History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts, vol 2, Part 18

Author: Hingham (Mass.); Bouve, Thomas T. (Thomas Tracy), 1815-1896; Bouve, Edward Tracy; Long, John Davis, 1838-1915; Bouve, Walter Lincoln; Lincoln, Francis Henry, 1846-1911; Lincoln, George, 1822-1909; Hersey, Edmund; Burr, Fearing; Seymour, Charles Winfield Scott, 1839-1895
Publication date: 1893
Publisher: [Hingham, Mass.] : Published by the town
Number of Pages: 506


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V. BENJAMIN BARKER, Sept. 29, 1808. Removed to Peterboro', N. H.


vi. WILLIAM, Sept. 21, 1810, d. 1835.


93. vii. SETH BRIGGS, Sept. 18, 1812.


viii. REBECCA PATRIDGE, 1815. ni. Nathaniel Brooks of So. Scit.


ix. ABIGAIL BARKER, 1817, d. 1845.


X. ANDRE, 1820. Removed to Frankfort, Me.


xi. HARRIET BRIGGS, 1822, d. 1876, at Winterport, Me.


xii. VOLNEY, 1826.


62. PYAM 6 (Perez 5 Theophilus 4-3 Daniel 2 Matthew I), b. Feb. 21, 1778. m. by Rev. Nicholas Bowes Whitney, Dec. 26, 1805, Olive Lovell of Hull. She was b. Dec. 11, 1783, and d. 11 Jan. 1843, æt. 59 yrs. He d. 9 Apr. 1841, at. 63 yrs. Resided principally at Hull. Ch., -


i. PEREZ, b. at Hull, Nov. 3, 1806. Resided at Boston, and had a fam. He d. at B. 12 Apr. 1887, æt. 80 yrs.


ii. HOSEA GOOLD, b. at Hull, May 19, 1808.


iii. PYAM, b. at Hull, Jan. 23, 1811, d. at Medford, Mass., 13 Nov. 1886.


94. iv. DAVID, b. at Freeport, Me., Nov. 30, 1813.


v. OLIVE GOOLD, b. at Hull, May 12, 1816. m. June 10, 1838, Moses B. Tower.


vi. EMILY, b. at Hull, July 27, 1818. m. Jan. 19, 1845, Edward Wilder of Hing.


vii. ELIZA JONES, b. at Hull, Jan. 30, 1821.


63. WILLIAM 6 (Benjamin 5 Solomon 4 Matthew & Daniel 2 Mat- thew 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 24, 1754. m. Dec. 3, 1778, Elizabeth Lane, dau. of George and Elizabeth (Thaxter) Lane. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 4, 1754. William d. 9 Apr. 1848, at. 94th yr. Was a deacon of the church. Resided on the ancestral homestead, Main St., below " Pear Tree Hill."


Ch., all b. in Hing., were -


i. WILLIAM, Sept. 10, 1779, d. 16 Dec. 1805.


ii. GEORGE, May 20, 1781, d. 15 Aug. 1782.


iii. BETSEY, June 4, 1783, d. unm. 13 March, 1875, æt. 92d yr.


iv. PEGGY, Oct. 12, 1785, d. unm. 11 May, 1856.


95. v. GEORGE, Feb. 27, 1789.


171


Cushing.


64. BENJAMIN 6 (Benjamin 5 Solomon 4 Matthew & Daniel 2 Mat- thew 1), b. in Hing. July 18, 1758. m. Nov. 26, 1781, Lydia Beal, dau. of John and Lydia (Stowers) Beal. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 7, 1759. This fam. prob. removed from here.


Child, b. in Hing., -


i. CHARLOTTE, Feb. 26, 1783. m. Eben Eastman, and d. at Boston, 28 Dec. 1872, æt. 90th yr.


65. JEROM 6 (Benjamin 5 Solomon 4 Matthew & Daniel 2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 25, 1780. m. Sept. 26, 1813, Mary Thaxter, dau. of Thomas and Mary (Barker) Thaxter. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 10, 1784, and d. at Dor. 30 July, 1867, æt. 83d yr. Jerom d. 30 July, 1824, æt. 44th yr. "Trader," and magistrate. Resided on Main, near Water St.


Ch., -


i. MARY, July 5, 1814. m. Rev. Richard S. Edes of Eastport, Me., afts. of Bolton, Mass.


ii. CHARLOTTE CHADWELL, Dec. 13, 1815. m. Alexander Pope of Dor.


iii. ELIZABETH, 1818. m. Samuel Swan of Dor.


iv. LUCY THAXTER, Jan. 27, 1820. m. Robert Swan of Dor.


v. BENJAMIN, May 9, 1822 ; Har. Coll. 1842. m. Anna Q. Thaxter. "Phy- sician." Resides at Dor.


