High Street Cemetery · Hingham, Massachusetts
Clarissa Adams Whitney Hersey
1787 – 30 Apr 1857 · about 70 years
From the burial index · with sourced details below
Clarissa Adams Whitney Hersey lived from 1787 to 30 Apr 1857, a span of about 70 years.
Born a Whitney, and known here by the name Hersey. Theirs is one of 56 markers bearing the name Hersey in this ground: kin, or several families, gathered together.
Family as recorded on Find a Grave
SiblingsAnn Adams Whitney1776–1864 · Dr Moses Adams1777–1839 · Josiah Adams1781–1854 · Joseph Adams1783–1814
Relationships are as recorded on Find a Grave.
What the 1893 History of Hingham records confirmed
Matched exact death date, found in the Henderson family genealogy — read as a lead, corroborated by a relative's name.
The entry, as printed
yrs. He m. secondly, Dec. 12, 1843, Clarissa Adams, sister of Mrs. Whitney. She d. in Hing. 30 Apr. 1857, sat. 70 yrs. For his third w. he m. Oct. 8, 1862, Mrs. Rosella (Ford) Gardner, wid. of James Gardner, and a native of Mf'd. Caleb d. 1 Oct. 1882, aet. 86 yrs. " Farmer." Resided on Main St., So. Hing. Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Ann, — 98. i. Caleb Francis, Feb. 20,
1893 History of Hingham, Vol. II–III (Genealogical). Read on archive.org ↗
Born in 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 Clarissa'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.