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Richard Higgins 1603–1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 August 1603

Birth Location: Leominster, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England

Death Date: 21 June 1675

Death Location: Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Edward Higgins

Mother: JULIAN Meals

Spouse(s): Mary Yates, Lydia Chandler, Mary Whitehead

Children(s): Jediah Sr., Zerah Higgins, Eliakim Higgins, Mary Higgins, John Higgins, William Higgins, Elva HIGGINS, Benjamin Higgins, REBECCA Higgins, Owen Higgins

The story of Richard Higgins began in 1603 in Leominster, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England. Richard Higgins married Lydia Chandler, Mary O Yates, Mary Yates Higgins Whitehead, and had children including Benjamin Higgins, Eliakim Higgins, Elva Kim Higgins, Jediah Higgins Sr, John Yates Higgins, Mary Higgins, Owen Higgins, Rebecca Higgins, William Higgins, Zerah Higgins. Richard Higgins passed away in 1675 in Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Higgins began in 1603 in Leominster, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England.
  • Richard Higgins married Lydia Chandler, Mary O Yates, Mary Yates Higgins Whitehead, and had children including Benjamin Higgins, Eliakim Higgins, Elva Kim Higgins, Jediah Higgins Sr, John Yates Higgins, Mary Higgins, Owen Higgins, Rebecca Higgins, William Higgins, Zerah Higgins.
  • Richard Higgins passed away in 1675 in Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Richard Higgins's Ancestors

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Richard Higgins
1603–1675
Birth Place: Leominster, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
Parents
Edward Higgins
1545–1631
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
JULIAN Meals
1582–1603
Abbots Langley, Three Rivers District, Hertfordshire, England
Grandparents
John Higgins
1528–1544
,,,England
Elizabeth Clinton
1523–
Bridgestone,,Herefordshire,England
Christopher Meals
1556–
Bridstow, Leominster, Herefordshire, England
1 (Elizabeth Meals) Mawle
1560–1610
Bridstone OR Leominster, Hertfordshire, England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Higgins's Descendants

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Richard Higgins (1 August 1603–21 June 1675) m. Mary (O) Yates (1626–2 Dec 1702) m. Lydia Chandler (1613–1650) m. Mary (Yates Higgins) Whitehead (1603–1671)
  1. 1. Jediah (Higgins) Sr. 1657–1715 m. Mary Newbold 1661–1715 m. Mary Newbold 1661–
    1. 1. Jediah (H.) Higgins 1691–1772 m. Hannah Stout 1694–1779
      1. 1. Jonathan Higgins 1725–1815 m. Ann Britton 1730–1811
        1. 1. Frances Higgins 1773–1807 m. Benjamin (J. VanHook) (dkb) 1768–1854
        2. 2. Judiah Higgins 1750–1820
        3. 3. Jonathan Higgins 1756–1829
        4. 4. Nathaniel Higgins 1760–1823
        5. 5. Martha Higgins 1762–1833
      2. 2. James Higgins 1733–1779
      3. 3. Rachel HIGGINS 1728–1782
      4. 4. Joseph Higgins 1716–1790
      5. 5. Anne Higgins 1730–1768
      6. 6. Joshua HIGGINS 1732–1804
      7. 7. Mary HIGGINS 1717–1812
      8. 8. Rachel Higgins 1712–1717
      9. 9. James Higgins 1712–1717
      10. 10. Hannah HIGGINS 1740–1780
      11. 11. mary higgins 1700–1796
      12. 12. Mary Higgins 1728–1789
      13. 13. Esther Higgins 1748–
      14. 14. Hannah Higgins 1718–1768
    2. 2. Rose Higgins 1686–1715
    3. 3. Joseph Higgins 1702–1781
    4. 4. Michael (Craven) Higgins 1698–1753
    5. 5. Benjamin Higgins 1694–1715
    6. 6. Phoebe Higgins 1696–1715
    7. 7. James Higgins 1692–1718
    8. 8. Thomas Higgins 1690–1715
    9. 9. Rachel Higgins 1692–1699
    10. 10. Anne Higgins 1685–1702
    11. 11. Mary Higgins 1688–1699
    12. 12. Mary (Jane) Higgins 1688–1750
    13. 13. Mary Higgins 1698–1773
    14. 14. Joshua Higgins 1694–1781
    15. 15. Richard Higgins 1682–1736
  2. 2. Zerah Higgins 1658–1695
  3. 3. Eliakim Higgins 1654–1698
  4. 4. Mary Higgins 1652–1729
  5. 5. John (Yates) Higgins 1650–
  6. 6. William Higgins 1655–1691
  7. 7. Elva (Kim) HIGGINS 1654–1698
  8. 8. Benjamin Higgins 1640–1691
  9. 9. REBECCA Higgins 1666–1715
  10. 10. Owen Higgins 1636–1662

Richard Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1603
1 August 1603
Birth of Richard Higgins in Leominster, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
Leominster, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
1675
21 June 1675
Age 72
Death of Richard Higgins in Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 August 1603
    Event Place: Leominster, Herefordshire Unitary Authority, Herefordshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1560.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RH1
    [4] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1544.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: RH1
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 June 1675
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Deaths
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Edison, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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