Ruth Eliza Ayers Fearing · Hingham Lives

Ruth Eliza Ayers Fearing lived from 7 Feb 1853 to 19 Nov 1892, a span of about 39 years.

Born a Ayers, and known here by the name Fearing. 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

Ruth Eliza Ayers Fearingm.Washington Irving Fearing1846–1914also 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

Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.

What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed

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

The entry, as printed

1870, Ruth Eliza Ayers, dau. of Calvin and Rebecca (Cady) Ayers. She was b. at Dover, Mass., Feb. 7, 1853. "Farmer." Resides on Main St., So. Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., — i. Sarah Cady, Oct. 1, 1871. ii. Eugene Foster, July 3, 1873, d. 5 Dec. foil, iii. Freddie Atwood, Sept. 14, 1874. iv. Alice May, Feb. 1, 1876, d. 5 Sept. 1878. v. Jennie Washington, March 18, 1878. vi.

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

Born in Dover, 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 Ruth'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.