Photographs of General Benjamin Lincoln's Gravestone in Hingham Cemetery of Hingham, MA
Title
Photographs of General Benjamin Lincoln's Gravestone in Hingham Cemetery of Hingham, MA
Description
This is a set of two images depicting the sides of General Benjamin Lincoln's marble tombstone located in the Hingham Cemetery. It has been placed inside a fence and United States flags can be seen around it. On one side of the rectangular block it says:
BENJAMIN LINCOLN.
Mayor-General in the Army of the Revolution.
BORN JANUARY 24, 1733.
DIED MAY 9, 1810.
The other side of the stone says:
ERECTED BY HIS DESCENDANTS.
1852.
BENJAMIN LINCOLN.
Mayor-General in the Army of the Revolution.
BORN JANUARY 24, 1733.
DIED MAY 9, 1810.
The other side of the stone says:
ERECTED BY HIS DESCENDANTS.
1852.
Subject
Lincoln, Benjamin 1733-1810
Revolutions
Military officers
Armies
Death
Tombs & sepulchral monuments
Families
Publisher
Hingham Public Library
Rights
Under copyright.
Access Rights
Contact host institution for more information.
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Photographs
Spatial Coverage
Hingham (Mass.)
Temporal Coverage
1733-1810
1852
Rights Holder
Hingham Public Library
Citation
“Photographs of General Benjamin Lincoln's Gravestone in Hingham Cemetery of Hingham, MA,” Hingham Public Library Digital Exhibitions, accessed April 19, 2024, https://hinghampubliclibrary.omeka.net/items/show/282.