66. JACOB 6 (Jacob 34 Matthew & John 2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. March 8, 1784. m. June 23, 1816, Martha Orcutt of Coh. She d. 1 Oct. 1848, æt. 58 yrs. He d. 10 Aug. 1868, æt. 84 yrs. "Farmer," and kn. as "Captain." Resided on the paternal homestead, Hing. Centre.


Ch., all b. in Hing., -


i. JACOB, March 3, 1817, d. at Ellington, Conn., 6 Oct. 1885, æt. 68 yrs.


ii. MARTHA, Feb. 11, 1819. m. Warren Vinal of Scit., and d. 14 Feb. 1882, æt. 63 yrs.


iii. SARAH, July 16, 1821.


iv. WILLIAM ORCUTT, Dec. 31, 1823. Resides at New York.


v. ANN, Nov. 7, 1825. m. Jan. 31, 1869, Franklin Sprague.


vi. SUSANNA, Apr. 14, 1828. m. Apr. 14, 1850, William I. Newcomb, wid!, of Scit.


67. ADNA6 (Isaac 5 Jacob + Matthew & John 2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. May 2, 1785. m. Jan. 1810, Sarah Leavitt, dau. of Jacob and Leah (Fearing) Leavitt. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 17, 1787, and d. at Lunenburg, Mass., 26 June, 1859, æt. 71st yr. This fam. removed from Hing.


Ch., -


i. SARAH, Oct. 10, 1810. m. Ephraim Graham.


ii. MARY ANN, Apr. 20, 1813. m.


iii. LEAH, Aug. 11, 1815. m. (1) - Jenkins, and (2) - Cobb.


iv. ADNA, Aug. 12, 1818, d. at Fitchburg, Mass., 7 Dec. 1880.


v. ISAAC CHAUNCEY, Jan. 3, 1821, d. at Somerville, Mass., 3 July, 1876.


vi. ABBY, -. m. -- Brown.


68. CALEB 6 (Matthew 5 Hezekiah + Matthew & John 2 Matthew 1), b. 1763. m. March 19, 1786, Lucy Stephenson, dau. of Luther and Lucy (Beal) Stephenson of Coh. "Shoemaker." Resided on East St.


-


172


Cushing.


Ch., all b. in Hing., were -


i. LEAVITT, July 15, 1786, d. July, 1823, æt. 37 yrs.


ii. ' CALEB, Oct. 9, 1788.


iii. LUCY, d. 28 Sept. 1800.


iv. LUTHER, Feb. 24, 1793. Resided at Charlestown, and d. there 6 Dec. 1874. V. BETSEY, Nov. 17, 1795.


vi. PETER, March 15, 1798, d. 3 Sept. 1823.


vii. ELIZABETH MARSH, March 13, 1800. m. Henry White. Their s. Caleb C. White, is a resident of Hing.


viii. JONATHAN, Sept. 15, 1801.


ix. THOMAS, Oct. 10, 1808. m. Jan. 10, 1836, Jane Sprague, and d. 22 June, 1858, æt. 50th yr. She d. 23 Feb. 1878, æt. 66 yrs. Thomas was town treasurer in 1857. Their s. Sidney Thomas, b. Aug. 23, 1849, d. 7 Oct. foll.


69. EZEKIEL 6 (Matthew 5 Hezekiah 4 Matthew 3 John 2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 3, 1769. m. Oct. 23, 1797, Abigail Gill, dau. of Sam- uel and Sarah (Hatch) Gill. She was b. in Hing. March 20, 1774, and d. 15 Jan. 1849, æt. 75 yrs. He d. 19 July, 1827, æt. 58th yr. Re- sided at Hing. Centre.


Ch., b. in Hing., -


i. LYDIA, March 17, 1798. m. Jan. 9, 1820, Adna Sprague.


ii. SALLY, Aug. 9, 1799. m. Apr. 16, 1826, Martin Sprague.


iii. MATTHEW, June 21, 1804, d. 9 March, 1825.


70. JOHN 7 (John 6 Peter 5 Stephen 4 Peter 3 Daniel 2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 13, 1797. m. Delia Kingman of Boston. John d. at Wey. 5 May, 1860, æt. 63 yrs. "Book-binder." Resided many yrs. on South St.


Ch.


i. GEORGE ARMS, - Resides at Wey.


ii. JOHN, Nov. 1820, d. at Wey. 15 Nov. 1844.


iii. FRANCIS THAXTER, -, d. a young man.


iv. PETER, - Removed to New York, and is dead.


V. DELIA AMANDA, -, d. -. vi. ADELINE LINCOLN, -


vii. WILLIAM POMEROY, -, d. at New York, 12 Sept. 1860.


