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Michael Higgins 1791–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Nov 1791

Birth Location: Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 14 Sep 1851

Death Location: Troy Grove, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Michael Higgins

Mother: Ruth Brush

Spouse(s): Nancy Brokaw

Children(s): Eliza Higgins, Israel Higgins, Amanda Higgins, Eugene Higgins

Michael Higgins was born in 1791 in Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA, the child of Michael Higgins And Ruth Brush. Michael Higgins married Nancy Anne Brokaw, and had children including Amanda Higgins, Eliza Ann Higgins, Eugene Higgins, Israel B Higgins, Joseph Higgins. Michael Higgins passed away in 1851 in Troy Grove, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Michael Higgins was born in 1791 in Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA, the child of Michael Higgins And Ruth Brush.
  • Michael Higgins married Nancy Anne Brokaw, and had children including Amanda Higgins, Eliza Ann Higgins, Eugene Higgins, Israel B Higgins, Joseph Higgins.
  • Michael Higgins passed away in 1851 in Troy Grove, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Higgins
1739–1818
Birth Location: Mount Airy, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
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Ruth Brush
1757–1843
Birth Location: Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Brokaw
1793–1859
Birth Location: Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
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Children(s)

Eliza Higgins
1814–1884
Birth Location: New Jersey, United States of America
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Israel Higgins
1818–
Birth Location: New Jersey
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Amanda Higgins
1810–1891
Birth Location: Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
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Eugene Higgins
1829–1870
Birth Location: Cayuta, Schuyler, New York, United States
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Michael Higgins's Ancestors

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Michael Higgins
1791–1851
Birth Place: Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Parents
Michael Higgins
1739–1818
Mount Airy, Hunterdon County, New Jersey, USA
Ruth Brush
1757–1843
Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Higgins
1716–1790
Kingston, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Mary Phillips
1717–1778
Maidenhead, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
Israel Brush
1730–1779
Long Island City, Queens, New York, USA
Taphath Sexton
1736–1839
Long Island, Huntington, NY, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jediah II
1691–1772
Hannah Higgins
1694–1779
Timothy Brush
1694–1732
Elizabeth Conklin
1695–1773
Charles I
1680–1752
Sarah Whitman
1702–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jedediah Higgins
1657–1715
Mary Newbold
1661–1715
John Stout
1660–1722
Anna Stout
1665–1749
Thomas Brush
1651–1698
Sarah Wickes
1655–1699
George Jr.
1658–1689
Hannah Spencer
1641–1682
John Whitman
1665–1737
Ann Henry
1673–

Michael Higgins's Descendants

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Michael Higgins (14 Nov 1791–14 Sep 1851) m. Nancy (Anne) Brokaw (11 March 1793–27 December 1859)
  1. 1. Eliza (Ann) Higgins 1814–1884 m. Ira Short 1803–1863
    1. 1. Adaline Short 1835–1895 m. John (William) Sells 1831–1914
      1. 1. Ada (Blanch) Sells 1876–1953 m. James (Irving) Burch 1876–1966
        1. 1. Edna (Hazel) Ruebe 1895–1979 m. Anton Faltermeyer 1886–1965
        2. 2. Florence (May) Burch 1901–1958
        3. 3. Ada (Lucille) Burch 1912–1995
        4. 4. James (Irving) Burch 1905–1986
        5. 5. William Burch 1910–1941
        6. 6. Inez (Gertrude) Burch 1903–1995
        7. 7. Ruth (Marie) Burch 1907–
        8. 8. Margaret (Irene) Burch 1899–
        9. 9. Zula (Merele) Burch 1897–1987
        10. 10. William Burch 1911–
      2. 2. Jennie (M) Sells 1862–
      3. 3. William (I) Sells 1866–1938
      4. 4. Lucy Sells 1864–
      5. 5. George (Quincy) Sells 1871–1928
      6. 6. Margaret Sells 1873–
      7. 7. Charles Jones 1863–
      8. 8. Earnest Jones 1864–
      9. 9. Cora Jones 1870–
      10. 10. Henry Sells 1860–1940
      11. 11. Jane Sells 1862–
      12. 12. Mary Sells 1859–
    2. 2. Allen (Marne) Short 1847–1921
    3. 3. Jerome (Elijah) Short 1849–1942
    4. 4. George (Lyman) Short 1840–1909
    5. 5. Jane Short 1838–1906
    6. 6. Charles (Martin) Short 1852–
    7. 7. Ira (H) Short 1844–1907
    8. 8. Anna (A) Short 1855–
    9. 9. Abigail Short 1832–1922 m. William (Lionel Brown) Jenks 1818–1886
      1. 1. Thomas (Charles) Jenks 1855–1935 m. Luise Jenks 1855– m. Lucy (M) Daniels 1855–
        1. 1. Fred (Cuthbert) Jenks 1880–1948 m. Ethal (L "Doll") Cottral 1880–1975
        2. 2. Fred Jenks 1880–
        3. 3. Eta Jenks 1883–
      2. 2. Ira (Brown) Jenks 1857–1945 m. Sarah (A.) Crawford 1860–1949
        1. 1. Olive (Crawford) Jenks 1883–1970 m. Ralph (P) Smith 1877–1952
      3. 3. George (L) Jenks 1862–1939 m. Hattie Pulford 1863–1924
        1. 1. Benjaman Jenks 1898–1972 m. Eulalia Bainbridge 1897–1974
        2. 2. Ada Jenks 1885–
        3. 3. Helen (E) Jenks 1889–1973
      4. 4. William (Edward) Jenks 1852–1920
      5. 5. Salena (Almira) Jenks 1848–1889 m. John (Snyder) Bowman 1849–1926
        1. 1. Reuben (W.) Bowman 1879–
        2. 2. Anna (Belle) Bowman 1874–
        3. 3. Albert (Simon) Bowman 1885–1947 m. Nettie 1889–
        4. 4. Nellie (Maria) Bowman 1884–1939 m. Harry (Wilson) NYCUM 1880–1941
        5. 5. Anabel Bowman 1873–1915
        6. 6. William (Darman) Bowman 1872–1956 m. Gertrude (Henriette) Eliot 1877–1959
  2. 2. Israel (B) Higgins 1818–
  3. 3. Amanda Higgins 1810–1891
  4. 4. Eugene Higgins 1829–1870

Michael Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1791
14 Nov 1791
Birth of Michael Higgins in Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA
1851
14 Sep 1851
Age 60
Death of Michael Higgins in Mendota, La Salle, Illinois, USA
Mendota, La Salle, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Nov 1791
    Event Place: Mount Airy, Hunterdon, New Jersey, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1851
    Event Place: Mendota, La Salle, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Troy Grove, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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