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i. RUTH, * May 14, 1719. m. May 16, 1744, Shadrack Tower. Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Esther, were -
ii. ESTHER, June 20, 1721. m. Apr. 29, 1745, Elijah Stodder.
iii. JEMIMA, June 7, 1724. m. Nov. 22, 1744, Samuel Stodder.
iv. KEZIA, July 16, 1727, d. 17 Dec. 1729.
* Ruth Cobb, bt. Silence, Aug. 30, 1741.
5. ABIAH (Richard = Esther Bate), b. in Hing. May 28, 1709. m. June 30, 1736, Abigail Corthell, dau. of Robert and Deborah (Tower) Corthell. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 21, 1717. This fam. prob. re- moved from Hing. soon after 1743.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. ABIGAIL, Nov. 30, 1736.
ii. JEROBOAM, Nov. 19, 1738.
iii. DEBORAH, Jan. 5, 1740-41.
iv. KEZIA, bt. Feb. 27, 1742-43.
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1. ELISHA BICKFORD 6 (David = Lucy Bickford), was b. at Barnsta- ble, Mass., Feb. 14, 1776. He was descended from Henry 1 and Sarah (Hinckley) Cobb, who were at Ply. 1632, thence removed to Scit. 1633, and finally settled at Barnstable, ab. 1639. The genealogical line runs thus : Elder Henry 1, Samuel 2 = Eliza Taylor ; Thomas 3 = Rachel Stone; David 4 = Thankful Hinckley ; David 5 = Lucy Bick- ford. Elisha B., m. first, in Hing. Nov. 13, 1799, Lydia Loring, dau. of Elijah and Lydia (Low) Loring. She was bt. in Hing. March 15, 1779, and d. 13 Dec. 1802, æt. 24th yr. He m. secondly, at Newton, Mass., Dec. 2, 1804, Michal, dau. of Noah and Rachel Hyde of New- ton. She was b. at Newton May 2, 1778, and d. in Hing. 8 Sept. 1866, æt. 88 yrs. He d. 16 Nov. 1855, æt. 79 yrs. "Master mariner." Resided on North St.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Lydia, -
i. LYDIA Low, Nov. 15, 1802. m. (1) Sept. 22, 1822, Allen P. Holbrook, and (2) March 11, 1835, Eben! Woodbury. She d. at Boston, 5 Apr. 1855, æt. 52 yrs.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Michal, -
2. ii. ELISHA BICKFORD, Oct. 5, 1805.
iii. JOSEPH, Aug. 13, 1808. Removed to Hull. He m. May 22, 1832, Eliza- beth Turner, and d. at Hull 16 May, 1882, æt. 74th yr.
iv. MICHAL, Dec. 22, 1809. d. unm. 2 March, 1878, æt. 68 yrs.
v. NAAMAN, Oct. 10, 1812. Removed to Wey.
vi. MARY, Sept. 3, 1815, d. 9 Sept. 1832, æt. 17 yrs.
3. vii. DAVID, Aug. 13, 1817.
2. ELISHA B.7 (Elisha B.6 David 54 Thomas 3 Samuel 2 Henry 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 5, 1805. m. first, Dec. 1828, Mary W. Harrington, dau. of Silas and Puah Harrington of Westboro', Mass. She was b. at W. Jan. 23, 1808, and d. in Hing. 16 Aug. 1854, æt. 47th yr. He m. sec- ondly, Nov. 14, 1874, Mrs. Joanna (Hill) Coughlan. Elisha d. 22 Oct. 1885, æt. 80 yrs. "Mariner." Resided on North, nearly opp. Ship St. Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Mary, -
i. SARAH HARRINGTON, Sept. 23, 1829. m. Dec. 13, 1854, William H. Jernegan.
4. ii. SILAS HENRY, Apr. 2, 1831.
iii. MARY CHARLOTTE, Oct. 14, 1833, d. 31 Dec. 1853.
iv. ELISHA, March 4, 1836, d. 22 Sept. 1837.
v. ELISHA, June 30, 1843, d. 7 May, 1857.
vi. MICHAL WHITNEY, Sept. 28, 1844 ; drowned at Hull, 5 June, 1869, æt. 25th yr.
vii. ABBIE WHITNEY, Jan. 1, 1847. m. May 31, 1870, John M. Rockett. 5. viii. CHARLES THOMAS, Oct. 23, 1849.
