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Rachel Higgins 1750–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 JUL 1750

Birth Location: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)

Death Date: 27 APR 1818

Death Location: Bucksport, Maine (Hancock)

Father: Beriah Higgins

Mother: Jemima Witherell

Spouse(s): Jonathan Cobb

Children(s): Mehitable Cobb, Lucy Cobb, Jonathan Cobb, Rachel Cobb, Jonathan Cobb

Rachel Higgins was born in 1750 in Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable), the child of Beriah Higgins And Jemima Witherell. Rachel Higgins married Jonathan Cobb, and had children including Jonathan Cobb, Lucy Cobb, Mehitable Cobb, Rachel Cobb. Rachel Higgins passed away in 1818 in Bucksport, Maine (Hancock).

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Biography

  • Rachel Higgins was born in 1750 in Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable), the child of Beriah Higgins And Jemima Witherell.
  • Rachel Higgins married Jonathan Cobb, and had children including Jonathan Cobb, Lucy Cobb, Mehitable Cobb, Rachel Cobb.
  • Rachel Higgins passed away in 1818 in Bucksport, Maine (Hancock).

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Rachel Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Higgins
1750–1818
Birth Place: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Parents
Beriah Higgins
1705–
Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Jemima Witherell
1709–1754
Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Grandparents
Elisha Higgins
1677–1749
prob. Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Jane Collins
1684–1739
Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Higgins
1637–1711
Elizabeth Rogers
1639–1679
Joseph Collins
–1723
Ruth Knowles
–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Higgins
1603–1675
Lydia Chandler
1613–1650
Joseph Rogers
1602–1678
Hannah Churchman
1615–1678
Richard Knowles
1614–1670
Ruth Bower
1620–1687

Rachel Higgins's Descendants

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Rachel Higgins (5 JUL 1750–27 APR 1818) m. Jonathan Cobb (6 OCT 1749–23 MAY 1793)
  1. 1. Mehitable Cobb 1783– m. Elisha Higgins 1771–1845
    1. 1. Freeman (Cobb) Higgins 1804–1882 m. Mary Woodman 1814–1883
      1. 1. Nehemiah Higgins 1846–
      2. 2. Charles (E.) Higgins 1848–
      3. 3. William (W.) Higgins 1852–
      4. 4. Hannah (I.) Higgins 1837–
      5. 5. Elisha Higgins 1842–
      6. 6. Freeman (Cobb) Higgins 1843–1916 m. Lucinda (Delia) Lanpher 1842–1928
        1. 1. Arthur (Baldwin) Higgins 1882–1952 m. Marguerite (Mabelle) Nevens 1892–
        2. 2. Leo (P.) Higgins 1867–
      7. 7. Benjamin Higgins 1857–
      8. 8. Deborah (S.) Higgins 1835–1901 m. Benjamin (R.) Arey 1832–
        1. 1. Fred (Austin) Arey 1855–1916
        2. 2. Benjamin Arey 1858–
        3. 3. George (A.) Arey 1867–
        4. 4. Eddie (L.) Arey 1877–
      9. 9. Mary Higgins 1839–
  2. 2. Lucy Cobb 1788–
  3. 3. Jonathan Cobb 1786–1860
  4. 4. Rachel Cobb 1792–
  5. 5. Jonathan Cobb 1800–

Rachel Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1750
5 JUL 1750
Birth of Rachel Higgins in Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
1818
27 APR 1818
Age 68
Death of Rachel Higgins in Bucksport, Maine (Hancock)
Bucksport, Maine (Hancock)

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 JUL 1750
    Event Place: Eastham, Massachusetts (Barnstable)
    Record Source:
    [1] <i>Vital Records of Eastham & Orleans, Massachsuetts, vol. 16 - 1914<i> (Massachusetts Society of Mayflower Descendants, Boston), pg. 200
    [2] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), This person's information was combined while in Ancestral File. The following submitters of the information may or may not agree with the combining of the information: FRED E.SAWYER (2207885) EVELYN J.BRAKENSIEK (2245439)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 APR 1818
    Event Place: Bucksport, Maine (Hancock)
    Record Source: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ancestral File (R), This person's information was combined while in Ancestral File. The following submitters of the information may or may not agree with the combining of the information: FRED E.SAWYER (2207885) EVELYN J.BRAKENSIEK/ (2245439)

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