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History of Hingham. 



TOMB OF REV. EBENEZER GAY, D.D. 



Other additions were afterwards made as follows : The pro- 

 prietors bought of Jacob H. Loud, April 28, 1865, the orchard 

 and garden spot, extending to South Street, which had previously 

 belonged to his father, Thomas Loud. August 22, 1870, a lot in the 

 rear of the easterly part of the First Parish grounds and of the 

 estate of Mrs. Ezekiel Lincoln was presented to the proprietors 

 by Hon. Albert Fearing; and April 16, 1877, an additional tract 

 of land became the property of the corporation by the generous 

 gift of the sightly eminence overlooking the harbor from the heirs 

 of Isaac Hinckley, deceased. This extended to Water Street and 

 gave a third entrance, so that all parts of the ground are now 

 easily accessible from the public thoroughfares in this vicinity. 



A liberal sum of money for the improvement of the cemetery 

 has been received from Fairs held in the years 1839, 1842, 1859, 

 and 1866. From these sources upwards of five thousand dollars 

 was raised, which, with the funds derived from the sale of burial- 

 lots, has been expended in terracing the hillsides, filling up hol- 

 lows, constructing avenues and paths, planting ornamental trees 

 and shrubs, and in many other ways beautifying this historic spot. 



The grounds now comprise about seventeen acres. They are 

 agreeably diversified by hill and dale, and many elaborately- 

 wrought monuments and headstones of marble and granite add 

 to its various attractions. Here lie the remains of Rev. Peter 

 Hobart (reinterred from the first burial-ground), the first minister 

 of Hingham, and his successors, Revs. John Norton and Ebenezer 

 Gay ; also of Rev. Joseph Richardson and Rev. Calvin Lincoln. 

 Here also are the remains of Col. Samuel Thaxter, Col. Benjamin 

 Lincoln, and his son Maj.-Gen. Benjamin Lincoln, Gov. John A. 