3. DAVID7 (Elisha B.6 David 54 Thomas & Samuel 2 Henry 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 13, 1817. m. Dec. 26, 1841, Mercy Bates Fearing, dau. of John and Mercy (Fearing) Fearing. She was b. in Hing. March 3, 1820. " Painter and glazier." Resides on North St., near the harbor.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. DAVID, Jan. 21, 1843.
6. ii. HENRY HYDE, Jan. 11, 1845.
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iii. MERCY FEARING, Oct. 20, 1847. m. Dec. 27, 1873, George M. Conant of Provincetown, now of New Bedford.
7. iv. GEORGE WENTWORTH, Feb. 7, 1850.
V. BERIAH WARE, Nov. 7, 1852, d. 3 Dec. foll.
4. SILAS H.8 (Elisha B.7-6 David 5- Thomas & Samuel 2 Henry 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 2, 1831. m. Sept. 10, 1854, Catherine C. Churchill, dau. of Jesse and Christiana (Cushing) Churchill. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 15, 1834. "Engineer." Resided on Hersey St .; removing afts. to Quincy, Mass. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. WALTER HENRY, Feb. 19, 1855. "Newspaper reporter."
ii. MARY LOUISA, May 28, 1859.
iii. FRANK REED, Dec. 28, 1863. "Telegraph operator."
iv. CLARENCE BICKFORD, Nov. 15, 1870, d. in five dys.
v. CLARA BICKFORD, Nov. 15, 1870.
vi. JAMES BISPHAM, Apr. 21, 1875, d. 1 Sept. foll.
vii. HATTIE TOLMAN, Aug. 4, 1877, d. 6 Sept. foll.
viii. A SON, Aug. 4, 1877, d. same day.
5. CHARLES T.8 (Elisha B.7-6 David 5-4 Thomas 3 Samuel 2 Henry 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 23, 1849. m. May 3, 1877, Clara Augusta Luce, dau. of Alexander and Laura A. (Bliss) Luce. She was b. at Providence, R. I., Sept. 26, 1855. "Painter." Resides on North St., near the harbor.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. CHARLES LEONARD, Oct. 25, 1877, d. 21 May, 1879.
ii. HARRINGTON, Oct. 26, 1878.
iji. LAURA BLISS, Nov. 29, 1886.
6. HENRY H.8 (David7 Elisha B.6 David 54 Thomas 3 Samuel 2 . Henry 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 11, 1845. m. March 17, 1875, Mrs. Sarah B. L. (Nichols) Swears, wid. of William Swears, and dau. of Joseph and Polly B. (Lambert) Nichols of Coh. "Painter." Resided on North St., near the harbor. Has removed to Rockland, Mass. Child, b. in Hing., -
i. HATTIE MARSHAL, Nov. 18, 1875.
7. GEORGE W.8 (David 7 Elisha B.6 David 54 Thomas 3 Samuel 2 Henry 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 7, 1850. m. Feb. 7, 1871, Sophia J. Rich, dau. of Freeman and Elizabeth (Cobb) Rich of Biddeford, Me. She was b. at Truro, Mass. "Painter and glazier." Resides on Thaxter St. Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. NELLIE FRANCES, Oct. 13, 1881.
ii. DAVID FREEMAN, Dec. 3, 1883.
ALLISON B., from Truro, Mass., m. in Hing. Dec. 17, 1876, Ella Hobart, dau. of Ebed and Lucy D. (Wight) Hobart. She was b. in Hing. May 14, 1855. Resides on Main, near Hobart St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. EDGAR WESTON, Jan. 30, 1879.
ii. HARRY WESLEY, July 2, 1883, d. 23 Nov. 1884.
iii. MABEL FLORENCE, Oct. 18, 1885, d. 6 Jan. foll.
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WILLIAM CLARK (Andrew = Sarah Freeman), b. at Truro, Mass., Dec. 4, 1853. m. in Hing. Sept. 3, 1875, Nellie A. Corthell, dau. of Elijah C. and Mary F. (Hersey) Corthell. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 3, 1855. Resides on Hersey St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. MARY ABBY WALLACE, Oct. 5, 1878.
ii. JESSIE CLARK, June 9, 1881.
NOTE. - Edward Andrew, s. of Freeman W. and Abbie E. (Kaler), was b. in Hing. Nov. 13, 1874, and d. 5 Feb. foll.
COCKERIL.
