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Joseph Higgins 1666–1729 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1666/7

Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: Bef. 21 May 1729

Death Location: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Higgins Jonathan

Mother: Elizabeth Rogers

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Capt. Jr.

In 1666, Joseph Higgins entered the world in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, born to Higgins Jonathan And Elizabeth Rogers. Joseph Higgins had children including Capt Joseph Higgins Jr. Joseph Higgins passed away in 1729 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1666, Joseph Higgins entered the world in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, born to Higgins Jonathan And Elizabeth Rogers.
  • Joseph Higgins had children including Capt Joseph Higgins Jr.
  • Joseph Higgins passed away in 1729 in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Higgins's Ancestors

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Joseph Higgins
1666–1729
Birth Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Higgins Jonathan
1637–1690
Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Rogers
1639–1678
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Richard Higgins
1603–1675
Stoke Hundred, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lydia Chandler
1613–1651
Leyden, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas
Joseph Rogers
1602–1678
Watford, Daventry District, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
Hannah Chruchman
1612–1678
Nottinghamshire, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
Richard Higgins
1570–
Edmund Chandler
1588–1662
Elizabeth Alden
1591–1738
Thomas Rogers
1571–1621
Mrs Rogers
1573–1622
Edmund Sherman
1580–1615
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Higgins
1540–
John ChandlerChaundeler
1565–1592
Jane Gitton
1562–1666
George Separatist}
1575–1620
Mary Passenger.
1569–1626
William Rogers
1542–1611
Elizabeth Burbach
1544–1581
George Cosford*
1545–1608
Margaret Wills*
1548–1615
Anne Pallette
1566–1610

Joseph Higgins's Descendants

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Joseph Higgins (14 Feb 1666/7–Bef. 21 May 1729)
  1. 1. Capt. (Joseph Higgins) Jr. 1690–1783 m. Mercy (Marcy) Remick 1698–1768
    1. 1. Christian Higgins 1726–1792
      1. 1. Joseph Higgins 1690–1783 m. Marcy Higgins 1698–1768

Joseph Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1666
14 Feb 1666/7
Birth of Joseph Higgins in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1729
Bef. 21 May 1729
Age 63
Death of Joseph Higgins in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1666/7
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Mayflower Births and Deaths, Vol. 1 and 2

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Bef. 21 May 1729
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

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