High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Martha Fearing Jacob

14 Jun 1835 – 2 Jan 1839 · about 4 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

Martha Fearing Jacob was a child, who lived from 14 Jun 1835 to 2 Jan 1839, about 4 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

John Jacob III1797–1860also hereMartha Fearing Jacob1814–1884also here
Martha Fearing Jacob

SiblingsTamar C. Jacob1837–1857 · Martha F Jacob1841–1927 · Mary Clara Jacob1845–1852

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
paternal homestead, Main St., near Wilder's Bridge. Ch., b. in Hing., — i. Martha Fearing, June 14, 1835, d. Jan. 1839. ii. Tamar Cushing, May 26, 1837, d. 16 Jan. 1857. iii. Martha Fearing, Apr. 22, 1841. iv. Mary Clara, Feb. 17, 1845, d. . Jacob. 377 18. Peter7 (Peter6 John5 Peter4"3 John - Nicholas l), b. in Hing. March 18, 1794. m. Dec. 5, 1819, Mahala Hobart, dau.

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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This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of Martha'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.