Photograph of Sarah Derby's Grave, Hingham Cemetery of Hingham, MA
Title
Photograph of Sarah Derby's Grave, Hingham Cemetery of Hingham, MA
Description
This is a photograph of Sarah Derby's grave in Hingham Cemetery, Hingham, Massachusetts. Derby founded a coeducation school, Derby Academy, in the town during the late 18th century. The stone was erected by students and friends of the school in 1991. The text on the grave is as follows:
MADAM DERBY
April 18, 1714-June 17, 1790
Born Sarah Langlee at Hingham
married 1st Dr. Ezekiel Hersey of Hingham
married 2nd Capt. Richard Derby of Salem
Benefactress Ante Factum
Harvard Medical School
1770
Benefactress And Founder
Derby Academy
1784
This stone erected by students and friends of
Derby Academy
1991
Exegi Monumentum Aere Perennius
MADAM DERBY
April 18, 1714-June 17, 1790
Born Sarah Langlee at Hingham
married 1st Dr. Ezekiel Hersey of Hingham
married 2nd Capt. Richard Derby of Salem
Benefactress Ante Factum
Harvard Medical School
1770
Benefactress And Founder
Derby Academy
1784
This stone erected by students and friends of
Derby Academy
1991
Exegi Monumentum Aere Perennius
Subject
Derby, Sarah, 1714-1790
Philanthropy
Education
Derby, Richard, 1712-1783
Hersey, Ezekiel
Death
Graves
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Private schools
Creator
Hingham Public Library
Publisher
Hingham Public Library
Date Created
2013
Rights
Under copyright.
Access Rights
Contact host institution for more information
Format
JPEG
Extent
1.14 MB
Language
English
Latin
Type
Photographs
Identifier
Derby01
Spatial Coverage
Hingham (Mass.)
Temporal Coverage
1714-1790
1991
2013
Rights Holder
Hingham Public Library
Citation
Hingham Public Library, “Photograph of Sarah Derby's Grave, Hingham Cemetery of Hingham, MA,” Hingham Public Library Digital Exhibitions, accessed April 19, 2024, https://hinghampubliclibrary.omeka.net/items/show/322.