SAMUEL, m. in Hing. Feb. 10, 1719-20, Hannah Fearing, dau. of John and Hannah (Beal) Fearing. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 20, 1682, and d. 12 Nov. 1729, æt. 48th yr. Samuel went from Hing. and prob. did not return. (Selectmen's rec's, 1737-38.)
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. HANNAH, May 8, 1722. m. June 3, 1742, Simeon Garnet.
ii. MARTHA, -, d. 24 July, 1723.
COCKRAM (COCKRAINE).
WILLIAM, from Southhold, in the County of Suffolk, Eng., " mari- ner," had a grant of land in Hing. on Broad Cove (Lincoln) St. 1635, containing four acres ; also other lots granted him by the town at sub- sequent dates. He prob. remained here but a few yrs., judging from a record made by Rev. Peter Hobart in his journal, viz. : " Oct. 3, 1642. Brother Cockram sailed for England." In 1657 William Cock- raine, Jr., of Hing. in New Eng. disposes of certain lands in Hing. by authority of his fa. to John Tower. (S. D. vol. iii. p. 63.)
Ch., of this surname, were bt. in Hing. as foll. :
i. MARTHA, Ang. 19, 1638.
ii. JONATHAN, Apr. 5, 1640.
iii. MARY, Feb. 2, 1642.
COFFEY.
THOMAS, a native of Ire., m. in Hing. Nov. 11, 1883, Mrs. Catherine (Anglum) Joyce, wid. of James Joyce, and dau. of John and Ellen (Dunn) Anglum. She was b. at Waterford, Ire., Dec. 20, 1844. Thomas d. 18 June, 1886, at. 48 yrs. "Laborer." Resided on Cross St.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. JOHANNA, May 31, 1886.
COLBATH.
CHARLES E. (Winthrop = Abigail Witham), b. at Farmington, N. H., 1818. m. in Hing. Jan. 15, 1843, Eliza C. Newcomb, dau. of Silas and Ruth (Cook) Newcomb of Hing. Charles d. 27 March, 1877, æt. 58 yrs. "Stone-mason." Resided on East St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. ABBIE WILSON, 1843. m. June 8, 1863, Benjamin L. Newcomb.
ii. IANTHA ELIZABETH, 1847. m. Aug. 27, 1865, William A. Preston of Salem.
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Colbath - Colby - Cole - Collamore - Collier.
iii. HARRIET FRANCES, 1850. m. June 25, 1872, William Treadway of Boston.
iv. OSCAR HENRY, 1853, d. 15 Oct. 1862.
v. CHARLES WINTHROP, 1855, d. 19 Oct. 1862.
vi. ELIZA NEWCOMB, 1859, d. 6 Dec. 1860.
vii. CHARLES HAMILTON, June 27, 1868.
COLBY.
PHILIP NELSON (Stephen = Betsey Harriman), b. at Lunenburg, Vt., Feb. 17, 1817. m. in Hing. June 6, 1848, Sarah J. Wilder, dau. of Benjamin and Sarah J. (Cushing) Wilder. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 26, 1819, and d. 24 Apr. 1874, æt. 54 yrs. "Sash and blind maker." Resides on Hersey St.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. ADA FRANCES, Feb. 17, 1854. m. Feb. 25, 1880, Robert F. Shaw of Wey.
ii. ISABEL MAY, May 13, 1860.
COLE.
ELIZABETH, bt. 27 Ang. 1654. ROBERT, bt. 8 March, 1657. ELIZ- ABETH, of Plympton, and Joseph Dunbar of Hing., m'ge int. 4 Oct. 1729. SOPHIA, m. Feb. 11, 1810, Hosea Gardner. SALLY, m. (1) March 27, 1814, Alexander Gardner, and (2) Apr. 13, 1828, Daniel Corthell.
COLLAMORE.
PETER, of Scit. m. Nov. 14, 1755, Elizabeth Farrow. ENOCH, of Scit. m. Jan. 13, 1774, Hannah Cushing. SARAH, of Scit. m. Sept. 1827, Enoch Whiting.
COLLIER.
1. THOMAS, one of the early planters of Hing. had a lot of five acres granted him on what is now West St., at the first distribution of land, Sept. 18, 1635. The chris. name of his w. was Susanna. She sur- vived him, and d. in Hing. 10 Dec. 1667. He d. 6 Apr. 1647. Will dated same day ; proved, 1649. The foll. were his sons :-
2. i. THOMAS, b. in Eng. 1622.
