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James Leland Higgins 1817–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Cooper, Maine (Washington)

Death Date: 31 DEC 1896

Death Location: Grafton, Massachusetts (Worcester)

Father: Nathan Higgins

Mother: Anna Leland

Spouse(s): Mary Seavey

Children(s): Sarah Higgins, Mary Higgins, James Higgins, Lucinda Higgins, Andrew Higgins, James Higgins

The story of James Leland Higgins began in 1817 in Cooper, Maine (Washington). James Leland Higgins married Mary L Seavey, and had children including Andrew Jones Higgins, James Herbert Higgins, James W Higgins, Lucinda F Higgins, Mary Angelina Higgins, Sarah Ann Higgins. James Leland Higgins passed away in 1896 in Grafton, Massachusetts (Worcester).

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Biography

  • The story of James Leland Higgins began in 1817 in Cooper, Maine (Washington).
  • James Leland Higgins married Mary L Seavey, and had children including Andrew Jones Higgins, James Herbert Higgins, James W Higgins, Lucinda F Higgins, Mary Angelina Higgins, Sarah Ann Higgins.
  • James Leland Higgins passed away in 1896 in Grafton, Massachusetts (Worcester).

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Higgins's Ancestors

Self
James Higgins
1817–1896
Birth Place: Cooper, Maine (Washington)
Parents
Nathan Higgins
1788–1880
Eden, Maine (Hancock)
Anna Leland
1789–1870
Crawford, Maine (Washington)
Grandparents
Elkanah Higgins
1769–1847
Eden, Maine (Hancock)
Azubah Knowles
1767–1860
Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
James Leland
1767–1845
Providence, Rhode Island (Providence)
Mary Salsbury
1765–1865
Eden, Maine (Hancock)
Great-Grandparents
Levi Higgins
1743–1825
Bathsheba Young
1742–1799
Henry Knowles
1729–1810
Mary Knowles
1730–1772
Abner Leland
1735–1783
Ebenezer Salsbury
1739–1825
Mehitable Salsbury
1745–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Theophilus Higgins
1698–1780
Joanna Young
1703–1767
Elkanah Young
1711–
Mercy Mayo
1718–
Thomas Knowles
1702–1759
Elizabeth Snow
1703–1769
James Knowles
1704–1732
Ann Doane
1706–1777
Amariah Leland
1710–1790
Ursula Lovett
1712–
Ebenezer Salsbury
1707–1786
Susanna Round
1714–

James Higgins's Descendants

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James (Leland) Higgins (1817–31 DEC 1896) m. Mary (L.) Seavey (28 MAR 1816–)
  1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Higgins 1835–1869 m. Patrick Cusack 1820–1889
    1. 1. Jennie Cusack 1854–1886 m. John (Michael) Reagan 1854–1889
      1. 1. John (Edward) Reagan 1883–1941 m. Nellie (Clyde) Wilson 1883–1962
        1. 1. Ronald (Wilson) Reagan 1911–2004
    2. 2. Sarah Cusack 1858–1958
  2. 2. Mary (Angelina) Higgins 1837–1887 m. Thomas Sprague 1835–
  3. 3. James (W.) Higgins 1839–1842
  4. 4. Lucinda (F.) Higgins 1844–1915
  5. 5. Andrew (Jones) Higgins 1848–1936 m. Huldah (H.) Hill 1850–
  6. 6. James (Herbert) Higgins 1860–1936 m. Ellen (B.) Gove 1874–
    1. 1. Ruby (Elvia) Higgins 1892–1977
    2. 2. Roger (Harold) Higgins 1896–1905
    3. 3. Charles (Andrew) Higgins 1899–1965
    4. 4. Herbert (Leland) Higgins 1911–2007

James Higgins's Timeline

3 Records

1816
13 AUG 1816
Birth of James Leland Higgins in Cooper, Maine (Washington)
Cooper, Maine (Washington)
1817
1817
Birth of James Leland Higgins in Cooper, Maine (Washington)
Cooper, Maine (Washington)
1896
31 DEC 1896
Age 79
Death of James Leland Higgins in Grafton, Massachusetts (Worcester)
Grafton, Massachusetts (Worcester)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 AUG 1816
    Event Place: Cooper, Maine (Washington)
    Record Source:
    [1] Sherman Leland, The Leland Magazine: A genealogical record of Henry Leland, and his descendants in America from 1653 to 1850. (Boston: Wier & White, 1850), Pg. 158
    [2] Email, Marsha Grant Ocain - 25 Mar 2010 James Leland Higgins descendant

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Cooper, Maine (Washington)
    Record Source: Sherman Leland, The Leland Magazine: A genealogical record of Henry Leland, and his descendants in America from 1653 to 1850. (Boston: Wier & White, 1850), Pg. 158

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 DEC 1896
    Event Place: Grafton, Massachusetts (Worcester)
    Record Source: Email, Marsha Grant Ocain - 25 Mar 2010 James Leland Higgins descendant

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