71. ELISHA 7 (Elisha 6-5-4 Daniel 3-2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 29, 1784. m. in 1811 Lucy Humphrey, dau. of James and Deborah (Tir- rell) Humphrey of Wey. She d. at Wey. 27 March, 1876, æt. 86 yrs. He d. 26 Jan. 1857, æt. 72 yrs. "Book-binder." Resided at the corner of Main and South Sts., next N. W. of Derby Academy. Ch.,


i. EMELINE, July 26, 1812. m. (1) John Hollis of Braintree, and (2) Aug. 3, 1845, John A. Hollis of Braintree. She d. in Hing. 1 Apr. 1887, æt. 75th yr.


ii. LUCY HUMPHREY, Dec. 18, 1814. m. Jan. 31, 1850, Hervey Cushing of Wey., and d. 15 Jan. 1860.


iii. JAMES, b. at Andover, June 26, 1818. Resided at Boston, and d. 8 Sept. 1884, æt. 66 yrs.


iv. SUSAN HUMPHREY, Feb. 23, 1828. m. Dec. 23, 1861, James Humphrey of Wey.


72. JOHN 7 (Bela 6 John 5 Elisha 4 Daniel 32 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 7, 1808. m. first, May 8, 1831, Harriet J. Gilkey, dau. of Jacob and Deborah (Cushing) Gilkey. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 29, 1809,


173


Cushing.


and d. 24 Feb. 1850, æt. 40 yrs. He m. secondly, Jan. 15, 1852, Nancy Sprague, dau. of John and Rebecca (Simmons) Sprague of Mf'd. She was b. at Mf'd, July 26, 1818. John d. 14 June, 1886, æt. 78 yrs. " Far- mer," and "shoemaker." Representative 1873 and 1874. Resided on Main St., So. Hing.


Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Harriet, -


i. HARRIET ELIZABETH, July 26, 1832, d. 1 Feb. 1852.


ii. JACOB GILKEY, Oct. 8, 1836, d. of wounds received at the battle of Laurel Hill, 14 May, 1864. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")


iii. DEBORAH ELLEN, Sept. 19, 1841. m. Jan. 15, 1860, George Cushing, 2d. Child, b. in Hing., by w. Nancy, -


iv. FANNIE OSCAR, Apr. 9, 1856.


73. FRANCIS 7 (Daniel 6-5-4-3-2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 27, 1785. m. Betsey Sprague, dau. of Josiah and Betsey (Whiton) Sprague. She was b. in Hing. March 27, 1791, and d. 6 June, 1874, æt. 83 yrs. Francis d. 18 May, 1832, æt. 47th yr. Resided on Main St.


Ch., all b. in Hing., -


i. ELIZABETH, June 18, 1816. m. Jan. 12, 1834, John Pike.


ii. FRANCIS, Oct. 6, 1818, d. 25 June, 1845.


96. iii. EDMUND, Feb. 9, 1824.


97. iv. HENRY, Apr. 22, 1827.


74. THOMAS7 (Thomas 6 Ebenezer 5 Daniel 4-3-2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 4, 1781. m. Dec. 25, 1806, Elizabeth Hobart, dau. of Ed- mund and Elizabeth (Cushing) Hobart. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 13, 1785, and surviving him, m. secondly, Ensign Cushing, a younger bro. of her first hus. Thomas d. 3 March, 1815, æt. 34th yr. "Cooper." Resided on So. Pleasant St.


Ch., b. in Hing., -


i. THOMAS, July 31, 1807, d. 21 July, 1813.


ii. ELIZABETH, Nov. 10, 1812. m. Dec. 15, 1833, Stephen Cushing. (See No. 119.)


75. SAMUEL 7 (Thomas 6 Ebenezer 5 Daniel 4-3-2 Matthew1), b. in Hing. 1794. m. May 15, 1816, Emma Hobart, dau. of Edmund and Persis (Cushing) Hobart. She d. 18 May, 1845, æt. 47 yrs. He d. 16 Nov. 1832, æt. 38 yrs. "Caulker and graver." Resided in Hing. and Boston.


Ch., all b. in Hing., -


i. EMMA, Oct. 11, 1816, d. 18 Feb. 1840.


ii. ELIZABETH LINCOLN, May 1, 1818. m. (1) Thomas Hobart, and (2) Joseph Goold, wid !..


iii. PERSIS H., May 1, 1818. m. Dec. 23, 1839, Aaron Gardner.


iv. SAMUEL THAXTER, March 21, 1821, d. young.


v. SAMUEL THAXTER, Jan. 9, 1823 ; resided at Wey. He m. July 20, 1845, Sarah S. Binney. She survived him, and m. (2) Feb. 1, 1868, Thomas K. Woodward. Emma T., a dau. of Samuel T., m. March 21, 1869, John B. Lewis. Abbie A., m. March 27, 1879, William E. Ford of Mf'd. Hattie E., m. Jan. 1, 1881, Jesse T. Barnes of Coh.


vi. SARAH WILDER, Jan. 9, 1823. m. Nov. 2, 1842, Bela Hobart.


vii. LYDIA, -. m. at Boston - Turk.


viii. BENJAMIN, -. Resided at Braintree.


ix. MARY THOMAS, -, d. unm.


