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Benjamin Higgins 1640–1691 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 July 1640

Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 14 March 1691

Death Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Richard Higgins

Mother: Lydia Chandler

Spouse(s): Lydia Bangs

Children(s): Ichabod Higgins, Richard Higgins, Isaac Higgins, Benjamin Higgins, Samuel Higgins

In 1640, Benjamin Higgins entered the world in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, born to Richard Higgins And Lydia Chandler. Benjamin Higgins married Lydia Bangs, and had children including Benjamin Higgins, Ichabod Higgins, Isaac Higgins, Richard Higgins, Samuel Higgins. Benjamin Higgins passed away in 1691 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1640, Benjamin Higgins entered the world in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, born to Richard Higgins And Lydia Chandler.
  • Benjamin Higgins married Lydia Bangs, and had children including Benjamin Higgins, Ichabod Higgins, Isaac Higgins, Richard Higgins, Samuel Higgins.
  • Benjamin Higgins passed away in 1691 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Higgins
1603–1675
Birth Location: Stoke Hundred, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
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Lydia Chandler
1613–1651
Birth Location: Leyden, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas
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Spouses(s)

Lydia Bangs
1642–1709
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Ichabod Higgins
1662–1728
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Richard Higgins
1664–1732
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Isaac Higgins
1672–1760
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Higgins
1681–1761
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
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Samuel Higgins
1676–1761
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Benjamin Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Higgins
1640–1691
Birth Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Richard Higgins
1603–1675
Stoke Hundred, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lydia Chandler
1613–1651
Leyden, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas
Grandparents
Richard Higgins
1570–
Edmund Chandler
1588–1662
Stoke Newington, London, London, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Alden
1591–1738
Bocking, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Higgins
1540–
John ChandlerChaundeler
1565–1592
Jane Gitton
1562–1666
George Separatist}
1575–1620
Mary Passenger.
1569–1626
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger Fowke
1558–1594
Joane Moreton
1552–1590

