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Richard Higgins 1664–1732 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 October 1664

Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 27 April 1732

Death Location: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Higgins

Mother: Lydia Bangs

Spouse(s): Sarah Hamlin

Children(s): Joshua Higgins, Eleazer Higgins, Jedediah Higgins, Zaccheus Higgins, Moses Higgins, Abigail Higgins, Ruben Higgins, David Higgins, Esther Higgins, Theophilus Higgins

Richard Higgins was born in 1664 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Benjamin Higgins And Lydia Bangs. Richard Higgins married Sarah Hamlin, and had children including Abigail Higgins, David Higgins, Eleazer Higgins, Esther Higgins, Jedediah Higgins, Joshua Higgins, Moses Higgins, Ruben Higgins, Theophilus Higgins, Zaccheus Higgins. Richard Higgins passed away in 1732 in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Richard Higgins was born in 1664 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Benjamin Higgins And Lydia Bangs.
  • Richard Higgins married Sarah Hamlin, and had children including Abigail Higgins, David Higgins, Eleazer Higgins, Esther Higgins, Jedediah Higgins, Joshua Higgins, Moses Higgins, Ruben Higgins, Theophilus Higgins, Zaccheus Higgins.
  • Richard Higgins passed away in 1732 in Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Higgins
1640–1691
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Bangs
1642–1709
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Hamlin
1671–1734
Birth Location: Barnstable Town, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Joshua Higgins
1695–1768
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Eleazer Higgins
1697–1743
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
EH
Jedediah Higgins
1702–1732
Birth Location: –
JH
Zaccheus Higgins
1701–1715
Birth Location: –
ZH
Moses Higgins
1710–1798
Birth Location: –
MH
Abigail Higgins
1715–
Birth Location: –
AH
Ruben Higgins
1708–1749
Birth Location: Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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David Higgins
1706–1771
Birth Location: –
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Esther Higgins
1704–
Birth Location: –
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Theophilus Higgins
1698–1780
Birth Location: Eastham, MA, Massachusetts, USA
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Richard Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Richard Higgins
1664–1732
Birth Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Benjamin Higgins
1640–1691
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Bangs
1642–1709
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Richard Higgins
1603–1675
Stoke Hundred, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Lydia Chandler
1613–1651
Leyden, Zuid-Holland, Pays-Bas
Edward (Bangs) *
1591–1678
Panfield, Braintree District, Essex, England
Rebecca (Hobart (Bangs) (9th) GGM)
1611–1655
Hingham, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard Higgins
1570–
Edmund Chandler
1588–1662
Elizabeth Alden
1591–1738
John GG
1567–1632
Jane GG
1567–1632
pp HUBBARD
1570–1646
Margaret Dewey
1574–1633
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Higgins
1540–
John ChandlerChaundeler
1565–1592
Jane Gitton
1562–1666
George Separatist}
1575–1620
Mary Passenger.
1569–1626
Richard Sheriff
1536–1586
Margaret Dudley
1539–1592
Edmund Chavis
1530–1586
Margaret Dewey
1530–1610
Henry Sir
1553–1625
Jane Bell
1572–1641
Robert Constable
1540–1601
Margaret Stayce
1553–1601