3. ii. MOSES, b. in Eng.
NOTE. - John, a bro. or s. of Thomas 1 had land assigned him at Nantasket, 1642.
2. THOMAS 2 (Thomas 1), b. in Eng. 1622. m. Dec. 30, 1647, Jane, dau. of Robert and Jones of Hing. She survived him, and d. at Hull, 1 Apr. 1709. He removed to Hull with his fam. ab. 1657, hav- ing had land granted there, and d. 1691, æt. 69 yrs. Freeman, 1663, and kn. as "Lieutenant." His will made 25 June, 1690, proved 9 July, 1691, mentions w. Jane and five ch. Of the latter, the foll. were bt. in Hing. : -
i. ELIZABETH, Dec. 17, 1648.
ii. JAMES, Apr. 6, 1651.
iii. THOMAS, May 28, 1654.
3. MOSES 2 (Thomas 1), b. in Eng. -. m. first, Nov. 26, 1665, Elizabeth Jones. She d. 10 Apr. 1657. He m. secondly, 1657, Eliz- abeth Bullard. Resided for a number of yrs. on Fort Hill St .; but
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prior to 1683 he sold his est. in Hing. to Ephraim Nichols, and prob. removed from here. He was one of the selectmen 1669 and 1677.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Elizabeth Jones, -
i. BENONI, Apr. 5, 1657.
Ch., b. or bt. in Hing., by w. Elizabeth Bullard. . -
ii. MOSES, b. Nov. 8, 1658.
iii. ELIZABETH, b. Oct. 14, 1659.
iv. A DAU., b. Feb. 10, 1660-61.
v. JOHN, bt. Aug. 1662.
vi. EXPERIENCE, bt. Aug. 1662.
vii. THOMAS, bt. June 5, 1664.
viii. BENJAMIN, bt. Nov. 19, 1665.
ix. DEBORAH, b. June 20, 1666.
X. JEMIMA (or JEREMIAH), March 16, 1667-68.
HIRAM PRICE (Robert Laird = Mary Price), was b. at Davenport, Iowa, May 25, 1860. In early life he was a student at Geneva, Swit- zerland ; also at Leipsic, Germany. After returning to the United States he entered Harvard Divinity School, and was graduated in the class of 1882. On the 29th of Sept. following, he was ordained pastor of the First Parish in Hing. He m. June 9, 1886, Gertrude Augusta, dau. of Frank O. and Mary W. Dame of Boston. She was b. at Boston, July 20, 1860. Resides on Cottage St.
COLLYER.
WILLIAM CURTIS, b. at Marblehead, Mass., Jan. 14, 1811. m. July 14, 1832, Hannah S. Lincoln, dau. of Enos and Grace (Stodder) Lin- coln of Hing. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 14, 1811. " Stone-mason," and for many yrs. resided on Fort Hill St. Removed to No. Wey.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. ELIZABETH ANN, Jan. 4, 1834. m. (1) Daniel S. Lovell, and (2) Theodore Edson.
ii. JOSHUA LINCOLN, Jan. 17, 1838, d. 18 June foll.
iii. JOSHUA LINCOLN, July 11, 1839, d. 12 Ang. 1840.
iv. MASANIELLO, Sept. 3, 1841 ; is m. and resides at Wey.
v. MARIA FAXON, March 13, 1844, d. 2 March, 1869.
vi. MARGARET POWERS, Oct. 29, 1846, d. 6 Dec. foll.
vii. MARGARET POWERS, Feb. 10, 1848.
viii. WILLIAM OTIS, July 16, 1851.
COLSON (COALSON).
JOHN, from Wey. m. in Hing. May 29, 1706, Susanna Lincoln, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Lewis) Lincoln. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 19, 1688. They removed from here ab. 1713. "Glazier." Resided at West Hing.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. SUSANNA, Apr. 20, 1707.
ii. MARY, Nov. 20, 1710.
COOK.
BARNABAS, m. in Hing. first, Jan 5, 1720-21, Deborah Bull, dau. of John and Margaret (Damon) Bull. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 16,
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1699, and d. 2 Nov. 1727, æt. 28 yrs. He m. secondly, June 27, 1728, Ruth Whiton. Barnabas d. 1 June, 1740, æt. 48 yrs. "Mason." Resided at Hing. Centre.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Deborah, -
i. MARY, Nov. 5, 1721, d. 30 Jan. foll.
ii. JOHN, bt. July 9, 1723, d. next day.
iii. DEBORAH, b. Dec. 26, 1724. m. Oct. 31, 1745, Israel Lincoln.
iv. AN INFANT, -, d. 1 Nov. 1727.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Ruth -
v. RUTH, bt. Jan. 16, 1731-32. m. Nov. 26, 1755, Jabez Loring.