Benjamin Higgins's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin Higgins (1 July 1640–14 March 1691) m. Lydia Bangs (1642–1709)
  1. 1. Ichabod Higgins 1662–1728 m. Melatiah Hamblin 1668–1744
  2. 2. Richard Higgins 1664–1732 m. Sarah Hamlin 1671–1734
    1. 1. Joshua Higgins 1695–1768 m. Ruth Twining 1699–1793
      1. 1. Ruth Higgins 1725–1784 m. Eleazer Rogers 1726–1780
        1. 1. Joanna ((Johanah) Rogers (6) GGM) 1747–1817 m. Asa (Nickerson (DNA) (5\16) Wampanoag) 1741–1817
      2. 2. Sarah Higgins 1721–1767 m. Richard (Rogers 4th) Ggf 1728–1761
        1. 1. Gideon Rogers 1748–1836 m. Eunice Snow 1750–
        2. 2. Sarah Rogers 1753– m. Jonathan Twining 1750–
        3. 3. Phebe Rogers 1755– m. Edward Cole 1750–
        4. 4. Peninah Rogers 1757– m. David Nickerson 1760–
        5. 5. Hezekiah (P) Rogers 1751–1832 m. Ruth Rogers 1756– m. Mary Yates 1754–
        6. 6. Richard Rogers 1759–
      3. 3. Zacheus Higgins 1727–1817 m. Mercy Crosby 1728–1772
        1. 1. Mercy Highins 1752–1842 m. Joshua Rogers 1749–1842
      4. 4. William Higgins 1734– m. Abigail Mayo 1732– m. Elizabeth Young 1737–
        1. 1. Abigal Higgins 1758– m. Thomas Snow 1750–1804
      5. 5. Esther Higgins 1738–1793 m. Edmund Higgins 1740–1793
        1. 1. Rachel Higgins 1770–1832
        2. 2. Ruth (Taylor) Higgins 1776–1809
        3. 3. Josiah Higgins 1762–1822
        4. 4. Jonathan Higgins 1773–1794
        5. 5. Hannah Higgins 1767–
        6. 6. Dorcas Higgins 1765–1812
        7. 7. Martha Higgins 1778–
      6. 6. Hannah Higgins 1730–
    2. 2. Eleazer Higgins 1697–1743
    3. 3. Jedediah Higgins 1702–1732
    4. 4. Zaccheus Higgins 1701–1715
    5. 5. Moses Higgins 1710–1798 m. Elizabeth Arey 1710–1792
      1. 1. Davis Higgins 1732–
      2. 2. Aron Higgins 1730–
      3. 3. Fefre Higgins 1731–
      4. 4. Gediozo Higgins 1729–
      5. 5. Ehzathan Higgins 1728–
    6. 6. Abigail Higgins 1715–
    7. 7. Ruben Higgins 1708–1749 m. Hannah Cole 1715–1750
      1. 1. Reubens Higgins 1739–1823
    8. 8. David Higgins 1706–1771
    9. 9. Esther Higgins 1704–
    10. 10. Theophilus Higgins 1698–1780 m. Joanna Young 1703–1767
      1. 1. Mary Higgins 1731– m. Eliphalet (Nickerson) *150 1731–1774
        1. 1. Warren Nickerson 1757–1839 m. Anna Alden 1756–1817
        2. 2. Joanna Nickerson 1762–1823
        3. 3. Priscilla Nickerson 1770–1850
        4. 4. Eliphalet Nickerson 1761–1836
        5. 5. Daniel Nickerson 1759–1847
  3. 3. Isaac Higgins 1672–1760 m. Lydia Collins 1676–1765
    1. 1. Sarah Higgins 1699–1795 m. David (O) Smith 1691–1734
      1. 1. Elkanah Smith 1729–1827
      2. 2. Solomon Smith 1716–1790 m. Alice (Rebecca) Hamilton 1720–1794
        1. 1. Theodore Smith 1751–1843 m. Patience Crowell 1756–1822
        2. 2. Desire Smith 1743–
        3. 3. Mary Smith 1760–
        4. 4. Elisha Smith 1749–1841
        5. 5. Henry Smith 1770–1793
        6. 6. Grace Smith 1754–1784 m. William Greenwood 1740–1824
        7. 7. Barzilla Smith 1741–
        8. 8. Solomon Smith 1745–1793 m. Tabitha Crowell 1740–1830
        9. 9. Jonathan Smith 1747–1825 m. Abigail Kendrick 1748–1818
      3. 3. David (Smith) Jr 1718–1795 m. Thankful Godfrey 1729–1815 m. Sarah Hamlin 1715–1764
        1. 1. Lucy (Mercy) Smith 1745–1805 m. Benjamin ((Bearse)) Bears 1741–1808
        2. 2. Elizabeth Smith 1776–1856 m. Seth Wilson 1774–1856
        3. 3. Zara Smith 1768–1843 m. Mercy Harding 1769–1851
        4. 4. Warren Smith 1766–
        5. 5. Jesse Smith 1774–1841 m. Reliance Doty 1778–1841
        6. 6. Thankful Smith 1778–1815 m. James Cahoon 1776–1803
        7. 7. Aram Smith 1770–1826
        8. 8. Obediah Smith 1772–
    2. 2. Mercy Higgins 1697–1757 m. John Paine 1690–1771
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Paine 1756–1843
    3. 3. Lydia Higgins 1718–1800 m. William Merrick 1718–1799
      1. 1. Betty Merrick 1748–1822 m. Edward Snow 1745–1791
        1. 1. Statira Snow 1778–1826
        2. 2. Sarah Snow 1786–1851
        3. 3. Betsy Snow 1775–
        4. 4. Collins Snow 1790–1875
