in Hing. June 14, 1788. m. Hannah, dau. of Joseph Hill of Ab'n. She d. in Hing. 8 July, 1869, aet. 83 yrs. He d. 21 Aug. 1864, aet. 76 yrs. " Cooper." Re- sided on Green St. Ch.,— i. Lemuel, . Removed from Hing. ii. Charles, . Removed to Rockland, Mass. iii. Hannah, . m. Nov. 4, 1849, William
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
The inscription
HIS WIFE
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 Anna'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.