Richard Higgins's Descendants

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Richard Higgins (15 October 1664–27 April 1732) m. Sarah Hamlin (1 July 1671–1734)
  1. 1. Joshua Higgins 1695–1768 m. Ruth Twining 1699–1793
    1. 1. Ruth Higgins 1725–1784 m. Eleazer Rogers 1726–1780
      1. 1. Joanna ((Johanah) Rogers (6) GGM) 1747–1817 m. Asa (Nickerson (DNA) (5\16) Wampanoag) 1741–1817
        1. 1. Sarah Nickerson 1769–1867 m. Phineas Nickerson –1794 m. Watson Nickerson 1770–1870
    2. 2. Sarah Higgins 1721–1767 m. Richard (Rogers 4th) Ggf 1728–1761
      1. 1. Gideon Rogers 1748–1836 m. Eunice Snow 1750–
        1. 1. Fanny Rogers 1793–1863
      2. 2. Sarah Rogers 1753– m. Jonathan Twining 1750–
      3. 3. Phebe Rogers 1755– m. Edward Cole 1750–
        1. 1. Spooner (A) Cole 1799–1859 m. Betsey Storkey 1801–
      4. 4. Peninah Rogers 1757– m. David Nickerson 1760–
      5. 5. Hezekiah (P) Rogers 1751–1832 m. Ruth Rogers 1756– m. Mary Yates 1754–
        1. 1. Betsey Rogers 1800–1868
      6. 6. Richard Rogers 1759–
    3. 3. Zacheus Higgins 1727–1817 m. Mercy Crosby 1728–1772
      1. 1. Mercy Highins 1752–1842 m. Joshua Rogers 1749–1842
        1. 1. Zenas Rogers 1794–1881
    4. 4. William Higgins 1734– m. Abigail Mayo 1732– m. Elizabeth Young 1737–
      1. 1. Abigal Higgins 1758– m. Thomas Snow 1750–1804
        1. 1. Thomas Snow 1791–1852
    5. 5. Esther Higgins 1738–1793 m. Edmund Higgins 1740–1793
      1. 1. Rachel Higgins 1770–1832
      2. 2. Ruth (Taylor) Higgins 1776–1809
      3. 3. Josiah Higgins 1762–1822
      4. 4. Jonathan Higgins 1773–1794
      5. 5. Hannah Higgins 1767–
      6. 6. Dorcas Higgins 1765–1812
      7. 7. Martha Higgins 1778–
    6. 6. Hannah Higgins 1730–
  2. 2. Eleazer Higgins 1697–1743
  3. 3. Jedediah Higgins 1702–1732
  4. 4. Zaccheus Higgins 1701–1715
  5. 5. Moses Higgins 1710–1798 m. Elizabeth Arey 1710–1792
    1. 1. Davis Higgins 1732–
    2. 2. Aron Higgins 1730–
    3. 3. Fefre Higgins 1731–
    4. 4. Gediozo Higgins 1729–
    5. 5. Ehzathan Higgins 1728–
  6. 6. Abigail Higgins 1715–
  7. 7. Ruben Higgins 1708–1749 m. Hannah Cole 1715–1750
    1. 1. Reubens Higgins 1739–1823
  8. 8. David Higgins 1706–1771
  9. 9. Esther Higgins 1704–
  10. 10. Theophilus Higgins 1698–1780 m. Joanna Young 1703–1767
    1. 1. Mary Higgins 1731– m. Eliphalet (Nickerson) *150 1731–1774
      1. 1. Warren Nickerson 1757–1839 m. Anna Alden 1756–1817
        1. 1. Daniel Nickerson 1791–1868
        2. 2. Nathan Nickerson 1802–1874
        3. 3. Alden Nickerson 1787–1833
        4. 4. Jesse (Harding) Nickerson 1806–1881
        5. 5. Amelia (C.) Doane 1809–1883 m. Joseph Doane 1796–1884
        6. 6. Humphrey (A) Nickerson 1804–1845
        7. 7. Elizabeth Nickerson 1793–
        8. 8. Huldah Nickerson 1796–1829
        9. 9. Jerusha (Mudge) Nickerson 1798–1846
        10. 10. Salome Nickerson 1789–1831 m. Joseph Rogers 1784–1865
      2. 2. Joanna Nickerson 1762–1823
      3. 3. Priscilla Nickerson 1770–1850
      4. 4. Eliphalet Nickerson 1761–1836
      5. 5. Daniel Nickerson 1759–1847
        1. 1. Heman Nickerson 1797–1869 m. Sabra Nickerson 1796–1870

Richard Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1664
15 October 1664
Birth of Richard Higgins in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1732
27 April 1732
Age 68
Death of Richard Higgins in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 October 1664
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 April 1732
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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