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Sylvester Higgins 1776–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 OCT 1776

Birth Location: Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 8 SEP 1825

Death Location: Evergreen Cemetery, South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Heman Higgins

Mother: Eunice Saxton

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The story of Sylvester Higgins began in 1776 in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States. In 1855, Sylvester Higgins established residence. Sylvester Higgins passed away in 1825 in Evergreen Cemetery, South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sylvester Higgins began in 1776 in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States.
  • In 1855, Sylvester Higgins established residence.
  • Sylvester Higgins passed away in 1825 in Evergreen Cemetery, South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Sylvester Higgins's Ancestors

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Sylvester Higgins
1776–1825
Birth Place: Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Parents
Heman Higgins
1740–1778
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Eunice Saxton
1745–1788
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Israel (Cole) Higgins
1706–1788
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Ruth Brown
1710–1768
Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Ebenezer Sexton
1717–1795
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Eunice Benham
1723–1758
Wallingford, New Haven, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
James Benham
1679–1745
Esther Preston
1683–1764
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eliasaph Preston
1643–1707
Elizabeth Beach
1652–1692

Sylvester Higgins's Timeline

3 Records

1776
9 OCT 1776
Birth of Sylvester Higgins in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
1825
8 SEP 1825
Age 49
Death of Sylvester Higgins
None
1855
1855
Age 79
Sylvester Higgins resided here
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 OCT 1776
    Event Place: Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 SEP 1825

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Evergreen Cemetery, South Hadley, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States of America

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