High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Mary Parish Lyon Vail
25 Dec 1848 – 23 May 1921 · about 73 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Mary Parish Lyon Vail lived from 25 Dec 1848 to 23 May 1921, a span of about 73 years.
Born a Lyon, and known here by the name Vail. Theirs is one of 3 markers bearing the name Vail in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
Family as recorded on Find a Grave
Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.
A 1893 History of Hingham entry, likely this person uncertain match
The 1893 genealogies repeat many names; this is matched exact birth date, found in the Jordan 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
Boston. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.") ii. William Pitt, July 11, 1844. 3. iii. John Nye, Dec. 25, 1848. iv. James Martin, Aug. 9, 1858. 3. John N. (Earl S. = Maria Bassett), b. in Hing. Dec. 25, 1848. m. Nov. 30, 1871, Martha Lincoln, dau. of Benjamin S. and Mary (Anderson) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. May 3, 1852. " Shoe- maker." Resides on Fort Hill St. Kelsey — Kenerson
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
Born in Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, 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 Mary'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.