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Dorcas Higgins 1765–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 September 1765

Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 21 May 1812

Death Location: Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Edmund Higgins

Mother: Esther Higgins

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The story of Dorcas Higgins began in 1765 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Dorcas Higgins passed away in 1812 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorcas Higgins began in 1765 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Dorcas Higgins passed away in 1812 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Dorcas Higgins's Ancestors

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Dorcas Higgins
1765–1812
Birth Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Edmund Higgins
1740–1793
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Esther Higgins
1738–1793
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Higgins
1715–1777
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Hannah Higgins
1720–1774
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Joshua Higgins
1695–1768
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth Twining
1699–1793
Eastham, Massachusetts Bay, British America, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Higgins
1681–1761
Sarah Freeman
1682–1743
James Higgins
1688–1777
Sarah Mayo
1690–1726
Richard Higgins
1664–1732
Sarah Hamlin
1671–1734
William Jr
1654–1734
Ruth Cole
1668–1717
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Higgins
1640–1691
Lydia Bangs
1642–1709
Lt Freeman
1657–1719
Sarah Mayo
1660–1745
Higgins Jonathan
1637–1690
Hannah Rogers
1652–1690
Samuel Mayo
1655–1738
Ruth Hopkins
1653–1693
Benjamin Higgins
1640–1691
Lydia Bangs
1642–1709
Johnathan Hamlin
1644–1718
Sarah Bearse
1646–1712
William II
1619–1704
Elizabeth Dean
1630–1708
John Cole
1644–1725
Ruth Cole
1644–1716

Dorcas Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1765
20 September 1765
Birth of Dorcas Higgins in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1812
21 May 1812
Age 47
Death of Dorcas Higgins in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 September 1765
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1812
    Event Place: Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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