High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
John Jacob III
27 Jul 1797 – 25 Feb 1860 · about 63 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
John Jacob III lived from 27 Jul 1797 to 25 Feb 1860, a span of about 63 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
1792. iii. Mary, Jan. 10, 1793, d. unm. iv. Lydia Beal, Dec. 26, 1794, d. unm. 17. v. John, July 27, 1797. vi. Pyam, Sept. 16, 1800. m. and removed to Galena, 111. Ch. : 1. Mary. 2. George IV., d. young. 3. George P. vii. Hannah, Nov. 1*9, 1803. m. (1) March 27, 1825, Marshall Sherman of Andover, Mass., and (2) Oct. 17, 1856, Urban Bates, wid^. 14. Peter 6 (John 5 Peter
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
Born and died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.
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The stone is still there.