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Silas Gardner Higgins 1822–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 November 1822

Birth Location: Gray, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Death Date: 18 August 1904

Death Location: Saint George, Washington County, Utah, USA

Father: Samuel Higgins

Mother: Lydia Young

Spouse(s): Clara Riding, Nancy Clark

Children(s): Edgar Higgins, Maud Higgins, John Higgins, Celestia Higgins, Nephi Higgins, Silas Higgins, Francis Higgins, Harriet Higgins, May Higgins, Edwin Higgins, Emma Higgins, George Higgins, Beulah Higgins, Charles Higgins, Jesse Higgins, Emily Higgins, William Higgins, Sarah Littledike, Erastus Higgins, Cyrus Higgins, Anthony Higgins, Anthony Higgins

In 1822, Silas Gardner Higgins entered the world in Gray, Cumberland, Maine, United States, born to Samuel Higgins And Lydia B Young. Silas Gardner Higgins married Clara Jane Riding, Nancy Louisa Clark, and had children including Anthony Higgins, Anthony J Higgins, Beulah Rogers Higgins, Celestia Lettie Higgins, Charles Greenleaf Young Higgins, Cyrus Dave Higgins, Edgar Higgins, Edwin Higgins, Emily Josephine Higgins, Emma Loretta Higgins, Erastus Snow Higgins, Francis Enoch Higgins, George Washington Higgins, Harriet Louisa Higgins, Jesse Gardner Higgins, John Higgins, Maud Higgins, May Higgins, Nephi Carl Higgins, Sarah Evadeen Littledike, Silas Alonzo Higgins, William Blackstone Higgins. Silas Gardner Higgins passed away in 1904 in Saint George, Washington County, Utah, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1822, Silas Gardner Higgins entered the world in Gray, Cumberland, Maine, United States, born to Samuel Higgins And Lydia B Young.
  • Silas Gardner Higgins married Clara Jane Riding, Nancy Louisa Clark, and had children including Anthony Higgins, Anthony J Higgins, Beulah Rogers Higgins, Celestia Lettie Higgins, Charles Greenleaf Young Higgins, Cyrus Dave Higgins, Edgar Higgins, Edwin Higgins, Emily Josephine Higgins, Emma Loretta Higgins, Erastus Snow Higgins, Francis Enoch Higgins, George Washington Higgins, Harriet Louisa Higgins, Jesse Gardner Higgins, John Higgins, Maud Higgins, May Higgins, Nephi Carl Higgins, Sarah Evadeen Littledike, Silas Alonzo Higgins, William Blackstone Higgins.
  • Silas Gardner Higgins passed away in 1904 in Saint George, Washington County, Utah, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Higgins
1780–1857
Birth Location: Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Young
1782–1870
Birth Location: Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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Spouses(s)

Clara Riding
1860–1943
Birth Location: Santa Clara, Washington, Utah
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Nancy Clark
1841–1907
Birth Location: Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois
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Children(s)

Edgar Higgins
1884–1975
Birth Location: St. George, Washington, Utah, United States
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Maud Higgins
1886–1887
Birth Location: St. George, Washington, Utah
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John Higgins
1888–1888
Birth Location: Bunkerville, Clark, Nevada
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Celestia Higgins
1891–1942
Birth Location: St. George, Washington, Utah
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Nephi Higgins
1892–1962
Birth Location: St. George, Washington, Utah
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Silas Higgins
1860–1860
Birth Location: Ogden, Weber, Utah
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Francis Higgins
1861–1956
Birth Location: Ogden, Weber, Utah
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Harriet Higgins
1862–1864
Birth Location: St. George, Washington, Utah
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May Higgins
1882–1929
Birth Location: St. George, Washington
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Edwin Higgins
1865–1865
Birth Location: St. George, Washington, Utah
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Emma Higgins
1866–1867
Birth Location: St. George, Washington, Utah
EH
George Higgins
1868–1929
Birth Location: St. George, Washington, Utah
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Beulah Higgins
1870–1878
Birth Location: St. George, Washington, Utah
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Charles Higgins
1872–1934
Birth Location: St. George, Washington, Utah
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Jesse Higgins
1874–1875
Birth Location: St. George, Washington, Utah
JH
Emily Higgins
1876–1963
Birth Location: St. George, Washington, Utah
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William Higgins
1878–1935
Birth Location: St George, Washington, Utah, USA
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Sarah Littledike
1880–1966
Birth Location: Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
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Erastus Higgins
1884–1957
Birth Location: St. George, Washington, Utah
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Cyrus Higgins
1886–1951
Birth Location: Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States
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Anthony Higgins
1899–1963
Birth Location: St. George, Washington, Utah, United States
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Anthony Higgins
1899–1963
Birth Location: St. George, Washington, Utah
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Silas Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Silas Higgins
1822–1904
Birth Place: Gray, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Parents
Samuel Higgins
1780–1857
Truro, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA
Lydia (B) Young
1782–1870
Gray, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Grandparents
1756–1829
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, or Sherborn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Susannah Cummings
1760–1816
Gray, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Sr
1734–1819
1733–1809
1724–1812
Mary Williams
1727–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Young
1695–1747
Hannah Young
1704–1790
1710–1750
Anna Crosby
1710–1749
1689–1729
Abigail Estey
1692–1730
George Williams
1671–1731
Sarah Gilbert
1700–1760

