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Martha Higgs 1594–1652 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 June 1594

Birth Location: Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England

Death Date: 20 Apr 1652

Death Location: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Griffin Higgs

Mother: Sarah Payne

Spouse(s): Thomas Wilder

Children(s): Mary Underwood

The story of Martha Higgs began in 1594 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England. Martha Higgs married Thomas Wilder, and had children including Mary Wilder Underwood. Martha Higgs passed away in 1652 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Higgs began in 1594 in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England.
  • Martha Higgs married Thomas Wilder, and had children including Mary Wilder Underwood.
  • Martha Higgs passed away in 1652 in Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Martha Higgs's Ancestors

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Martha Higgs
1594–1652
Birth Place: Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
Parents
Griffin Higgs
1564–1608
Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
Sarah Payne
1568–1602
Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
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Martha Higgs's Descendants

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Martha Higgs (30 June 1594–20 Apr 1652) m. Thomas Wilder (1584–23 Oct 1634)
  1. 1. Mary (WILDER) Underwood 1623–1658 m. Joseph UNDERWOOD 1614–1675
    1. 1. Marable (UNDERWOOD Gershom) Flagg 1618–1702 m. Thomas Flagg 1619–1697
      1. 1. Mary Flagg 1657–1720 m. Samuel Bigelow 1653–1730 m. William Hagar 1658– m. Samuel Bigulah 1653–1731
        1. 1. Abigail (Bigelow) Cutler 1687–1746 m. Jonathan Cutler 1688–1740 m. Jonathan Cutler 1685–1702
        2. 2. Isaac Bigelow 1691–1751

Martha Higgs's Timeline

2 Records

1594
30 June 1594
Birth of Martha Higgs in Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
1652
20 Apr 1652
Age 58
Death of Martha Higgs in Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 June 1594
    Event Place: Shiplake, Oxfordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1638
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Massachusetts; Year: 1638; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1652
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town Vital Collections
    [2] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hingham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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