174


Cushing.


76. ENSIGN7 (Thomas 6 Ebenezer 5 Daniel +-3-2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. Dec. 28, 1796. m. Sept. 29, 1816, Mrs. Elizabeth (Hobart) Cushing, wid. of Thomas (74). She d. 30 Nov. 1882, at. 97 yrs. He d. 5 July, 1864, æt. 68th yr. "Farmer." Resided on So. Pleasant St.


Ch., b. in Hing., -


i. LYDIA LINCOLN, May 13, 1817, d. 10 Dec. 1834.


ii. MARY HOBART, Apr. 6, 1821. m. Henry Fearing.


77. ADAM 7 (Jonathan 6 David 5 Abel + Theophilus 3 Daniel 2 Mat- thew 1), b. in Hing. Nov. 30, 1796. m. Dec. 6, 1820, Harriet Loring, dau. of Elpalet and Susa (Wilder) Loring. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 27, 1803, and d. at Wey. 4 Jan. 1882, æt. 78 yrs. Adam d. at Coh. 20 Dec. 1866, æt. 70 yrs. "Farmer." Resided on Main St., So. Hing .; afts. at Coh., near Hing. line.


Ch., ---


i. HARRIET ADAMS, Jan. 22, 1822 ; is unm.


98. ii. ELPALET LORING, Jan. 16, 1824.


iii. A SON, March 9, 1826, d. in two days.


iv. JONATHAN, Jan. 1, 1827, d. 5 June foll.


v. EMELINE, March 10, 1828. m. Nov. 28, 1850, George W. Bibby.


vi. CAROLINE, June 22, 1830, d. 29 Oct. 1831.


vii. CAROLINE A., Sept. 2, 1832. m. June 5, 1851, John Nelson.


viii. MARIA JOSEPHINE, Apr. 23, 1835. m. (1) William T. Ford, and (2) George Cummings.


ix. ELIZA ALFRED, Dec. 26, 1838. m. Nov. 25, 1858, Josiah Rice of Wey.


x. HENRIETTA, Apr. 6, 1842. m. Dec. 23, 1863, Ephraim Snow, Jr., of Coh.


xi. SARAH JANE, Jan. 22, 1844. m. Dec. 28, 1869, Alfred Beal, and d. 21 June, 1871.


xii. JOSEPH ADAMS, Dec. 24, 1846 ; is m. and resides at Wey.


78. WILLIAM G.7 (Jonathan 6 David 5 Abel 4 Theophilus 3 Daniel 2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. Aug. 3, 1810. m. Dec. 27. 1835, Sarah Merritt. He d. 2 Dec. 1872, æt. 62 yrs. "Butcher." Resided on Main St., So. Hing. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")


Ch., -


i. WILLIAM GRAY, Nov. 7, 1836. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")


ii. SARAH S., Dec. 24, 1837. m. Apr. 27, 1869, Caleb C. White.


iii. WEBSTER A., Oct. 14, 1839. m. May 24, 1868, Amanda F. Hobart. Re- sides at So. Scit. (See "Hingham in the Civil War.")


iv. MARTHA A., March 14, 1841.


v. GEORGE R., March 8, 1842, d. 19 May foll.


vi. GEORGE R., March 9, 1843.


vii. AN INFANT, 1844, d. 1846.


viii. AN INFANT, 1845, d. soon.


ix. AN INFANT, x. ELLEN G., Aug. 26, 1848, d. Apr. 1849.


xi. ISABELLA G., July 12, 1850, d. 16 July, 1851.


xii. LEONA PARKER, May 25, 1852. m. Apr. 29, 1877, Benjamin T. Raymond of Wey.


xiii. CHARLES M., Oct. 8, 1854.


xiv. IDA MAY, Oct. 8, 1856. m. Sept. 15, 1881, Charles V. Severance of Brock- ton, and d. 6 Oct. 1885, æt. 29th yr.


XV. AN INFANT, May 12, 1858.


xvi. FRANK E., Dec. 1860.


xvii. ALMA E., Oct. 24, 1862, d. 6 Feb. 1863.


79. ALLEN 7 (Hosea 6 David 5 Abel 4 Theophilus 3 Daniel 2 Mat- thew 1), b. in Hing. June 29, 1796. m. Nov. 1822, Lydia Lapham, dau.


175


Cushing.


of Michael and Sarah (Cushing) Lapham of Scit. She d. in Hing. 4 May, 1880, æt. 80 yrs. He d. 15 July, 1862, æt. 66 yrs. "Carpen- ter." Resided on Main St., So. Hing. A pensioner of the War of 1812.


