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Thankful Nickerson Higgins 1794–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 June 1794

Birth Location: Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 13 April 1882

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

Father: Jonathan Higgins

Mother: Thankful Freeman

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Thankful Nickerson

Thankful Nickerson Higgins was born in 1794 in Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Jonathan Higgins And Thankful Freeman. In 1855, Thankful Nickerson Higgins resided in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. In 1860, Thankful Nickerson Higgins resided in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Thankful Nickerson Higgins married James Briggs, Jonathan Nicherson, and had children including Thankful F Nickerson. Thankful Nickerson Higgins passed away in 1882 in Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Thankful Nickerson Higgins was born in 1794 in Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Jonathan Higgins And Thankful Freeman.
  • In 1855, Thankful Nickerson Higgins resided in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
  • In 1860, Thankful Nickerson Higgins resided in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Thankful Nickerson Higgins married James Briggs, Jonathan Nicherson, and had children including Thankful F Nickerson.
  • Thankful Nickerson Higgins passed away in 1882 in Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thankful Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Thankful Higgins
1794–1882
Birth Place: Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Jonathan Higgins
1749–1798
Thankful Freeman
1756–1812
Massachusetts
Grandparents
James Freeman
1734–
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Hannah King
–1803
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Freeman
1708–1766
Dorothy Cole
1710–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Freeman
1676–1716
Bathsheba Mayo
1683–1707

Thankful Higgins's Descendants

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Thankful (Nickerson) Higgins (27 June 1794–13 April 1882)
  1. 1. Thankful (F) Nickerson 1830–

Thankful Higgins's Timeline

5 Records

1794
27 June 1794
Birth of Thankful Nickerson Higgins in Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1855
1855
Age 61
Thankful Nickerson Higgins resided here in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1860
1860
Age 66
Thankful Nickerson Higgins resided here in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1880
1880
Age 86
Thankful Nickerson Higgins resided here in Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1882
13 April 1882
Age 88
Death of Thankful Nickerson Higgins in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 June 1794
    Event Place: Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; Roll: 519; Page: 23C; Enumeration District: 002
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_486; Page: 839; Family History Library Film: 803486
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_486; Page: 839; Family History Library Film: 803486

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Chatham, Barnstable, Massachusetts; Roll: 519; Page: 23C; Enumeration District: 002

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 April 1882
    Event Place: Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Massachusetts, Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911
    [2] Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chatham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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