High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Sarah Loring
1704 – 2 Nov 1750 · about 46 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Sarah Loring lived from 1704 to 2 Nov 1750, a span of about 46 years.
Theirs is one of 18 markers bearing the name Loring in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
A 1893 History of Hingham entry, likely this person uncertain match
The 1893 genealogies repeat many names; this is matched exact death date, found in the Loring family genealogy — read as a lead and may be a different person of the same name. Read it as a lead, not a certainty.
The entry, as printed
Sarah Wilder, dau. of Jabez and Mary (Ford) Wilder. She was b. in Hing. May 24, 1704, and d. 2 Nov. 1750, aet. 4G yrs. He m. secondly, March 2, 1750-51, Deborah Ward, dau. of Edward and Deborah (Lane) Ward. She was b. in Hing. March 7, 1710-11. Solomon d. 10 Oct. 1765, aet. 64th yr. "Weaver." Constable 1739. Resided first at Hing. Centre ; next on South Pleasant St., and
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
The inscription
46 years ? mo & 22 days.Wife to Mr ---on Loring.
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 Sarah'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.