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Gershom Higgins 1690–1758 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Jan 1690

Birth Location: Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: Feb 1758

Death Location: Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States

Father: Eliakim Higgins

Mother: Alice Newbold

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In 1690, Gershom Higgins entered the world in Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, United States, born to Eliakim Higgins And Alice Elizabeth Newbold. Gershom Higgins passed away in 1758 in Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1690, Gershom Higgins entered the world in Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, United States, born to Eliakim Higgins And Alice Elizabeth Newbold.
  • Gershom Higgins passed away in 1758 in Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States.

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Gershom Higgins's Ancestors

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Gershom Higgins
1690–1758
Birth Place: Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Eliakim Higgins
1654–1698
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Alice (Elizabeth) Newbold
1654–1692
Woodhouse, Yorkshire, England
Grandparents
Richard Higgins
1596–1669
England
Mary Yates
1603–1671
Ma
Michael (Newbold) Sr.
1623–1692
Hands-Woodhouse, West Riding, Yorkshire, England
Anne (Topping) Clayton
1635–1698
Addingham Parish, Lancashire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Yates
1590–1676
Mary Stuckley
1590–1677
Thomas III
1584–1652
Jane Newbold
1588–1625
Edmond Cleaton
1606–1657
Mary Fitzwilliams
1610–1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Newbold
1525–1610
Elizabeth
1530–1589
Mathew
1562–1660
Luce Mathewe
1566–1588
Henry Clayton
1575–1662
Esther Townson
1579–1665
Gerald FitzWilliams
1580–

Gershom Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1690
5 Jan 1690
Birth of Gershom Higgins in Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
1758
Feb 1758
Age 68
Death of Gershom Higgins in Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States
Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1690
    Event Place: Mansfield, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Feb 1758
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: GEDCOM file submitted by Ashley, atowell88@@gmail.com. Imported on 25 January 2023.

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