Ch., -


i. IVERS ALLEN, March 22, 1824, d. unm. 3 Aug. 1864.


99. ii. ISAAC HINCKLEY, Nov. 21, 1826.


iii. DELMONT OLIVER, March 21, 1829, d. 13 Nov. 1838.


iv. LYDIA JAMES, Oct. 10, 1831. m. Aug. 24, 1862, Daniel W. Lincoln.


v. SARAH LAPHAM, Feb. 24, 1834. m. Nov. 16, 1862, Andrew J. Gove of Randolph.


vi. CELIA WILDER, Jan. 14, 1837, d. 11 Dec. 1838.


100. vii. DELMONT OLIVER, Aug. 14, 1839.


viii. CELIA WILDER, Apr. 15, 1842.


80. LABAN 7 (Hosea 6 David 5 Abel + Theophilus & Daniel 2 Mat- thew 1), b. in Hing. Sept. 30, 1803. m. 1829, Alice Furgerson. Laban d. 21 Nov. 1877, æt. 74 yrs. "Hatter." Representative 1840. Re- sided on So. Pleasant St.


Ch., -


i. LABAN FURGERSON, Aug. 8, 1830. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.") 101. ii. EDWARD SARGENT, May 20, 1832.


iii. ARTHUR CLARENCE, Dec. 30, 1833, d. 12 Apr. 1840.


iv. WILLIAM BRADFORD, Aug. 16, 1836. m. Marion Schuyler, and d. 7 Aug. 1862. Their s. Fred., was b. Apr. 21, 1860. (See " Hingham in the Civil War.")


v. ALICE CLARENCE, -, d. 26 Sept. 1840.


vi. MARTHA FURGERSON, March 7, 1844. m. Apr. 21, 1872, Seth B. Cushing.


81. DAVID 7 (Charles W.6 David 5 Abel 4 Theophilus 3 Daniel 2 Mat- thew 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 2, 1801. m. Nov. 8, 1825, Mary Souther Lapham, dau. of Michael and Sarah (Cushing) Lapham of Scit. She was b. at Scit. Nov. 8, 1804, and d. in Hing. 1 Feb. 1885, æt. 80 yrs. " Farmer." Resides on So. Pleasant St.


Ch., all b. in Hing., -


102. i. DAVID, Aug. 14, 1826.


103. ii. ALONZO, Dec. 15, 1827.


iii. MARY JANE, March 26, 1829, d. 14 Jan. 1830.


iv. MARY JANE, Oct. 17, 1830, d. 3 Dec. foll.


v. SARAH JANE, Nov. 5, 1832. m. Jan. 8, 1854, Alfred H. Loring, and d. 21 Apr. 1881.


vi. MICHAEL LAPHAM, Sept. 4, 1834. m. March 2, 1856, Josephine Kimball of So. Scit.


"vii. OTIS, March 22, 1837. m. Jan. 31, 1861, Caroline F. Hersey. Resides at So. Wey.


viii. SIDNEY, March 2, 1839. m. Sept. 26, 1861, Sarah E. Corbett. Resides at Boston.


104. ix. GEORGE, June 16, 1841.


X. FERDINAND, Nov. 22, 1843.


xi. ISABELLA, Sept. 10, 1847.


82. CHARLES W.7 (Charles W.6 David 5 Abel 4 Theophilus 3 Daniel 2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. Oct. 26, 1811. m. first, March 29, 1836, Eliz- abeth Ann Lane, dau. of Quincy and Elizabeth (Hersey) Lane. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 8, 1816, and d. 3 Feb. 1882, æt. 65 yrs. He m. secondly, Jan. 1, 1885, Mary Ann, dau. of Daniel McKenna. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 20, 1855. "Master mason and contractor ; "


176


Cushing.


afts. " farmer." Representative 1850 and 1851, and a man of energy in the conduct of his business affairs. Resides on Main, near So. Pleasant St.


Ch., by w. Elizabeth, -


i. ELIZABETH ALMENA, b. at Boston, Sept. 15, 1837. m. Sept. 15, 1857, Ebenezer C. Ripley.


105. ii. CHARLES QUINCY, b. at Boston, Apr. 29, 1845.


iii. FLORENCE RICHMOND, b. in Hing. June 14, 1851, d. 1 June, 1866, at. 15th yr.


iv. ANNIE FRANCES, b. in Hing. Oct. 1, 1854. m. Jan. 1, 1879, Arthur E. Ho- bart of Wey.


v. VIRGINIA LANE, b. in Hing. Aug. 18, 1856. m. Oct. 31, 1878, John J. P. O'Brien, Esq., of Worcester, Mass.


Child, b. in Hing., by w. Mary, -


vi. MARINDA, Sept. 5, 1886.


