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Benjamin Franklin Higgins 1857–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jun 1857

Birth Location: Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 1914

Death Location: St. Louis, Missouri

Father: Barney Higgins

Mother: Lucetta Smith

Spouse(s): Amanda Doty, Flora Brown

Children(s): Alvin Higgins, Eva Higgins, Maude Higgins, Robert Higgins, Jeremiah Higgins, Estey Higgins, Emma Higgins

In 1857, Benjamin Franklin Higgins entered the world in Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA, born to Barney Higgins And Lucetta Emma Smith. Benjamin Franklin Higgins married Amanda Virginia Doty, Flora Brown, and had children including Alvin Franklin Higgins, Emma Celest Higgins, Estey Ellen Higgins, Eva Lydia Higgins, Jeremiah Higgins, Maude Higgins, Robert Barney Higgins. Benjamin Franklin Higgins passed away in 1914 in St. Louis, Missouri.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Benjamin Franklin Higgins entered the world in Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA, born to Barney Higgins And Lucetta Emma Smith.
  • Benjamin Franklin Higgins married Amanda Virginia Doty, Flora Brown, and had children including Alvin Franklin Higgins, Emma Celest Higgins, Estey Ellen Higgins, Eva Lydia Higgins, Jeremiah Higgins, Maude Higgins, Robert Barney Higgins.
  • Benjamin Franklin Higgins passed away in 1914 in St. Louis, Missouri.

Immediate Family

Parents

Barney Higgins
1817–1877
Birth Location: Edwards County, Illinois, USA
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Lucetta Smith
1819–1916
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Amanda Doty
1861–1957
Birth Location: Onley, Edwards, Illinois, USA
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Flora Brown
1857–1878
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
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Children(s)

Alvin Higgins
1899–1982
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Eva Higgins
1889–1974
Birth Location: Oswigo, KS, USA
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Maude Higgins
1878–1966
Birth Location: Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois
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Robert Higgins
1883–1962
Birth Location: Atchison, Missouri, USA
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Jeremiah Higgins
1880–
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Estey Higgins
1889–
Birth Location: Kansas
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Emma Higgins
1885–
Birth Location: Kansas
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Benjamin Higgins's Ancestors

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Benjamin Higgins
1857–1914
Birth Place: Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA
Parents
Barney Higgins
1817–1877
Edwards County, Illinois, USA
Lucetta (Emma) Smith
1819–1916
New York, USA
Grandparents
Ransler (Van Buren) Smith
1789–1841
Utica, Oneida, New York, USA
Mary (Jane) Osgood
1796–1821
Tully, Onondaga, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
John ✅
1762–1844
Sarah ✅
1769–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Osgood
1734–1786
Hephzibah Houlton
1737–1768
Moses Merrill
1738–1814
Hannah Greenough
1739–1781

Benjamin Higgins's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Higgins (08 Jun 1857–1914) m. Amanda (Virginia) Doty (17 Oct 1861–19 Apr 1957) m. Flora Brown (1857–31 Aug 1878)
  1. 1. Alvin (Franklin) Higgins 1899–1982
  2. 2. Eva (Lydia) Higgins 1889–1974 m. Hugh (Charles Francis) Corcoran 1889–1974
    1. 1. Estey (Jane) Corcoran 1923–2016 m. Robert (Reno) Watts 1919–1995
    2. 2. Eve (Louise) Corcoran 1913–2003
  3. 3. Maude Higgins 1878–1966
  4. 4. Robert (Barney) Higgins 1883–1962
  5. 5. Jeremiah Higgins 1880–
  6. 6. Estey (Ellen) Higgins 1889–
  7. 7. Emma (Celest) Higgins 1885–

Benjamin Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1857
08 Jun 1857
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Higgins in Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA
Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA
1914
1914
Age 57
Death of Benjamin Franklin Higgins in St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jun 1857
    Event Place: Olney, Richland, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: St. Louis, Missouri
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