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History of Hingham. 



The earliest headstone erected in this cemetery, although no 

 doubt there were other burials here previously, has upon it the 



o ' Here Lies ye 



Body of Ephraim 

 Marsh Aged 24 



Years Died 

 Jan'y ye 2. 1708 



Of the historic monuments of the present century are the sar- 

 cophagus bearing an inscription to the memory of Maj.-Gen. Ben- 

 jamin Lincoln, the monument 

 " To the First Settlers of Hing- 

 ham, Erected by the Town, 

 1839," the soldiers' and sailors' 

 monument, and the statue of 

 Governor Andrew. 



Since the Act of Incorpora- 



tion the officers of this ceme- 

 tery have been as follows : — 



Presidents: Adam W. Thaxter, 

 1838-53; Solomon Lincoln, 1853- 

 55 ; John Bassett, 1855-70 ; Solo- 

 mon Lincoln, 1870-81 ; Henry C. 

 Harding, 1882. 



Secretaries : Jairus Lincoln, 

 1838-44; Robert T. P. Fiske, 

 1844-66; Elijah L. Whiton, 

 1866-70; George Lincoln, 1870- 

 79; Charles B. W. Lane, 1879- 

 88 ; Charles A. Lane, 1888. 



Treasurers : Up to 1870 the 

 office of Treasurer was held by the 

 Secretary ; since then it has been 

 separate duty. Elijah L. Whiton, 

 1870-81 ; Enos Loring, 1881. 



Directors : Adam W. Thaxter, 

 1838-53 ; Jairus Lincoln, 1838-44 ; 

 Jotham Lincoln, 1838-41 ; Edward Thaxter, 1838-42 ; Solomon Lin- 

 coln, 1838-55; Robert T. P. Fiske, 1838-66; Rufus Lane, 1838-41 ; 

 Charles Lane, 1841-54; Royal Whiton, 1841-65 ; Charles W. Seymour, 

 1842-51 ; John Todd, 1844 — has been annually re-elected since; Bela 

 Whiton, 1851-70 ; Amos Bates, 1853-54 ; Joseph Sprague, 1854-55 ; 

 Rufus Lane, Jr., 1854-63 ; John Bassett, 1855-70 ; Elijah L. Whiton, 

 1855-81 ; George M. Soule, 1863-68 ; Enos Loring, 1865, and annually 

 re-elected since ; Isaac Barnes, 1866-70 ; Daniel Bassett, 1868-70 ; Solo- 

 mon Lincoln, 1870-81 ; George Lincoln, 1870-79 ; Samuel Easterbrook, 

 1870-83; Albert Fearing, 1871-75; David Whiton, 1875-77; John D. 

 Long, 1877 ; Joseph Sprague, 1882 ; Charles W. S. Seymour, 1883 ; John 

 C. Hollis, 1887 ; Henry Stephenson, 1887, died same year; Charles B. 

 Barnes, 1888. 



Committee on Improvements : Jairus Lincoln, 1838-42 ; Rufus Lane, 

 1838-39; Robert T. P. Fiske, 1838-66; Solomon Lincoln, 1839-42; 



FIRST SETTLERS MONUMENT, 

 HINGHAM CEMETERY. 



