Washington Irving Fearing

Washington Irving Fearing lived from 28 May 1846 to 6 Jul 1914, a span of about 68 years.

Theirs is one of 41 markers bearing the name Fearing in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.

Family as recorded on Find a Grave

Perez Lincoln Fearing1811–1898Margaret Jane Corthell Fearing1807–1875

Washington Irving Fearingm.Ruth Eliza Ayers Fearing1853–1892also here

Sarah Cady Fearing1871–1892also hereEugene Foster Fearing1873–1873also hereFred Atwood Fearing1874–1895also hereAlice May Fearing1876–1878also hereJennie Washington Fearing1878–1899also hereNettie Foster Fearing1880–1899also hereHarry Winthrop Fearing1882–1883also here

SiblingsLydia Ann Fearing Bliss1835–1872 · Margaret J Fearing Tuck1839–1888 · Ellen Elizabeth Fearing1840–1911 · Edwin Wallace Fearing1851–1929

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.

What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed

Matched exact birth date on a child line in the Fearing family genealogy, corroborated by a relative's name.

The entry, as printed

vii. Washington Irving, May 28, 1846

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

Born in Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA. 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 Washington'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.