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Jonathan Higgins 1707 – 1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1707

Birth Location: Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 10 Aug 1778

Death Location: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA

Father: Richard Higgins

Mother: Phoebe Trotter

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In 1707, Jonathan Higgins entered the world in Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA, born to Richard Higgins and Phoebe Trotter. In 1775, Jonathan Higgins resided in New Jersey, USA. Jonathan Higgins passed away in 1778 in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1707, Jonathan Higgins entered the world in Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA, born to Richard Higgins and Phoebe Trotter.
  • In 1775, Jonathan Higgins resided in New Jersey, USA.
  • Jonathan Higgins passed away in 1778 in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA.

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Jonathan Higgins's Ancestors

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Jonathan Higgins
1707 – 1778
Birth Place: Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Richard Higgins
1682 – 1736
Phoebe Trotter
1694 – 1736
Elizabethtown, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Trotter
1659 – 1726
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Hannah Frazee
1660 –
Massachusetts, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Trotter
1630 – 1676
Catherine Gibbs
1628 – 1667
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Giles Gibbs
1602 – 1641
Katherine Carwithe
1604 – 1660

Jonathan Higgins's Timeline

4 Records

1707
1707
Birth of Jonathan Higgins in Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA
Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA
1775
1775
Age 68
Jonathan Higgins resided here in New Jersey, USA
New Jersey, USA
1778
10 Aug 1778
Age 71
Death of Jonathan Higgins in Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
1782
5 Oct 1782
Age 75
Jonathan Higgins - Probate
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1707
    Event Place: Elizabethtown, Union, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Aug 1778
    Event Place: Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 5 Oct 1782
    Record Source: New Jersey, Abstract of Wills, 1670-1817, New Jersey, Published Archives Series, First Series; John L. Murphy Publishing Company; New Jersey State Archives

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