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Benjamin Higgins 1640 – 1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Jul 1640

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 14 Mar 1691

Death Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Richard Higgins

Mother: Lydia Chandler

Spouse(s): Lydia Bangs

Children(s): Samuel Higgins

The story of Benjamin Higgins began in 1640 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States. Benjamin Higgins married Lydia Bangs, and had children including Samuel Higgins. Benjamin Higgins passed away in 1691 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Higgins began in 1640 in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Benjamin Higgins married Lydia Bangs, and had children including Samuel Higgins.
  • Benjamin Higgins passed away in 1691 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Higgins
1603 – 1675
Birth Location: Stoke Hundred, Hertfordshire, England
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Lydia Chandler
1613 – 1651
Birth Location: England
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Bangs
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Samuel Higgins
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin Higgins's Ancestors

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Benjamin Higgins
1640 – 1691
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Richard Higgins
1603 – 1675
Stoke Hundred, Hertfordshire, England
Lydia Chandler
1613 – 1651
England
Grandparents
Edward Higgins
1548 – 1631
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Julia Meals
1582 – 1603
Bridstone, Herefordshire, England
Edmund Chandler
– 1662
Stoke Newington, London, England
Anne Barstow
Great-Grandparents
John Higgins
1528 – 1580
Elizabeth Clyton
1523 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Benjamin Higgins's Descendants

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Benjamin Higgins (1 Jul 1640 – 14 Mar 1691) m. Lydia Bangs
  1. 1. Samuel Higgins m. Thankful Mayo
    1. 1. John Higgins (12/6/1720 – )
    2. 2. Simeon Higgins (01/16/1722 – )
    3. 3. William Higgins m. Deborah
      1. 1. William Higgins m. Mercy (Shirley) Niles (05/4/1744 – )
        1. 1. lewis Higgins (abt 1764 – )
        2. 2. Elijah Higgins (01/7/1766 – 02/5/1854) m. Mary Moore ( – 30 Nov 1848) m. Deliverance Heiford m. Sarah Finney
        3. 3. Barnabus ((Barney)) Higgins (abt 1774 – 1885) m. Mary ((Polly)) Prentice
        4. 4. Rebecca Higgins
        5. 5. Luther Higgins
        6. 6. Dilly Higgins
        7. 7. Webster Higgins
        8. 8. Gersham Higgins

Benjamin Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1 Jul 1640
Birth of Benjamin Higgins in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1691
14 Mar 1691
Age 51
Death of Benjamin Higgins in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1640
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1691
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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