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Deborah Higgins 1725–1794 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1725

Birth Location: Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1794

Death Location: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Benjamin Higgins

Mother: Desire Cooke

Spouse(s): Captain Sedgwick

Children(s): Desire Sedgwick, Experience Sedgwick, Titus Sedgwick, Gordon Sedgwick, Deborah Sedgwick, Naomi Sedgwick, Samuel Sedgwick, Joseph Sedgwick, Ebenezer Sedgwick, Ruth Sedgwick, Rhoda Sedgwick, Elijah Sedgwick

In 1725, Deborah Higgins entered the world in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, born to Benjamin Higgins And Desire Cooke. Deborah Higgins married Captain Samuel Sedgwick, and had children including Deborah Sedgwick, Desire Sedgwick, Ebenezer Sedgwick, Elijah Sedgwick, Experience Sedgwick, Gordon Sedgwick, Jonathan Sedgwick, Joseph Sedgwick, Naomi Sedgwick, Rhoda Sedgwick, Ruth Sedgwick, Samuel Sedgwick, Titus Sedgwick. Deborah Higgins passed away in 1794 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1725, Deborah Higgins entered the world in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, born to Benjamin Higgins And Desire Cooke.
  • Deborah Higgins married Captain Samuel Sedgwick, and had children including Deborah Sedgwick, Desire Sedgwick, Ebenezer Sedgwick, Elijah Sedgwick, Experience Sedgwick, Gordon Sedgwick, Jonathan Sedgwick, Joseph Sedgwick, Naomi Sedgwick, Rhoda Sedgwick, Ruth Sedgwick, Samuel Sedgwick, Titus Sedgwick.
  • Deborah Higgins passed away in 1794 in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Higgins
1692–1736
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable County, United States of America
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Desire Cooke
1694–1736
Birth Location: Orleans (now Eastham), Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Spouses(s)

Captain Sedgwick
1725–1793
Birth Location: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Desire Sedgwick
1758–1835
Birth Location: Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Experience Sedgwick
1755–1849
Birth Location: Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Titus Sedgwick
1761–
Birth Location: Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
TS
Gordon Sedgwick
1748–1838
Birth Location: West Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Deborah Sedgwick
1751–1833
Birth Location: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Naomi Sedgwick
1752–
Birth Location: Alford, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Samuel Sedgwick
1754–1828
Birth Location: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Joseph Sedgwick
1756–1776
Birth Location: Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Ebenezer Sedgwick
1763–1838
Birth Location: Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Ruth Sedgwick
1765–1854
Birth Location: Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States
RS
Rhoda Sedgwick
1767–1805
Birth Location: Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
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Elijah Sedgwick
1769–1861
Birth Location: Coventry, Tolland, Connecticut, USA
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Deborah Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Deborah Higgins
1725–1794
Birth Place: Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Benjamin Higgins
1692–1736
Eastham, Barnstable County, United States of America
Desire Cooke
1694–1736
Orleans (now Eastham), Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Grandparents
Joseph Higgins
1667–1729
Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth Baldwin
1669–1739
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Josiah (Cooke) III
1670–1727
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Mary (Godfrey or) Rickard
1672–1725
Eastham (Orleans), Plymouth Colony, MA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Higgins
1637–1660
Elizabeth Rogers
1639–1677
Josiah Jr.
1643–1731
Deborah Hopkins
1648–1727
George Godfrey
1636–1688
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Higgins
1603–1675
Lydia Chandler
1613–1651
Joseph Passenger**
1602–1678
Hannah Rogers
1615–1677
Josiah Sr
1610–1666
Elizabeth Ring
1602–1687
Gyles Hopkins
1608–1690
Katherine Wheldon
1617–1688
Francis II
1600–1669
Elizabeth Hall
1602–1702

Deborah Higgins's Descendants

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Deborah Higgins (26 Oct 1725–1794) m. Captain (Samuel) Sedgwick (11 Apr 1725–Apr 1793)
  1. 1. Desire Sedgwick 1758–1835
  2. 2. Experience Sedgwick 1755–1849
  3. 3. Titus Sedgwick 1761–
  4. 4. Gordon Sedgwick 1748–1838
  5. 5. Deborah Sedgwick 1751–1833
  6. 6. Naomi Sedgwick 1752–
  7. 7. Samuel Sedgwick 1754–1828
  8. 8. Joseph Sedgwick 1756–1776
  9. 9. Ebenezer Sedgwick 1763–1838
  10. 10. Ruth Sedgwick 1765–1854
  11. 11. Rhoda Sedgwick 1767–1805
  12. 12. Elijah Sedgwick 1769–1861

Deborah Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1725
26 Oct 1725
Birth of Deborah Higgins in Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
1794
1794
Age 69
Death of Deborah Higgins in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1725
    Event Place: Provincetown, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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