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Richard Higgins 1603 – 1675 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1603

Birth Location: Stoke Hundred, Hertfordshire, England

Death Date: 21 Jun 1675

Death Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

Father: Edward Higgins

Mother: Julia Meals

Spouse(s): Lydia Chandler

Children(s): Jonathan Higgins, Benjamin Higgins, Mary Higgins, Eliakim Higgins, William Higgins, Judah Higgins, Zerma Higgins, Zerah Higgins, Thomas Higgins, Anne Higgins, Lydia Higgins

Richard Higgins was born in 1603 in Stoke Hundred, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Edward Higgins and Julia Meals. Richard Higgins married Lydia Chandler, and had children including Jonathan Higgins, Benjamin Higgins, Mary Higgins, Eliakim Higgins, William Higgins, Judah Higgins, Zerma or Zervia Higgins, Zerah Ezra Higgins, Thomas Higgins, Anne Higgins, Lydia Higgins. Richard Higgins passed away in 1675 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • Richard Higgins was born in 1603 in Stoke Hundred, Hertfordshire, England, the child of Edward Higgins and Julia Meals.
  • Richard Higgins married Lydia Chandler, and had children including Jonathan Higgins, Benjamin Higgins, Mary Higgins, Eliakim Higgins, William Higgins, Judah Higgins, Zerma or Zervia Higgins, Zerah Ezra Higgins, Thomas Higgins, Anne Higgins, Lydia Higgins.
  • Richard Higgins passed away in 1675 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.

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Richard Higgins's Ancestors

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Richard Higgins
1603 – 1675
Birth Place: Stoke Hundred, Hertfordshire, England
Parents
Edward Higgins
1548 – 1631
Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Julia Meals
1582 – 1603
Bridstone, Herefordshire, England
Grandparents
John Higgins
1528 – 1580
Newport Hundred, Buckingham, England
Elizabeth Clyton
1523 –
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Higgins's Descendants

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Richard Higgins (1 Aug 1603 – 21 Jun 1675) m. Lydia Chandler (1613 – 1651)
  1. 1. Jonathan Higgins (Jul 1637 – 21 May 1711)
  2. 2. Benjamin Higgins (1 Jul 1640 – 14 Mar 1691) m. Lydia Bangs
    1. 1. Samuel Higgins m. Thankful Mayo
      1. 1. John Higgins (12/6/1720 – )
      2. 2. Simeon Higgins (01/16/1722 – )
      3. 3. William Higgins m. Deborah
        1. 1. William Higgins m. Mercy (Shirley) Niles (05/4/1744 – )
  3. 3. Mary Higgins (27 Sep 1652 – 23 Jan 1728)
  4. 4. Eliakim Higgins (October 20, 1654 – 1698)
  5. 5. William Higgins (15 Dec 1655 – )
  6. 6. Judah Higgins (5 Mar 1656 – 23 Apr 1715)
  7. 7. Zerma (or Zervia) Higgins (Jun 1658 – 12 Dec 1695)
  8. 8. Zerah (Ezra) Higgins (16 Jun 1658 – 12 Dec 1695)
  9. 9. Thomas Higgins (1661 – 1702)
  10. 10. Anne Higgins (1663 – 1704)
  11. 11. Lydia Higgins (Jul 1664 – 1715)

Richard Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1603
1 Aug 1603
Birth of Richard Higgins in Stoke Hundred, Hertfordshire, England
Stoke Hundred, Hertfordshire, England
1675
21 Jun 1675
Age 72
Death of Richard Higgins in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1603
    Event Place: Stoke Hundred, Hertfordshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1675
    Event Place: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

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