High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Joshua Jacob
3 Sep 1817 – 26 Oct 1879 · about 62 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Joshua Jacob lived from 3 Sep 1817 to 26 Oct 1879, a span of about 62 years.
Theirs is one of 28 markers bearing the name Jacob 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 Humphrey family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
Cynthia Cushing, Feb. 24, 1815. m. Nov. 17, 1833, Theophilus Cush- ing, 2d. 20. viii. Joshua, Sept. 3, 1817. ix. Mary, March 26, 1820. m. Nov. 22, 1837, Henry C. Wilder. 17. John7 (John w Peter « John2 Nicholas »), b. in Hing. July 27, 1797. m. Jan. 10, 1833, Martha Fearing, dau. of Abel and Judith (Cushing) Fearing. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 30, 1814, and d. 6 Nov. 1884, aet.
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
The inscription
Aged 62 yrs 1 Mo.
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 Joshua'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.