High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts

Irene May Rose Cushing

1 May 1847 – 18 Jun 1910 · about 63 years

From the burial index · with sourced details below

Irene May Rose Cushing lived from 1 May 1847 to 18 Jun 1910, a span of about 63 years.

Born a Rose, and known here by the name Cushing. Theirs is one of 214 markers bearing the name Cushing in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

Family as recorded on Find a Grave

Irene May Rose Cushingm.Charles Quincy Cushing1845–1906also here
C. Elmer Cushing1875–1916also hereFlorence Richmond Cushing1878–1911also here

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.

What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed

Matched exact birth date, found in the Cushing family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.

The entry, as printed
Rose, dau. of Laban Thaxter and Isabella W. ( Josselyn) Rose. She was b. at Pern., Mass., May 1, 1847. " Farmer." Resides on the paternal homestead, Main St., So. Hing. Ch., b. in Hing., — i. Charles Elmer, June 2, 1875. ii. Florence Richmond, June 18, 1878. 106. Pyam8 (Pyam7 Robert6 Pyam5 Theophilus4"3 Daniel2 Mat- thew l), b. in Hing. Jan. 11, 1814. m. Oct. 11, 1840,

1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗

Born in Pembroke, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA. Died in Needham, Norfolk 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 Irene'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.