83. JAMES 7 (Charles W.6 David 5 Abel 4 Theophilus 3 Daniel 2 Mat- thew 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 10, 1820. m. Apr. 25, 1844, Mary Ann Cush- ing, dau. of Philip and Mary C. (Rundlett) Cushing. She was b. at Boston, Dec. 17, 1824. "Mason," and " farmer." Resides on So. Pleasant St.


Ch., all b. in Hing., -.


i. EUGENIA, Feb. 3, 1845. m. Dec. 11, 1870, Michael Kelley.


ii. JAMES WHITING, Sept. 27, 1850. m. Jan. 14, 1872, Harriet R. Morton. Their s. Austin Russell, was b. Nov. 28, 1881.


iii. LAURA CLARENCE, Oct. 10, 1852.


iv. PHILIP AUSTIN, Sept. 23, 1855. of Scit.


m. Dec. 26, 1881, Hannah E. B. Morris


v. MARY ABBIE, March 6, 1858.


vi. WINIFRED BOWERS, July 3, 1864, d. 30 Sept. 1864, æt. 13 weeks.


vii. WILLIE MARDEN, July 3, 1864, d. 24 Sept. 1864, æt. 12 weeks.


84. PYAM 7 (Robert 6 Pyam " Theophilus 4-3 Daniel 2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. July 6, 1789. m. Jan. 6, 1813, Sarah Jacob, dau. of Daniel and Mary (Jones) Jacob. She was b. in Hing. Dec. 14, 1795, and d. 15 Jan. 1878, æt. 82 yrs. He d. 12 Sept. 1865, æt. 76 yrs. "Farmer." Selectman 1847 and 1848. Resided on Main St., So. Hing.


Ch., all b. in Hing., -


106. i. PYAM, Jan. 11, 1814.


ii. SARAH JACOB, Nov. 14, 1815. m. Nov. 17, 1833, Seth B. Cushing, and d. 6 Nov. 1871.


107. iii. ROBERT, Feb. 5, 1819.


iv. MARY JONES, Dec. 5, 1820. m. Jan. 20, 1842, William Fearing.


108. V. CALEB, Oct. 29, 1822.


85. HENRY 7 (Henry 6 Pyam 5 Theophilus 4-3 Daniel 2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 29, 1798. m. first, Dec. 25, 1822, Mary Gardner, dau. of Solomon and Mary (Wilder) Gardner. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 14, 1803, and d. 28 May, 1838, æt. 35 yrs. He m. secondly, May 2, 1839, Angelina H. Tower, dau. of Joshua and Anna (Hersey) Tower. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 9, 1818. Henry d. 25 Jan. 1864, æt. 66th yr. "Trader." Selectman. Representative in 1837, 1838, and 1839. Resided on Main St., So. Hing.


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Cushing.


Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Mary, -


i. MARY GARDNER, July 28, 1825. m. Nov. 12, 1846, Josiah Lane.


ii. LYDIA LORING, May 5, 1831. m. Aug. 7, 1853, Sewall Pugsley.


iii. HENRIETTA, March 15, 1838. m. May 24, 1864, Capt. Thomas C. Worth.


Ch., b. in Hing., by w. Angelina, -


iv. ANGELINA, Jan. 31, 1843. m. Jan. 18, 1871, George F. Jacobs.


v. HENRY WINTHROP, May 27, 1848. m. Aug. 11, 1875, Fannie A., dau. of Joseph and Clarissa A. (Cushing) Jacobs. Their s. Winthrop Jacobs, was b. in Hing. Nov. 19, 1878. Henry W. is sec. of the Hingham Mutual Fire Insurance Company .


86. SETH 7 (Seth 6 Pyam 5 Theophilus 4-3 Daniel 2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. July 9, 1795. m. Nancy Seth d. 3 May, 1829, æt. 34th yr. Resided on Main St., So. Hing.


Ch., b. in Hing., -


i. NANCY PAGE, Nov. 26, 1819.


ii. SETH, Feb. 24, 1821 ; drowned 9 July, 1834.


iii. ISAAC, Jan. 6, 1823.


iv. ELLEN MARIA, Feb. 20, 1827, d.


v. HELEN ADELINE, Feb. 20, 1827. m. Robert Mansfield.


vi. MARIA, -. m. Charles Higby.


87. LEONARD 7 (Seth 6 Pyam 5 Theophilus 4-3 Daniel 2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. March 2, 1797. m. Jan. 1, 1821, Mary C. Whiting, dau. of Davis and Abigail (Bowker) Whiting. She was b. in Hing. June 17, 1797, and d. 13 Oct. 1879, æt. 82 yrs. He d. 19 July, 1881, æt. 84 yrs. " Farmer." Resided at "Liberty Plain," So. Hing. Ch., -


i. MARY DAVIS, b. at Scit. Nov. 16, 1821. m. Oct. 25, 1846, James L. Gardner.


ii. MARTIN LEONARD, b. at Scit. June 22, 1823, d. 9 Dec. 1826.


iii. ABIGAIL BOWKER, b. at Scit. Oct. 13, 1825. m. Nov. 16, 1848, Henry Shute.


iv. JOANNA, b. in Hing. Sept. 23, 1828. m. Nov. 6, 1861, Elias A. Burrell of Ab'n.


