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Company of Boston. He was the first president of the proprietors of the 

 Hingham cemetery, and the first person to make donations of land for 

 the enlargement of this historic place, 

 vi. Richard, July 17, 1783. Removed to the State of Me. 



22. Thomas 8 (Samuel^ 4 - 8 John 2 Thomas J ), b. in Hing. Aug. 25, 

 1748. m. first, Jan. 8, 1773, Judith Graves. She d. 2 March, 1773, 

 ret. 33 yrs. He m. secondly, Oct. 26, 1775, Mary Barker, dau. of 

 Francis and Hannah (Thaxter) Barker. She was b. in Hing. Feb. 26, 

 1742^3. Thomas d. 20 June, 1813, aet. 65th yr. " Physician." Re- 

 sided on Main, near Water St. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., by w. Mary, were — 



i. Robert, Oct. 21, 1776. Was grad. at Har. Coll. 1798. "Physician." 



Settled at Dor., where he d. 9 Feb. 1852, aet. 75 vrs. 

 ii. Mary, Feb. 11, 1779, d. 23 Aug. 1780. 

 iii. Mary, June 13, 1781, d. 14 July foil, 

 iv. Thomas, July 11, 1782, d. at Dor. 3 Jan. 1831, aet. 48 yrs. 

 v. Mary, Nov. 10, 1784. m. Sept. 26, 1813, Jerom Cushing. 



23. Henry 6 (Samuel fM " 3 John 2 Thomas l ), b. in Hing. Feb. 16, 1754. 

 m. Feb. 16, 1782, Jane Loring, dau. of Thomas and Sarah (Hersey) 

 Loring. She was b. in Hing. Nov. 5, 1752, and d. 20 Dec. 1835, aet. 

 83 yrs. He d. 14 Oct. 1833, set. 80th yr. " Trader." Was of the firm 

 of Loring and Thaxter, and later of Henry Thaxter and Sons. Re- 

 sided on Main St., near the meeting-house of the First Parish. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., were — 



i. Ned, Oct. 10, 1782, d. 8 Aug. 1783. 



28. ii. Edward, May 22, 1784. 



iii. Sally, Aug. 17, 1786, d. 24 March, 1807, aet. 21st yr. 

 iv. Tempe, June 17, 1788, d. 1 Oct. 1792. 



29. v. Henry, Dec. 26, 1790. 



24. George 8 (Seth 6 David « Samuel 2 Thomas 1 ), b. in Hing. May 

 31, 1785. m. March 13, 1813, Susanna Lincoln, dau. of Beza and 

 Sarah (Ward) Lincoln (II. 470). She was b. in Hing. Oct. 21, 1785, 

 and d. 31 Dec. 1867, aet. 82 yrs. He d. 5 June, 1863, aet. 78 yrs. " Ship- 

 master." Resided on the paternal homestead, North St. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., — 



i. Susan L., Apr. 3, 1814. m. Oct. 25, 1854, James L. Hunt, 

 ii. David, March 28, 1816, d. 25 Aug. 1817. 

 iii. George Warren, Feb. 19, 1819, d. at New Orleans, La., 31 Jan. 1856, aet. 



37th yr. 

 iv. Sophia B., May 1, 1821, d. unm. 26 Dec. 1866, set. 46th yr. 



25. Joseph B. 6 (Daniel 6 David ^ Samuel 2 Thomas 1 ), b. in Hing- 

 Oct. 15, 1791. m. Nov. 12, 1815, Sally Gill, dau. of Nathaniel and 

 Lydia (Humphrey) Gill. She was b. in Hing. Oct. 6, 1797, and d. 13 

 Nov. 1870, aet. 73 yrs. He d. 8 May, 1863, aet. 72d yr. "Silver- 

 smith." Resided on the paternal homestead, North St., near Fountain 

 Square. 



Ch., all b. in Hing., — 



i. Daniel, Aug. 11, 1816. m. (1) Dec. 21, 1846, Sarah E. Buss of Boston, 

 and (2) Dec. 26, 1850, Lucy P. Scarborough. Daniel d. 14 Nov. 1879, 

 aet. 63 yrs. 



