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History of Hingham. 



At the annual meeting in 1892, the following officers were 

 chosen, viz. : Ebed L. Ripley, President ; Joseph H. French, 

 Secretary and Treasurer; John K. Corthell, William Thomas, 

 Justin Ripley, William Fearing, 2d, and Hawkes Fearing, Direc- 

 tors ; William Thomas, Superintendent of Grounds. 



JERUSALEM ROAD CEMETERY. 



On the southeast side of Jerusalem Road, a short distance 

 from Hull Street, is a picturesque driveway leading to elevated 

 ground, on the left-hand side of which the old burial-place on 

 Jerusalem Road is located. It takes in a most charming ocean, 

 lake, and landscape view, and nearly all the summer residences 

 of this neighborhood are brought vividly into prominence, and 

 add greatly to the effect and beauty of the scene. The cemetery 

 of itself, however, receives but little care, and therefore presents, 

 but few attractions. It needs to be judiciously modernized and 

 embellished by a skilful hand to be in keeping with its sur- 

 roundings and with the spirit of the age. The part originally 

 used as a burial-ground was undoubtedly consecrated to this 

 purpose more than one hundred and fifty years ago, or soon 

 after the locality was settled and a mill erected. Its improve- 

 ment, therefore, should interest all who reside in this vicinity, 

 even if no higher motive be considered than to adorn, and beau- 

 tify, and preserve it for its antiquity, as well as for the hallowed 

 memories which cluster around it. 



The inscriptions upon the older stones are as follows : — 



HERE LIES THE BODY 

 of M rs MARTHA HUDSON 



Wife to M r JOSEPH 

 HUDSON DIED NOV 13 

 1755 in the 58 th 

 YEAR of HER AGE. 



IN MEMORY OF 



M r ANDREW BEAL 



he Died Jan r >' y e 10 



1762 Aged 



77 Years. 



IN MEMORY OF M rs 



MARY HUDSON 



Wife of M r Heze- 



kiah Hudson 



Who Died Dec 



ember 5 1763 



in y e 22 d year 



of Her Age. 



IN MEMORY OF M" 



RACHEL Widow of 



M r Andrew Beal. She 



Died Nov y e 20 th 1780 



Aged 84 yrs. 



IN MEMORY OF M r5 



DEBORAH Wife of 



M r ABEL BEAL She 



Died June y e 15. 1788 



In her 54 th year. 



Several years since, additional land adjoining the original 

 ground was purchased, thereby increasing its area to about two 

 acres. Its present proprietors were granted an Act of Incorpo- 

 ration as the Nantasket Cemetery Association, April 22, 1879. 

 The officers of this association are, Joseph Hicks, President ; 

 Walter S. Beal, Secretary. 



