High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
William Cushing
24 May 1836 – 27 Jul 1906 · about 70 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
William Cushing lived from 24 May 1836 to 27 Jul 1906, a span of about 70 years.
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
SiblingsOliver Wendell Cushing1829–1856 · Elizabeth L. Cushing Hersey1831–1866
Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave. A ✓ marks a tie the 1893 History of Hingham independently confirms. Distances are to relatives whose graves are also recorded here.
What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Line of descent, as the genealogy traces it: Oliver › Seth › Pyam › Theophilus › Daniel › Mat.
Matched exact birth date in their own Cushing family entry (no. 109), corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
109. William 8 (Oliver7 Seth6 Pyam 5 Theophilus 4"3 Daniel2 Mat- thew J), b. in Hing. May 24, 1836. m. first, Jan. 28, 1864, Harriet A. Higgins, dau. of Joshua L. and Jane (Whitcomb) Higgins. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 5, 1842, and d. 13 May, 1868, aet. 25 yrs. He m. secondly, Oct. 20, 1870, Mehitable F. Cushing, dau. of Loring and Martha (Hersey) Cushing. She was b. in Hing. May 13, 1836. " Trader," and postmaster. Resides on Main St., So. Hing. Ch.. b. in Hing., by w. Mehitable, — i. Harriet Loiiing, Sept. 7, 1871. ii. Gertrude Warren, June 17, 1874, d. 24 Dec. 1877. iii. Oliver, July 12, 1878.
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical), family entry no. 109. Read on archive.org ↗
Where this was, today
The 1893 record places this person at Main St. in Hingham. Today that is Main Street (Route 228). Main Street, today Route 228, runs from Hingham Harbour south through the Liberty Plain district to South Hingham. The old South Hingham families lived along its southern stretch, the road High Street Cemetery faces. It is a short walk from the cemetery.
The street still carries the name; the exact house is not pinned, so read this as the block, not a doorstep.
Born and died in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.
A photograph of the marker survives; see it on Find a Grave ↗.
The exact grave location is recorded. Use it on-site:
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This is what the record holds so far: gathered, sourced, and still growing. There is more of William'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.