Silas Higgins's Descendants

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Silas (Gardner) Higgins (16 November 1822–18 August 1904) m. Clara (Jane) Riding (15 Sep 1860–27 Sep 1943) m. Nancy (Louisa) Clark (12 Aug 1841–14 Aug 1907)
  1. 1. Edgar Higgins 1884–1975 m. Beatrice Thomas 1894–1989
    1. 1. Margaret (Jean) Higgins 1924–
    2. 2. Eden (Marie) Higgins 1930–1983 m. Groucho Marx 1890–1977
  2. 2. Maud Higgins 1886–1887
  3. 3. John Higgins 1888–1888
  4. 4. Celestia ((Lettie)) Higgins 1891–1942 m. Hubert (F) Chanslor 1894–
    1. 1. Jeanne (Alice) Chanslor 1919–2003
  5. 5. Nephi (Carl) Higgins 1892–1962 m. Josephine (G) Higgins 1891–
  6. 6. Silas (Alonzo) Higgins 1860–1860
  7. 7. Francis (Enoch) Higgins 1861–1956 m. Agnes Mcmurtrie 1860–1956
    1. 1. Janet (M) Higgins 1886–
    2. 2. Frank (Gardner) Higgins 1885–1956 m. Effie (May) Barnett 1887–1956
      1. 1. Franklin (Garth) Higgins 1918–2016
      2. 2. Patricia Williams 1924–
    3. 3. John (McMurtrie) Higgins 1888–1959 m. Effie Worthen 1889–1952
      1. 1. Clark (Worthen) Higgins 1908–1987 m. Mary Lee 1907–
      2. 2. Baby Higgins 1920–1920
      3. 3. Cleo Higgins 1913–
    4. 4. Leo Higgins 1889–
    5. 5. Vilate Higgins 1893–
    6. 6. Evadeen Higgins 1894–
    7. 7. Ada Higgins 1897–
    8. 8. Marie Higgins 1899–
    9. 9. Jessie Higgins 1901–
    10. 10. Bessie Higgins 1891–
  8. 8. Harriet (Louisa) Higgins 1862–1864
  9. 9. May Higgins 1882–1929 m. Samuel (Worthen) Sullivan 1881–1953
    1. 1. Lorenzo (Clark) Sullivan 1902–1970
    2. 2. Samuel (Lavon) Sullivan 1900–1978 m. Belva (Gertrude) Terry 1908–1998 m. Drusilla (Hunter) Grimshaw 1903–1998
      1. 1. Harold (Lloyd) Sullivan 1928–1974
      2. 2. Donald Sullivan 1930–1992
      3. 3. James (Lester) Sullivan 1934–1974
      4. 4. Marilyn (Sullivan) (Twin) 1944–2015
    3. 3. LaRue (Gardner) Sullivan 1904–1986
    4. 4. Donald (Higgins) Sullivan 1906–1994
    5. 5. Mae Sullivan 1908–1983 m. Gaurdello (Lunt) Hunter 1900–1981
      1. 1. Evan (Gaurdello) Hunter 1927–1999
      2. 2. Reane (Hunter) (twin) 1933–2012
    6. 6. Arveda Thompson 1910–2000
    7. 7. Dortha Egan 1913–2012
      1. 1. Helen (Georgina) Evans 1931–2015
    8. 8. Glenna Sullivan 1915–2016
    9. 9. Helen (Sullivan) Sola 1917–1990
    10. 10. William (Woodrow) Sullivan 1919–1952
    11. 11. Lloyd Sullivan 1922–1992
    12. 12. Mona (Elaine) Sullivan 1924–2007
  10. 10. Edwin Higgins 1865–1865
  11. 11. Emma (Loretta) Higgins 1866–1867
  12. 12. George (Washington) Higgins 1868–1929 m. Zina (Lucretia) Monroe 1893–1985
    1. 1. Dora (Nadeen) Higgins 1929–2010 m. Willard (H) Thompson 1924–
    2. 2. Clisby (Washington) Higgins 1927–1979
    3. 3. Nancy (Lucinda Lucretia) Higgins 1926–2010 m. Floran (Horace) Patterson 1917–1992
  13. 13. Beulah (Rogers) Higgins 1870–1878
  14. 14. Charles (Greenleaf Young) Higgins 1872–1934
  15. 15. Jesse (Gardner) Higgins 1874–1875
  16. 16. Emily (Josephine) Higgins 1876–1963
  17. 17. William (Blackstone) Higgins 1878–1935 m. Sarah (May) Anderson 1885–1979
    1. 1. Reed (Garner) Higgins 1919–2012
    2. 2. Eugene (Clark) Higgins 1922–1983
    3. 3. Genevive Higgins 1915–1999
    4. 4. William (Elzo) Higgins 1917–2003 m. Frieda (Marie) Schroter 1924–1986
    5. 5. Ruth Higgins 1926–
  18. 18. Sarah (Evadeen) Littledike 1880–1966
    1. 1. Mae Littledyke 1904–2004
    2. 2. Mae Littledyke 1904–2004
      1. 1. Rhea (Mae) Maxfield 1930–2013
  19. 19. Erastus (Snow) Higgins 1884–1957
  20. 20. Cyrus (Dave) Higgins 1886–1951
  21. 21. Anthony (J) Higgins 1899–1963 m. Ganda (Sommerville) Higgins 1908–
  22. 22. Anthony Higgins 1899–1963

