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Samuel Higgins 1676–1761 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Mar 1676/7

Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 10 Dec 1761

Death Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Benjamin Higgins

Mother: Lydia Bangs

Spouse(s): Hannah Cole, Elizabeth Harding, Thankful Mayo

Children(s): Captain Sr.

In 1676, Samuel Higgins entered the world in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, born to Benjamin Higgins And Lydia Bangs. Samuel Higgins married Elizabeth Harding, Hannah Cole, Thankful Mayo, and had children including Captain Israel Higgins Sr. Samuel Higgins passed away in 1761 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1676, Samuel Higgins entered the world in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, born to Benjamin Higgins And Lydia Bangs.
  • Samuel Higgins married Elizabeth Harding, Hannah Cole, Thankful Mayo, and had children including Captain Israel Higgins Sr.
  • Samuel Higgins passed away in 1761 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Higgins
1640–1691
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Bangs
1642–1706
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Cole
1681–1716
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Elizabeth Harding
1708–1740
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Thankful Mayo
1676–1739
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Captain Sr.
1706–1788
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
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Samuel Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Higgins
1676–1761
Birth Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Benjamin Higgins
1640–1691
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia Bangs
1642–1706
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
RICHARD HIGGINS
1603–1675
Stoke Hundred, Hertfordshire, , England
Lydia (Alden) Chandler
1613–1650
Duxbury,Plymouth,Massachusetts,USA
Rebecca Bangs
1611–1655
Hingham, South Norfolk District, Norfolk, England
Great-Grandparents
EDWARD HIGGINS
1545–1631
JULIAN MEALS
1582–1603
Edmund Chandler
1588–1662
Elizabeth Alden
1591–1630
Margaret Hobart
1574–1633
pp HUBBARD
1570–1646
2nd-Great-Grandparents
JOHN REV
1528–1570
ELIZABETH CLYNTON
1523–1596
John Chandler
1555–1592
Jane Gitton
1560–
Constable Dewey
1510–1575
Margaret Stasye
1549–1575

Samuel Higgins's Descendants

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Samuel Higgins (7 Mar 1676/7–10 Dec 1761) m. Hannah Cole (28 Jun 1681–25 Feb 1716/7) m. Elizabeth Harding (Apr 1708–1740) m. Thankful Mayo (1676–12 Mar 1739)
  1. 1. Captain (Israel Higgins) Sr. 1706–1788 m. Ruth Brown 1710–1768 m. Ruth Mayo 1725–1788
    1. 1. Heman Higgins 1740–1778 m. Eunice Sexton 1745–1788
      1. 1. Jehiel Higgins 1774–1850 m. Rachel Hungerford 1776–1831
        1. 1. Dorcas Higgins 1804–1866 m. Seymour (Scoville) LCTN-L1H 1804–1877
      2. 2. John Higgins 1769–
      3. 3. Lucinda Higgins 1771–
    2. 2. Israel Higgins 1728–
    3. 3. Jesse Higgins 1731–
    4. 4. Ruth Higgins 1733–
    5. 5. Sylvanus Higgins 1735–
    6. 6. Lydia Higgins 1737–
    7. 7. Rachel Higgins 1743–

Samuel Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1676
7 Mar 1676/7
Birth of Samuel Higgins in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1761
10 Dec 1761
Age 85
Death of Samuel Higgins in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1676/7
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1761
    Event Place: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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