JAMES, m. Apr. 13, 1777, Lucy, dau. of Abner and Elizabeth Hall. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 5, 1760.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. JAMES, Dec. 1, 1777.
ii. JOHN, Oct. 5, 1780.
CHARLES ROBERT (Robert = Lucy Litchfield), b. at Canton, N. Y., March 2, 1822. m. in Hing. first, March 21, 1847, Harriet C. Fear- ing, dau. of Abel and Judith (Cushing) Fearing. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 6, 1822, and d. 11 Dec. 1851, æt. 30th yr. He m. secondly, Nov. 5, 1854, Lucy B. Merritt, dau. of Freeman and Hannah (Clapp) Mer- ritt of Scit. She was b. at Scit. Aug. 16, 1830. "Blacksmith." Has been constable since 1873. Resides on Main St., So. Hing.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Harriet, -
i. HARRIET ELLA, March 8, 1848. m. June 20, 1872, David B. Loring, and d. 13 Juue, 1884, æt. 36 yrs.
ii. LUCY HATCH, Oct. 5, 1851, d. 22 Aug. 1852.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Lucy, -
iii. MARIA THOMAS, March 17, 1857, d. 25 Nov. 1860.
iv. CHARLES WALLACE, May 24, 1862, d. 7 June, 1868.
NATHAN E., m. in Hing. Dec. 22, 1849, Sarah E., only dau. of Thomas and Caroline Cook. She d. 30 Aug., 1856, æt. 29 yrs. " Mari- ner." Resided at the harbor.
Ch., -
i. WALTER, -, d. æt. 8 mo's.
ii. ADRIAN C., -, d. æt. 2 mo's.
iii. LEONETTA C., 1856, d. 18 Sept. foll., æt. 2 mo's.
HENRY OTIS, from Scit. m. in Hing. Nov. 18, 1869, Ellen Maria Hatch, dau. of Warren and Maria (Orcutt) Hatch. She was b. in Hing. March 28, 1845, and d. 7 Feb. 1883, æt. 38th yr. "Carpenter." Resides on Main St., Hing. Centre.
Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. HARRY OTIS, Sept. 12, 1870, d. 6 Dec. 1877.
ii. WALTER LEWIS, Jan. 19, 1873, d. 16 June, 1880.
iii. ASA FRANKLIN, June 1, 1876.
WALTER C., m. Feb. 28, 1880, Sarah E. Neil, dau. of John S. and Hannah E. W. (Sharp) Neil. She was b. 1858. Removed to Milton.
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Ch., b. in Hing., -
i. WALDO BROWN, May 30, 1880.
ii. FLORENCE LUELLA, Aug. 9, 1881.
CHARLES F., m. in Hing. May 10, 1880, Alphena M. Bliss. Resi- dence, Pleasant St.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. MINNIE ETTA, July 15, 1884.
NOTE. - Rachel, m. Apr. 14, 1762, Jonathan Farrow. Charles, m. Oct. 17, 1784, Delight Gardner. Thomas, of Provincetown, m. Oct. 11, 1821, Caroline, dau. of Nathan and Susan Eldredge. She d. 1855, æt. 52 yrs. Coleman, of Provincetown m. Jan. 8, 1826, Susan, dau. of Nathan and Susan Eldredge. She d. 26 Dec. 1841. Lydia J., m. Oct. 3, 1869, Horace Hersey. Langdon W., m. Aug. 10, 1873, Lydia M. Doane of Scit.
COOMES (COMBES).
JOHN, from Boston, was a resident of Hing. sev. yrs. His w., whom he m. at Boston Feb. 24, 1661, was Elizabeth, wid., of Thomas Barlow. It appears by a conveyance recorded in S. P. R. 1703, that he sold his est. in Hing. to Doct. Nathaniel Hall. He was by occupa- tion "tailor," and resided near the corner of Main and South Sts. Four of their nine ch. b. at Boston d. young.
Child, b. in Hing., -
i. WILLIAM, July 5, 1699, d. in five dys.
