High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Mary Clara Jacob
17 Feb 1845 – 20 Nov 1852 · about 7 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Mary Clara Jacob was a child, who lived from 17 Feb 1845 to 20 Nov 1852, about 7 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
SiblingsMartha Fearing Jacob1835–1839 · Tamar C. Jacob1837–1857 · Martha F Jacob1841–1927
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
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. of Jeremiah and Thirza (Hall) Hobart. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 23, 1794, and d. at Wey. 16 June, 1857, aet. 63 yrs. He d. 6 July, 1834,
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
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 Mary'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.