88. ANDREW 7 (Seth 6 Pyam 5 Theophilus 4-3 Daniel 2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. Nov. 22, 1801. m. July 29, 1827, Lucy Hersey, dau. of Joshua and Lucy (Jacob) Hersey. She was b. in Hing. March 19, 1802, and d. 21 Aug. 1885, æt. 83 yrs. "Manuf'r of Hats," afts. " trader," and postmaster at So. Hing. Resides on Main St., So. Hing.


Ch., all b. in Hing., -


i. LUCY JACOB, Jan. 20, 1829.


ii. ANDREW CHAUNCEY, Aug. 27, 1830. m. Nov. 6, 1872, Sarah E. Loud of Wey.


iii. MATILDA SUMNER, Sept. 23, 1832.


iv. MARIA ELIZABETH, Oct. 1, 1834. m. (1) John D. Fowler, who d. 20 Apr. 1865, and (2) Aug. 10, 1876, Webster Hersey.


v. JOANNA ALDEN, Dec. 20, 1837. m. Dec. 31, 1857, Jolin D. Gates.


vi. RACHEL HERSEY, March 20, 1839, d. unm. 5 Jan. 1872, æt. 33d yr. vii. JOSHUA HERSEY, Sept. 19, 1841. Resides at Melbourne, Australia. viii. WENDELL, Oct. 17, 1843, d. 9 Dec. 1843.


ix. A DAU., June 17, 1845, d. 18 June, 1845.


X. MARY WENDELL, Aug. 18, 1846. m. Sept. 10, 1871, Amasa J. Whiting. VOL. II. - 12


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Cushing.


89. OLIVER 7 (Seth 6 Pyam 5 Theophilus 4-3 Daniel 2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. Jan. 15, 1804. m. Oct. 28, 1828, Elizabeth Lisle Hammond, dau. of Joseph and Elizabeth (Lincoln) Hammond. She was b. in Hing. Jan. 17, 1804, and d. 11 Jan. 1886, æt. 82d yr. He d. 18 Aug. 1857, æt. 54th yr. "Painter," and selectman for eighteen yrs. Re- sided on Main St., So. Hing.


Ch., b. in Hing., -


i. OLIVER WENDELL, Aug. 17, 1829. m. Dec. 18, 1850, Harriet N. Curtis, and d. 29 Dec. 1856, æt. 27 yrs.


ii. ELIZABETH LINCOLN, Aug. 12, 1831. m. Jan. 30, 1862, Seth S. Hersey, Jr., and d. 12 Jan. 1866, æt. 34 yrs.


109. iii. WILLIAM, May 24, 1836.


90. THEOPHILUS 7 (Washington 6 Theophilus 5-4-3 Daniel 2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. July 21, 1811. m. Nov. 17, 1833, Cynthia C. Jacobs, dau. of Jotham and Grace (Tower) Jacobs. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 24, 1815. Theophilus d. 26 Jan. 1866, æt. 54 yrs. "Farmer." Resided on the paternal homestead, Main St., So. Hing.


Ch., b. in Hing., -


i. MARY WASHINGTON, Apr. 8, 1835. m. Aug. 2, 1852, Calvin H. Young. 110. ii. THEOPHILUS, Apr. 9, 1839.


91. THEOPHILUS 7 (Nehemiah 6 Theophilus 54-3 Daniel 2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. June 28, 1802. m. May 13, 1827, Lucinda Lapham of So. Scit. They removed to Winterport, Me., where she d. 2 Aug. 1884, æt. 75th yr. Theophilus d. 4 Oct. 1881, æt. 79 yrs. "Civil engineer;" at one time a teacher in the public school of Hing., and after his re- moval to Me., "lumber merchant." He was a senator in the legis- lature of that State.


Ch., b. in Hing., -


i. THEOPHILUS HAMILTON, 1827.


ii. LUCINDA CAROLINE, 1829.


iii. GEORGE BYRON, 1831.


iv. LORENZO DE ZAVALA, 1835. Other ch. were b. in Me.


92. NEHEMIAH 7 (Nehemiah 6 Theophilus 5-4-3 Daniel 2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. Apr. 8, 1804. m. Nov. 20, 1827, Betsey Jacobs, dau. of Jotham and Grace (Tower) Jacobs. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 9, 1809, and surviving him, m. secondly, July 3, 1842, Robert G. Gard- ner. Nehemiah d. ab. 1840. "Mason." Resided on Main St., at "Liberty Pole Hill."