NOTE. - John, of Hull d. in Hing. 27 Dec. 1775, æt. 80 yrs. Elizabeth, d. 23 Jan. 1779, æt. 91 yrs.
COOPER.
ANTHONY, " with his wife and 4 sons and 4 daughters and 4 servants, came from Old Hingham, and settled in New Hingham," A. D. 1635. (Cushing's MS.) Anthony, or Anthony, Jr., had a grant of a house- lot on Town Street, subsequent to those first drawn, which was located next S. W. of the prior grant to Rev. Peter Hobart. Our town rec's furnish no information relating to this fam. or to that of THOMAS COOPER, who had a grant of land here in 1638, and who afts. removed to Rehoboth, Mass. Of this surname Rev. Peter Hobart's Diary has the foll. : -
i. SARAH (prob. b. in Eng.), m. in Hing. Oct. 1648, William Woodcock, and d. 27 Nov. 1652.
ii. REBECKAH, bt. May 24, 1640, d. at Boston 22d Dec. 1643.
iii. NATHANIEL, bt. March 26, 1643.
EDGAR F., a resident of French St. m. July 1, 1875, Charlotte A. Phillips. Their child, b. in Hing., -
i. WILLIAM ALVIN, Apr. 26, 1878.
CORBETT.
1. THOMAS, b. at Boston, 1781, was for many yrs. a resident of Hing. His w. was Sarah Mayo, dau. of Joshua and Sarah (Doane) Mayo of Orleans, Mass. She was b. at Orleans Oct. 1785, and d. in
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Hing. 3 Aug. 1872, æt. 87th yr. He d. in Hing. 8 Jan. 1845, æt. 64th yr. "Tailor." Resided on North St., near the harbor.
Ch., -
2. i. JOHN KUHN, b. at Boston, Oct. 11, 1806.
ii. THOMAS, b. at Boston, May, 1810. m. Apr. 28, 1841, Olive Stephenson, dan. of James and Desire (Sprague) Stephenson. She survived him, and m. secondly, June 11, 1850, Henry Plympton of Boston. Thomas d. in Hing. 18 Sept. 1843, æt. 33 yrs.
iii. ELIZABETH JACKSON, b. at Boston, March 1, 1817. m. Oct. 4, 1839, Charles Shapleigh.
iv. MARY, b. at Charlestown, N. H., Nov. 16, 1819. Resides in Hing.
v. NANCY, b. at Charlestown, N. H., Feb. 22, 1822. m. James A. Gunnison, and d. at Charleston, S. C., 30 Apr. 1851, æt. 29 yrs.
vi. CHARLES, b. at Charlestown, N. H., July 24, 1824. m. June 13, 1873, Celia A. Lewis, and d. at Charlestown, Mass., 14 March, 1883, æt 59th yr. (See "Hingham in the Civil War.")
vii. SARAH JANE, b. at Charlestown, N. H., Jan. 28, 1828. Resides in Hing.
2. JOHN K. (Thomas = Sarah Mayo), b. at Boston, Oct. 11, 1806. m. Aug. 31, 1831, Catherine Dean Melville of Charlestown, N. H. She d. in Hing. 20 June, 1857, æt. 49 yrs. John was by occupation " mer- chant tailor." He represented the town of Hing. at the State Legis- lature in 1848 and 1849; was captain of the Hing. Rifle Company sev. yrs. ; a member and chairman of the school committee; deputy collector of the port of Hing. etc. Resided on North St., and shortly before his removal to Boston, on Lincoln St.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
i. REBECCA DEAN, June 17, 1832. m. Apr. 8, 1852, Samuel G. Studley.
ii. CATHERINE MELVILLE, July 30, 1834. m. at Charlestown, Mass., Oct. 14, 1862, Calvin A. Lincoln of Hing.
iii. THOMAS HINCKLEY, May 28, 1837. m. (1) Feb. 1, 1860, Mary H., dau. of Capt. Samuel Easterbrook, (2) Emma A. Tuthill. Resides at New York. iv. JOHN MARSHALL, June 30, 1838. m. Sept. 11, 1860, Susan C., dau. of George Wright. Their dau. Edith, was b. Jan. 28, 1863. This fam. has removed to Malden.
v. SARAH ELIZABETH, Aug. 8, 1840. m. Sept. 26, 1861, Sidney Cushing.
vi. WALDO FLINT, Jan. 4, 1843. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")
vii. HENRY DEXTER, Aug. 11, 1845.
