. History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts . am 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; BelaWhiton, 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 annuallyre-elected since ; Isaac Barnes, 1866-7
. History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts . am 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; BelaWhiton, 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 annuallyre-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 , 1877 ; Joseph Sprague, 1882 ; Charles W. S. Seymour, 1883 ; JohnC. Hollis, 1887 ; Henry Stephenson, 1887, died same year; Charles , 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. Burial-grounds. 371 Royal Wliiton, 1842-53; Charles Lane, 1842-48; Charles W. Seymour,1848-53; Bela Whiton, 1853-67; John Todd, 1853-67; Elijah , 1855-67; Enos Loring, 1866-67. In 1867 the Directors voted not to choose a Committee on Im-provements, but in place thereof to create the office of Superin-tendent, to which office John Todd was elected. Mr. Todd stillholds this position, having been re-elected annually since the date?of its adoption. HINGHAM CENTRE CEMETERY. The older part of this centrally located, well-kept, and easilyapproached cemetery was probably first occupied for burial pur-poses as early as 1700. Its ancient memorials are numerous,well preserved, and carefully arranged; and they afford muchvaluable information in the way of names and dates to the an-tiquary and genealogist. In the absence of any record by whichto fix the precise time when burials were first made here
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