High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
John Mason Dunbar
? – 11 Nov 1856
From the burial index · with sourced details below
John Mason Dunbar died in 11 Nov 1856. The year of their birth has not survived in the record we hold.
Theirs is one of 8 markers bearing the name Dunbar in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
Family as recorded on Find a Grave
Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.
What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Matched exact death date, found in the Dunbar family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
(Wilder) Loring. She was b. in Hing. Aug. 30, 1801, and d. 29 Dec. 1879, aet. 78 yrs. He d. 11 Nov. 1856, aet. 61 yrs. " Boot- maker." Resided on Main St., So. Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., — 34. i. Andrew Williams, June 3, 1823. ii. A son, , d. in infancy. iii. John Mason, Dec. 1, 1826. iv. Susan Loring, March 22, 1830. m. Dec. 7, 1853, Benjamin F. Meservey. 24. Seth 5 (Daniel
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
The inscription
JOHN M. DUNBARDIEDNov. 11. 1856.Æt. 61.
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The stone is still there.