JOHN, resides on Main, corner of Friend St. His w. was Mary Ann O'Brien. Hing. rec's furnish the foll. relating to their
Ch., -
i. MARY ANN, b. at Coh., d. in Hing. 13 Nov. 1880, æt. 12 yrs.
ii. DANIEL THOMAS, b. in Hing. Dec. 26, 1869, d. 6 Dec. 1880.
iii. MARGARET, b. in Hing. Apr. 20, 1872.
iv. ANNIE, b. in Hing. Apr. 2, 1875.
V. JOHN GREGORY, b. in Hing. Nov. 19, 1880, d. 15 Nov. 1882.
vi. MARY, b. in Hing. Sept. 17, 1885.
CORCORAN.
THOMAS (James = Mary Mahaney), b. at Macroona, Co. of Cork, Ire., 1829. m. Sept. 8, 1856, Johanah Creeden, dau. of Jeremiah and Ellen (Haley) Creeden. She was b. at Macroona, 1831. "Farmer." Resides on Whiting St.
Ch., -
i. JAMES HENRY, Nov. 16, 1857.
ii. JOHN FRANCIS, Jan. 27, 1863.
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iii. THOMAS, Sept. 12, 1865.
iv. JOSEPH PETER, March 3, 1871.
v. JULIA ANN, Nov. 28, 1873.
NOTE. - Jeremiah J., m. Mrs. Nancy (Burrell) Hichborn of Hing., and d. at Cold Har- bor, 10 June, 1864, æt. 28 yrs. Resided on Fort Hill St. (See "Hingham in the Civil War.")
CORTHELL.
1. ROBERT, was in Hing. at the commencement of the last century. He m. Oct. 13, 1708, Deborah, dau. of Benjamin and Deborah Tower. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 14, 1684-85. Robert d. 5 March, 1737-38, æt. 52 yrs.
Ch., all b. in Hing., were -
i. MARY, Nov. 13, 1709.
ii. DEBORAH, Aug. 24, 1711. m. Dec. 18, 1735, Benjamin Sprague.
2. iii. JOHN, March 23, 1712-13.
iv. DANIEL, July 27, 1715. V. ABIGAIL, Sept. 21, 1717. m. June 30, 1736, Abiah Cobb.
3. vi. ROBERT, May 21, 1720.
vii. HANNAH, Feb. 28, 1723-24.
2. JOHN (Robert = Deborah Tower), b. in Hing. March 23, 1712-13. m. first, Sept. 25, 1735, Ann Hatch, prob. of Scit., or Mf'd. She d. and he afts. took a sec. w. whose chris. name was Mary.
Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Ann, were -
i. SARAH, Nov. 8, 1736, d. 14 Aug. 1737.
ii. SARAH, March 25, 1738-39.
iii. RHODA, March 19, 1740-41.
iv. DEBORAH, June 18, 1743.
v. JOHN, June 19, 1746.
Child, b. in Hing., by w. Mary, -
4. vi. SHERABIAH, Apr. 24, 1760. (See Supplement.)
3. ROBERT (Robert = Deborah Tower), b. in Hing. May 21, 1720. m. Sept. 18, 1740, Mary Farrow, dau. of Benjamin and Leah (Whiton) Farrow. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 10, 1718. This fam. prob. removed from here.
Ch., -
i. DEBORAH, b. in Hing. May 3, 1741. m. July 28, 1793, John Child.
ii. LEVI, b. at Scit. June 20, 1742. m. Oct. 12, 1769, at Scit., Deborah Curtis, and afts. removed to the State of Maine. (See No. 5.)
6. iii. ROBERT, b. in Hing. June 1, 1756.
NOTE. - Molly, w. of Robert (perh. his sec. w.), d. 28 Sept. 1823, æt. 81 yrs.
4. SHERABIAH (John = Mary -), b. in Hing. Apr. 24, 1760. m. Lydia Whiton, dau. of Abraham and Mary (Ripley) Whiton. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 8, 1758. He prob. removed from here ab. 1790, or soon after.
Ch., b. in Hing., were -
i. JOHN, Oct. 16, 1785. ii. HOSEA, Dec. 3, 1786. iii. POLLY, Jan. 5, 1789.
iv. LYDIA, July 9, 1790.
