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Sarah Higginson 1857–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1857

Birth Location: Massachusetts

Death Date: 8 Jan 1898

Death Location: Pawtucket, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Richard Higginson

Mother: Jane Ledgewick

Spouse(s): Thomas Higginson

Children(s): Sadie Doherty, Jennie Sanders, Rosanna Doherty

The story of Sarah Higginson began in 1857 in Massachusetts. In 1865, Sarah Higginson resided in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Sarah Higginson married Thomas D Higginson, and had children including Jennie Sanders, Rosanna Doherty, Sadie Sarah Doherty. Sarah Higginson passed away in 1898 in Pawtucket, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Higginson began in 1857 in Massachusetts.
  • In 1865, Sarah Higginson resided in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
  • Sarah Higginson married Thomas D Higginson, and had children including Jennie Sanders, Rosanna Doherty, Sadie Sarah Doherty.
  • Sarah Higginson passed away in 1898 in Pawtucket, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Higginson
1822–1888
Birth Location: England
RH
Jane Ledgewick
1819–1864
Birth Location: England
JL

Spouses(s)

Thomas Higginson
1850–1903
Birth Location: Massachusetts
TH

Children(s)

Sadie Doherty
1883–1946
Birth Location: Pawtucket, Rhode Island
SD
Jennie Sanders
1873–
Birth Location: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
JS
Rosanna Doherty
1880–
Birth Location: Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
RD

Sarah Higginson's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Higginson
1857–1898
Birth Place: Massachusetts
Parents
Richard Higginson
1822–1888
England
Jane Ledgewick
1819–1864
England
Grandparents
John Higginson
–1860
England
Elizabeth Wellsby
1796–1861
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sarah Higginson's Descendants

1.
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Sarah Higginson (abt 1857–8 Jan 1898) m. Thomas (D) Higginson (1850–30 Nov 1903)
  1. 1. Sadie (Sarah) Doherty 1883–1946 m. Alexander (Arthur) Wood 1882–1940
    1. 1. Genevieve (Elizabeth) Morel 1905–1991 m. Theodore (Aram Morel) Sr 1909–1976
      1. 1. Theodore (T A) Morel 1930–2014 m. Mary (Shirley Ethel) Fagnant 1934–2021
      2. 2. Albina (A A) Morel 1933–2013 m. Ernest (AIfred) Charette 1919–1974
      3. 3. Robert (Eliot) Morel 1934–2000
      4. 4. George (G) Morel 1939–1994
    2. 2. Richard (Joseph) Wood 1909–1910
    3. 3. Alexander (A Wood) Jr 1907–1982 m. Dorothy (D) Silvia 1912–
    4. 4. Sadie (Sarah) Wood 1911–1911
    5. 5. William (Eugene) Wood 1904–1904
  2. 2. Jennie Sanders 1873– m. George Sanders 1862–
  3. 3. Rosanna Doherty 1880–

Sarah Higginson's Timeline

7 Records

1855
21 Sep 1855
Birth of Sarah Higginson in Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
1857
abt 1857
Birth of Sarah Higginson in Massachusetts
Massachusetts
1865
1865
Age 8
Sarah Higginson resided here in Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1870
1870
Age 13
Sarah Higginson resided here in Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1880
1880
Age 23
Sarah Higginson resided here in Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1885
1885
Age 28
Sarah Higginson resided here in Pawtucket Ward 1, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Pawtucket Ward 1, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
1898
8 Jan 1898
Age 41
Death of Sarah Higginson in Pawtucket, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Pawtucket, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1855
    Event Place: Blackstone, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [2] Rhode Island, State Censuses
    [3] Massachusetts, Birth Records
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 1214; Page: 392b; Enumeration District: 118
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1475; Page: 168B
    [6] Rhode Island, U.S., Marriage Registrations 1853 -1922, Rhode Island State Digital Archives; Rhode Island; Marriage Registrations 1870
    [7] Rhode Island, U.S., Marriage Registrations 1853 -1922, Rhode Island State Digital Archives; Rhode Island; Marriage Registrations 1871
    [8] Rhode Island, U.S., Birth Registrations, Rhode Island Department of State; Providence, Rhode Island; Rhode Island, Birth Registrations, 1846-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1857
    Event Place: Massachusetts
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1475; Page: 168B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Smithfield, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island, State Censuses

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1475; Page: 168B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1871
    Event Place: Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Rhode Island, U.S., Marriage Registrations 1853 -1922, Rhode Island State Digital Archives; Rhode Island; Marriage Registrations 1870
    [2] Rhode Island, U.S., Marriage Registrations 1853 -1922, Rhode Island State Digital Archives; Rhode Island; Marriage Registrations 1871

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Lincoln, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 1214; Page: 392b; Enumeration District: 118

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Pawtucket Ward 1, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
    Record Source: Rhode Island, State Censuses

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jan 1898
    Event Place: Pawtucket, Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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