Who was Ruth Higgins?

Ruth Higgins (1733–1776) was born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America and died in Middle Haddam, East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. 3 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees.

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Ruth Higgins 1733–1776

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Last updated: August 25, 2026 · Reliability: C — verified across 3 independent trees

Born 5 JUN 1733 · Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

Died 1 OCT 1776 · Middle Haddam, East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Father Israel Cole Higgins

Mother Ruth Brown

Siblings Eunice Higgins, Hannah Higgins, Heman Higgins, Israel Higgins, Jesse Higgins, Lydia Higgins, Rachael Higgins, Seth Higgins, Sylvanus Higgins

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Israel Cole Higgins

Ruth Brown

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Biography

Ruth Higgins was born in 1733 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, the child of israel cole higgins and ruth brown. Ruth Higgins passed away in 1776 in Middle Haddam, East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.

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1733

Birth of Ruth Higgins in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

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1776

Death of Ruth Higgins in Middle Haddam, East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

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Oldest Ancestor Line from Ruth Higgins

This ancestor line traces from Upper Clatford, Hampshire, England (1550) to Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (1733) across 7 generations.

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: Ruth Higgins (1733–1776) was born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America and died in Middle Haddam, East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. 3 researchers on YourRoots have this ancestor in their family trees, each with their own records. This page combines what they've independently documented and assigns a Reliability Score (C) based on cross-tree validation.
: Right now, 3 researchers on YourRoots have Ruth in their trees. They're working independently, so connecting with them is a good way to cross-check your records and find things you might have missed. You can also explore the ancestor migration map that traces 7 generations of this lineage geographically.
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