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5. LEVI (Levi 3, "= Deborah Curtis), b. Oct. 1, 1770. m. in Hing. Apr. 8, 1792, Hannah, dau. of Zachariah and Mary Loring. She was bt. in Hing. Sept. 22, 1771, and d. 6 Dec. 1854, æt. 83 yrs. Levi d. 1827, æt. 57 yrs. "Tanner." Resided on East St.
Ch., -
7. i. LEVI, Aug. 18, 1793. ii. DEBORAH, b. at Passamaquoddy, Me., Jan. 26, 1796. m. in Hing. Nov. 25, 1821, Robert Mellen of Swanzey, N. H. She d. at Lowell, 27 Dec. 1867, æt. 72d yr.
8. iii. LORING, b. at Passamaquoddy, Me., Sept. 14, 1798.
iv. MARY LORING, b. in Hing. Feb. 22, 1801. m. Frederick Ball of Deerfield. Their dau. Martha, was adopted by Mrs. Ball's brother, Levi Corthell (No. 7), and m. in Hing. May 7, 1868, George W. Beal of Coh.
v. HANNAH, June 27, 1804. m. Apr. 11, 1824, David F. Jacob.
9 vii. SALLY LORING, Oct. 3, 1809. m. March, 1832, James Adams.
. vi. ISAAC, Nov. 24, 1807.
10. viii. ELIJAH C., Apr. 25, 1813.
6. ROBERT (Robert = Mary Farrow), b. in Hing. June 1, 1756. m. Dec. 13, 1789, Elizabeth Hersey, dau. of Abijah and Margaret (Her- sey) Hersey. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 6, 1766, and d. 24 Feb. 1842, æt. 75 yrs. He d. 21 May, 1833, æt. 77th yr. "Cooper." Resided on Main St., So. Hing.
Ch., all b. in Hing., -
11. i. ROBERT, Feb. 12, 1790.
ii. ISAIAH, Jan. 3, 1792.
iii. ELIZABETH, Aug. 4, 1794. m. March 4, 1819, Ebenezer Lincoln, Jr.
iv. TAMAR, July 10, 1796. m. Levi Corthell.
v. MARY, June 13, 1799. m. Dec. 9, 1827, Aram Caryl.
vi. MEHITABLE, Feb. 23, 1802. d. unm. at Dedham, Mass., 17 Apr. 1871, æt. 69 yrs.
12. vii. DANIEL, Sept. 18, 1804.
viii. MARGARET JANE, Jan. 18, 1807. m. Oct. 27, 1833, Perez L. Fearing. ix. JOHN, June 18, 1809, d. 11 Sept. 1811.
7. LEVI (Levi = Hannah Loring), b. in Hing. Aug. 18, 1793. m. first, Tamar Corthell, dan. of Robert and Elizabeth (Hersey) Corthell. She was b. in Hing. July 10, 1796, and d. 19 Aug. 1836, æt. 40 yrs. He m. secondly, June 4, 1837, Wealthy B. Jones, dau. of Benjamin and Lucy (Jones) Jones. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 25, 1803, and d. 20 Feb. 1846, æt. 42 yrs. For his third w. he m. Oct. 7, 1846, Mary L. Ripley, dau. of Justin and Lydia S. (Burr) Ripley. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 26, 1812, and d. 10 Apr. 1868, æt. 56th yr. Levi d. at Boston, 13 Jan. 1874, æt. 80 yrs. "Trader." Resided on East St. Child, b. in Hing., by w. Mary L., -
i. WALLACE, June 19, 1848. m. (1) at Boston, June 24, 1869, Cordelia S. Marcy. She d. and he m. (2) Oct. 1, 1873, Ellen F. Pettee of Wrentham. MARTHA BALL, an adopted dau. of Levi, m. May 7, 1868, George W. Beal, and d. 21 Feb. 1873, æt. 32d yr.
8. LORING (Levi = Hannah Loring), b. at Passamaquoddy, Me. (while his parents were temporarily residing there), Sept. 14, 1798. m. in Hing. Dec. 16, 1821, Mary K. Gilkey, dau. of Isaac and Polly (King) Gilkey. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 9, 1802, and d. 14 Oct. 1875, æt. 73d yr. He d. 14 Sept. 1877, æt. 79 yrs. "Master mariner." Re- sided at Hing. Centre.
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Ch., b. in Hing., -
13. i. JOHN KING, July 26, 1822.
ISAAC LORING, Aug. 27, 1842, d. at New London, Conn., 7 Sept. 1864, at. 22 yrs.
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