Silas Higgins's Timeline

7 Records

1822
16 November 1822
Birth of Silas Gardner Higgins in Gray, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Gray, Cumberland, Maine, United States
1860
2 May 1860
Age 38
Silas Gardner Higgins was married
None
1870
1870
Age 48
Silas Gardner Higgins resided here in St George, Washington, Utah Territory, USA
St George, Washington, Utah Territory, USA
1880
1880
Age 58
Silas Gardner Higgins resided here in Silver Reef, Washington, Utah, USA
Silver Reef, Washington, Utah, USA
1888
1888
Age 66
Silas Gardner Higgins resided here in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
1900
1900
Age 78
Silas Gardner Higgins resided here in St George, Washington, Utah, USA
St George, Washington, Utah, USA
1904
18 August 1904
Age 82
Death of Silas Gardner Higgins in Saint George, Washington County, Utah, USA
Saint George, Washington County, Utah, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 November 1822
    Event Place: Gray, Cumberland, Maine, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah Cemetery Inventory
    [2] Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Silver Reef, Washington, Utah; Roll: 1339; Family History Film: 1255339; Page: 382B; Enumeration District: 094
    [4] Utah Death Registers, Utah State Archives and Records Service; Salt Lake City, UT; Utah State Archives and Records Service; File Number #: 1904001943
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St George, Washington, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1613; Page: 395B; Image: 395892; Family History Library Film: 553112
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: St George, Washington, Utah; Roll: 1688; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0175; FHL microfilm: 1241688
    [7] Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 2 May 1860
    Record Source: Membership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 8 Sep 1858
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1858
    Event Place: Deseret, United States
    Record Source: Utah, U.S., Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Records

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: St George, Washington, Utah Territory, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: St George, Washington, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_1613; Page: 395B; Image: 395892; Family History Library Film: 553112

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Silver Reef, Washington, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Silver Reef, Washington, Utah; Roll: 1339; Family History Film: 1255339; Page: 382B; Enumeration District: 094

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: St George, Washington, Utah, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: St George, Washington, Utah; Roll: 1688; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0175; FHL microfilm: 1241688

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Saint George, Washington, Utah Territory
    Record Source: Pacific Coast Directory, 1867

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Utah, United States
    Record Source: Utah Death Registers, Utah State Archives and Records Service; Salt Lake City, UT; Utah State Archives and Records Service; File Number #: 1904001943

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 August 1904
    Event Place: Saint George, Washington County, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah Cemetery Inventory
    [2] Sons of Utah Pioneers Memorial Gallery Index Cards
    [3] Utah Death Registers, Utah State Archives and Records Service; Salt Lake City, UT; Utah State Archives and Records Service; File Number #: 1904001943
    [4] Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint George, Washington County, Utah, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Utah Cemetery Inventory
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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