        5. 5. Daniel Snow 1773–1860 m. Elizabeth Snow 1777–1856
        6. 6. Sylvanus Snow 1782–
        7. 7. Mehitable Snow 1775–1859
        8. 8. Edward Snow 1770–
        9. 9. William Snow 1784–1846
        10. 10. Jabez Snow 1788–1861
        11. 11. Mary Snow 1777–
  4. 4. Benjamin Higgins 1681–1761 m. Sarah Freeman 1682–1743
    1. 1. Zaccheus (Higgins) 5 1719–1785 m. Rebecca Young 1717–1790
      1. 1. Israel Higgins 1742–1818 m. Mary Snow 1744–1800
        1. 1. Israel (Higgins) Captain 1778–1823
        2. 2. Mary Higgins 1791–1877
        3. 3. Seth Higgins 1785–1845
        4. 4. Israel Higgins 1773–1776
        5. 5. Mercy Higgins 1787–1858
        6. 6. Oliver (J) Higgins 1776–1862
        7. 7. Jonathan Higgins 1780–1796
        8. 8. Stephen Higgins 1771–1852
        9. 9. Henry Higgins 1769–1794
        10. 10. Zacheus Higgins 1782–1867
      2. 2. Mary Higgins 1765–
      3. 3. Nathan Higgins 1756–
      4. 4. Mary Higgins 1750–1809 m. Joseph Hopkins 1750–1809
        1. 1. Smith Hopkins 1770– m. Rebecca Higgins 1771–
    2. 2. Paul Higgins 1708–
    3. 3. Elizabeth Higgins 1712–
    4. 4. Sarah Higgins 1706–1766
    5. 5. Reliance Higgins 1710–
    6. 6. Loia Higgins 1723–
    7. 7. Isaac Higgins 1725–
    8. 8. Benjamin Higgins 1715–1777 m. Hannah Higgins 1720–1774
      1. 1. Edmund Higgins 1740–1793 m. Esther Higgins 1738–1793
    9. 9. Freeman Higgins 1727–1804 m. Thankfull Paine 1729–1806
      1. 1. Reliance Paine 1749–1805 m. Prince Snow 1747–
      2. 2. Martha Higgins 1758–
      3. 3. Elisha Higgins 1766–1810
      4. 4. Zedekiah Higgins 1760–
      5. 5. Mercy Higgins 1764–
      6. 6. Thankful Higgins 1758–
      7. 7. Priscilla Higgins 1762–
    10. 10. Thomas (Higgins) Captain 1704–1789 m. Abigail Paine 1707–1743
      1. 1. Jonathan Higgins 1734–
      2. 2. Thankful Higgins 1738–1824
      3. 3. Sarah Higgins 1740–
      4. 4. Jesse Higgins 1736–
      5. 5. Thomas Higgins 1730–
      6. 6. Benjamin Higgins 1732–
      7. 7. Philip Higgins 1728–
      8. 8. Solomon Higgins 1743–
    11. 11. Solomon Higgins 1721–
    12. 12. Experience Higgins 1714–
    13. 13. Thankful Higgins 1717–
    14. 14. Priscilla Higgins 1702–1781
  5. 5. Samuel Higgins 1676–1761 m. Hannah Cole 1681–1717
    1. 1. William Higgins 1719–1809
    2. 2. Samuel Higgins 1708–
    3. 3. Ichabod Higgins 1709–1752
    4. 4. Samuel Higgins 1713–
    5. 5. Simeon Higgins 1722–1813
    6. 6. Theodore Higgins 1707–1752
    7. 7. John Higgins 1720–1810
    8. 8. Israel (Higgins) Sr 1706–1788 m. Ruth Brown 1710–1768
      1. 1. Heman Higgins 1740–1778
      2. 2. Jesse Higgins 1731–1778
      3. 3. Eunice Higgins 1745–1748
      4. 4. Israel Higgins 1728–1790

Benjamin Higgins's Timeline

8 Records

1640
1 July 1640
Birth of Benjamin Higgins in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
1640
1 July 1640
Birth of Benjamin Higgins in Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1640
About 1640
Birth of Benjamin Higgins
None
1640
1 July 1640
Birth of Benjamin Higgins in Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1689
1689
Age 49
Death of Benjamin Higgins in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1691
14 March 1691
Age 51
Death of Benjamin Higgins in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
1691
14 March 1691
Age 51
Death of Benjamin Higgins in Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1691
14 March 1691
Age 51
Death of Benjamin Higgins in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 July 1640
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 July 1640
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1640

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 July 1640
    Event Place: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 March 1691
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 March 1691
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1689
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 March 1691
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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