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Joseph Higgins 1716 – 1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Oct 1716

Birth Location: Kingston, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 9 Jun 1790

Death Location: Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Father: Jediah Higgins

Mother: Hannah Stout

Spouse(s): Mary Phillips

Children(s): Sarah Higgins, Mary Higgins, Michael Higgins

Joseph Higgins was born in 1716 in Kingston, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA, the child of Jediah H. Higgins and Hannah Stout. In 1741, Joseph Higgins resided in Hunterdon County, NJ. Joseph Higgins married Mary Phillips, and had children including Sarah Higgins, Mary Higgins, Michael Higgins. Joseph Higgins passed away in 1790 in Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Joseph Higgins was born in 1716 in Kingston, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA, the child of Jediah H. Higgins and Hannah Stout.
  • In 1741, Joseph Higgins resided in Hunterdon County, NJ.
  • Joseph Higgins married Mary Phillips, and had children including Sarah Higgins, Mary Higgins, Michael Higgins.
  • Joseph Higgins passed away in 1790 in Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Higgins
1716 – 1790
Birth Place: Kingston, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Jediah H. Higgins
1691 – 1772
Piscataway, New Jersey, USA
Hannah Stout
1692 – 1779
Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Jediah (I) Higgins
1657 – 1715
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Newbold
1661 – 1715
Eckington, Yorkshire, England
Jonathan Stout
1660 – 1722
Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
Anna (Throckmorton) Bollen
1660 – 1749
Middletown, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Higgins
1603 – 1675
Lydia Chandler
1613 – 1650
Michael Newbold
1623 – 1692
Anne Topping
1635 – 1693
Richard Stout
1615 – 1705
Penelope Kent
1622 – 1732
James Bollen
1629 – 1682
Anne Vanquellin
1633 – 1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmund Chandler
1588 – 1662
Elizabeth Alden
1591 – 1638
Thomas Newbold
1580 – 1652
Jane Syms
1588 – 1625
John Staught
1580 – 1620
Elizabeth Bee
1591 – 1689
Baron Printzen
1598 – 1650
Penelope Kent
1601 – 1698
Robert Bollen
1595 – 1634
Jean
1598 – 1634

Joseph Higgins's Descendants

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Joseph Higgins (7 Oct 1716 – 9 Jun 1790) m. Mary Phillips (7 Feb 1717 – 29 Oct 1778)
  1. 1. Sarah Higgins (1723 – 1759)
  2. 2. Mary Higgins (1735 – 4 Jun 1759)
  3. 3. Michael Higgins (5 Dec 1739 – 26 Jun 1818) m. Ruth Brush (28 Feb 1757 – 30 Nov 1843)
    1. 1. Sarah Higgins (1786 – 1826)
    2. 2. Elizabeth Higgins (23 Jul 1789 – 2 Sep 1842) m. Daniel (Albertson) Kashow (16 June 1789 – 4 August 1835)
      1. 1. Mary Kashow (17 Jan 1813 – 24 Dec 1897) m. John Tobias (25 Oct 1812 – 15 Mar 1890)
        1. 1. Melvina (J.) Tobias (abt 1830 – )
        2. 2. Francis (M) Tobias (7 Aug 1834 – 8 Feb 1913) m. Lotta Tobias (Jan 1869 – )
        3. 3. Sarah (A.) Tobias (2 December 1836 – 6 March 1886) m. Allen (W.) Phillips (February 1834 – bef 1910)
        4. 4. Oriana (Ora Tobias) (Nay) (31 Jul 1843 – 19 Jan 1933)
        5. 5. Anna (Eliza) Tobias (13 Jun 1846 – 19 Sept 1903) m. John Elliot (15 Dec 1844 – 11 April 1925)
        6. 6. Melvin (J.) Tobias (abt 1848 – 22 May 1913) m. Margaret ('Maggie' Emily) Shepherd (abt 1856 – 1946)
      2. 2. Robert (B) Kashow (6 April 1824 – 27 March 1910) m. Eleanor (Zabriskie) Stivers (6 March 1826 – 26 July 1896)
        1. 1. John (M) Kashow (1847 – )
        2. 2. Robert (Milton) Kashow (Sept 1849 – 18 March 1929)
        3. 3. Eleanor Kashow (November 1850 – 18 December 1926) m. Henry (E) Duncan (8 Aug 1845 – 4 April 1887)
        4. 4. Hamilton (Zabriskie) Kashow (26 Aug 1855 – 12 Nov 1857)

Joseph Higgins's Timeline

3 Records

1716
7 Oct 1716
Birth of Joseph Higgins in Kingston, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Kingston, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
1741
1741
Age 25
Joseph Higgins resided here in Hunterdon County, NJ
Hunterdon County, NJ
1790
9 Jun 1790
Age 74
Death of Joseph Higgins in Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Oct 1716
    Event Place: Kingston, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1716; Birth city: Piscataway; Birth state: NJ.
    [3] Family Data Collection - Births
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
    [5] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Hunterdon County, NJ
    Record Source: New Jersey Census, 1643-1890

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Jun 1790
    Event Place: Amwell, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1716; Birth city: Piscataway; Birth state: NJ.
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Amwell, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

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