Jedediah Farmer (1802 - 1875)

Born 5 Apr 1802 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Young (Crooker) Farmer — married 11 May 1828 in Chelmsford, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 7 Jan 1875 at age 72 in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Jedediah Farmer was born on April 05, 1802 in Chelmsford, Massachusetts. His parents were John Farmer and Lydia Richardson. ^[1] He was baptized 27 Jun 1803.^[2]

He located to Hingham in 1827.^[3]

He married Mary Crooker on May 11, 1828.^[3] She was the daughter of Major Turner Crooker. Children:

1. Mary
2. John
3. Edward
4. George
5. Julia
6. Maria
7. Alfred
8. Emma
9. Charlotte
10. Ella

"Printer."^[3]

He was a senior partner in the firm of Farmer & Brown, the fits publishers of the "Hingham Gazette." Later, he became the sole proprietor. He subsequently was the owner and publisher of the :Hingham Patriot."^[3]

His brother, John Farmer. a significant genealogist and historian, dedicated his 1828 Farmer genealogy, to him:^[4]

"To Jedidiah Farmer, The following Memoir of our Ancestors, collected from various authentic sources, and with considerable enquiry and investigation, is offered to you as a token of fraternal regard and affection, by your affectionate brother,

He lived on North Street opposite Marsh's Bridge in Hingham.^[3]

1850 United States Census - Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts.^[5]

Household Members (Name)	Age	Occupation
Jedediah Farmer	46	Printer
Mary T C Farmer	45
Mary C Farmer	21
Edward O Farmer	17	Farmer
Emma M Farmer	7
Ella A Farmer	1
Mary Griffith	45

He died 7 Jan 1875. He is buried in Hingham Cemetery.^[6]

Sources

Footnotes:

1. ↑ Farmer J. A p.14
2. ↑ Chelmsford Maassachusetts Vital Records to 1850 p.169
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} History of the town of Hingham, Massachusetts. Thomas T Bouvé; Edward Tracy Bouvé; John Davis Long; Walter Lincoln Bouvé; Francis Henry Lincoln; George Lincoln; Edmund Hersey; Fearing Burr; Charles Winfield Scott Seymour; Hingham (Mass.). (1893). Pub. by the town. Vol II, p.214
4. ↑ Farmer J. A p.4
5. ↑ The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 332; Page: 5a
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/82247684/jedidiah-farmer: accessed 26 January 2023), memorial page for Jedidiah Farmer (5 Apr 1802–7 Jan 1875), Find A Grave: Memorial #82247684, citing Hingham Cemetery, Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Hammer (contributor 47448126).

Bibliography

• Farmer J. A Genealogical Memoir of the Family by the Name of Farmer Who Settled at Billerica Mass. Hingham Mass: Farmer and Brown printers; 1828.