Ch., -


i. NEHEMIAH, Aug. 10, 1828 ; is m. and resides in North Carolina.


ii. MARIA ELIZABETH, May 6, 1832, d. 22 Sept. 1833.


iii. MARY ELIZABETH, March 9, 1835, d. 12 July foll.


iv. WILLIAM, July 2, 1837 ; is unm. and resides at Wey.


93. SETH B.7 (Nehemiah 6 Theophilus 5-4-3 Daniel 2 Matthew1), b. in Hing. Sept. 18, 1812. m. Nov. 17, 1833, Sarah J. Cushing, dau. of Pyam and Sarah (Jacob) Cushing. (See No. 84.) She d. 6 Nov. 1861, æt. 46 yrs. Seth d. 17 June, 1854, æt. 42 yrs. "Painter." Resided on Main St., So. Hing.


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Cushing.


Ch., all b. in Hing., -


i. LUCAS, Aug. 5, 1834. m. - Jones, and resides at Boston.


ii. MORGIANA, Nov. 6, 1835. m. Nov. 3, 1859, Luke H. Bowers.


iii. SARAH BRIGGS, Sept. 19, 1837. m. June 27, 1861, Amos B. Bates.


111. iv. SETH BRIGGS, Nov. 12, 1839.


v. DEBORAH BRIGGS, July 13, 1844.


vi. FRANK RUSSELL, Nov. 10, 1849. m. March 31, 1875, Annie Maria Morse of Boston. Resides at Boston.


94. DAVID 7 (Pyam 6 Perez 5 Theophilus 4-3 Daniel 2 Matthew 1), b. Nov. 30, 1813, at Freeport, Me., while his parents were temporarily residing there ; m. in Hing. Oct. 13, 1844, Elizabeth H. Torrey, dau. of William and Sarah (Cushing) Torrey. She was b. in Hing. Apr. 30, 1823. " Lumber dealer." Was representative in 1868. Resides on North St., near the meeting-house of the Universalist Society.


Ch., b. in Hing., -


i. DAVID AUGUSTINE, June 26, 1846, d. 30 July foll.


ii. ELIZABETH BRAXTON, Sept. 4, 1847. m. Oct. 13, 1885, Henry W. Stone of Boston. He d. at New York, 9 May, 1887, at. 42 yrs.


iii. SARAH, Jan. 8, 1850.


95. GEORGE 7 (William 6 Benjamin 5 Solomon 4 Matthew 3 Daniel 2 Matthew 1), b. in Hing. Feb. 27, 1789. m. Catherine Graupner of Bos- ton. George d. at Watertown, Mass., 14 Nov. 1880, æt. 92d yr. "Bank officer." Resided for some time at Boston, but late in life on the an- cestral homestead, Main St., below "Pear Tree Hill." (The old house was demolished in 1886.)


Ch., -


i. ELIZABETH L., b. at Dor. Aug. 6, 1819, d. in Hing. 1 July, 1869, æt. 50th yr.


ii. WILLIAM, Oct. 1, 1821.


iii. GEORGE, Oct. 21, 1823, d. 26 March, 1882, æt. 58 yrs.


iv. CHARLES, 1825, d. at the Friendly Islands.


v. MARTIN G., 1827. (See "Hingham in the Civil War.")


vi. MARGARET, 1829, d. 23 July, 1834, æt. 5 yrs.


vii. HENRY HOWARD, b. June 11, 1831, d. at Washington, D. C., 15 Oct. 1872, æt. 41 yrs. (See "Hingham in the Civil War.")


viii. J. MORLAND, Jan. 1834, d. 17 July, 1836.


ix. BENJAMIN LORING, Jan. 1834, d. in Hing. 16 March, 1865, æt. 31 yrs.


96. EDMUND 8 (Francis 7 Daniel 6-5-4-3-2 Matthew 1) b. in Hing. Feb. 9, 1824. m. Nov. 25, 1858, Sally S. Poor, dau. of Amos and Sally (Lunt) Poor. She was b. at West Newbury, March 3, 1835. " Harness- maker." Resides on Main St., Hing. Centre.


Ch., b. in Hing., -


i. LIZZIE SOMERBY, June 16, 1863.


ii. EDMUND HERBERT, Feb. 18, 1865.


97. HENRY 8 (Francis 7 Daniel 6-5-4-3-2 Matthew 1). b. in Hing. Apr. 22, 1827. m. Dec. 7, 1859, Almira King, dau. of Thomas and Elmira B. (Reed) King. She was b. in Hing. Sept. 5, 1831. "Carriage- trimmer and harness-maker." Resides on Main St., Hing. Centre. Ch., all b. in Hing., -


i. MYRA BELLE, Nov. 29, 1861.


ii. HENRY FRANCIS, Nov. 24, 1863.




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