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Thankful Cousins Higgins 1819–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 JAN 1819

Birth Location: Eden (Bar Harbor), Hancock, District of Maine, USA

Death Date: 19 MAR 1889

Death Location: Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, United States of America

Father: David Higgins

Mother: Eleanor Wasgatt

Spouse(s): Henry Trussell, Justus Gilley, Reuben Salisbury

Children(s): Edgar Trussell, Henrietta Gilley, Ellen Sargent, Harriet Gilley, Lewis Gilley, Adelaide Gilley, Mary Gilley, Alice Gilley, Sarah Gilley

The story of Thankful Cousins Higgins began in 1819 in Eden (Bar Harbor), Hancock, District of Maine, USA. Thankful Cousins Higgins married Henry Trussell, Justus Woods Gilley, Reuben S Salisbury, and had children including Adelaide Victoria Gilley, Alice J Gilley, Edgar John Trussell, Ellen Sylvia Sargent, Harriet A Minnie Gilley, Henrietta G Gilley, Lewis W Gilley, Mary Stanwood Gilley, Sarah W Gilley. Thankful Cousins Higgins passed away in 1889 in Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Thankful Cousins Higgins began in 1819 in Eden (Bar Harbor), Hancock, District of Maine, USA.
  • Thankful Cousins Higgins married Henry Trussell, Justus Woods Gilley, Reuben S Salisbury, and had children including Adelaide Victoria Gilley, Alice J Gilley, Edgar John Trussell, Ellen Sylvia Sargent, Harriet A Minnie Gilley, Henrietta G Gilley, Lewis W Gilley, Mary Stanwood Gilley, Sarah W Gilley.
  • Thankful Cousins Higgins passed away in 1889 in Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Higgins
1788–1859
Birth Location: Eden, Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
DH
Eleanor Wasgatt
1793–1834
Birth Location: Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
EW

Spouses(s)

Henry Trussell
1801–1869
Birth Location: Bucksport, Hancock, Maine, USA
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Justus Gilley
1815–1860
Birth Location: Eden (Bar Harbor), Hancock, District of Maine, USA
JG
Reuben Salisbury
1802–1889
Birth Location: Eden, Hancock, Maine, USA
RS

Children(s)

Edgar Trussell
1862–
Birth Location: Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA
ET
Henrietta Gilley
1840–1857
Birth Location: Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA
HG
Ellen Sargent
1847–1920
Birth Location: Cranberry Isles, Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
ES
Harriet Gilley
1841–1883
Birth Location: Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA
HG
Lewis Gilley
1843–1907
Birth Location: Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA
LG
Adelaide Gilley
1850–1928
Birth Location: Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA
AG
Mary Gilley
1838–1928
Birth Location: Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA
MG
Alice Gilley
1853–1940
Birth Location: Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA
AG
Sarah Gilley
1846–1901
Birth Location: Cranberry Isles, Hancock, Maine, USA
SG

Thankful Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Thankful Higgins
1819–1889
Birth Place: Eden (Bar Harbor), Hancock, District of Maine, USA
Parents
David Higgins
1788–1859
Eden, Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
Eleanor Wasgatt
1793–1834
Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
Grandparents
William Wasgatt
1772–1797
Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, USA
Thankful Cousins
1772–1852
Orleans, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph ****MAYFLOWER
1750–1809
Mary Higgins
1750–1809
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac ****MAYFLOWER
1712–1774
Thankfull ***MAYFLOWER
1732–1760

Thankful Higgins's Descendants

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Thankful (Cousins) Higgins (31 JAN 1819–19 MAR 1889) m. Henry Trussell (23 Oct 1801–14 Jun 1869) m. Justus (Woods) Gilley (26 Feb 1815–19 Jan 1860) m. Reuben (S.) Salisbury (28 Nov 1802–18 Aug 1889)
  1. 1. Edgar (John) Trussell 1862–
  2. 2. Henrietta (G.) Gilley 1840–1857
  3. 3. Ellen (Sylvia) Sargent 1847–1920
  4. 4. Harriet (A. "Minnie") Gilley 1841–1883
  5. 5. Lewis (W.) Gilley 1843–1907
  6. 6. Adelaide (Victoria) Gilley 1850–1928 m. Joseph (L) King 1835–1901
    1. 1. Frances (Edith) KING 1871–1931 m. Willard (Asbury) CALDERWOOD 1871–1940
      1. 1. Hester (Adelaide) Calderwood 1902–1982 m. Frank (Eugene) Hammill 1895–1957 m. Walter (Albert) Cunningham 1899–1979
        1. 1. Glenwood Cunningham 1925–1929
      2. 2. Kenneth (King) Calderwood 1903–1986 m. Bernice (Ida) Bradway 1912–1998
      3. 3. Marjorie (Josephine) Calderwood 1905–1964 m. Forrest (C) Magee 1900–1963
        1. 1. Frank (Jones) Magee 1924–1941
        2. 2. Patricia (Frances) Magee 1927–2013 m. Howard (Clinton Jordan) Jr. 1922–2000
      4. 4. Everett (D) Calderwood 1908–1910
    2. 2. Everett (D.) King 1877–1880
    3. 3. Ethel (Myrtle) King 1884–1971
  7. 7. Mary (Stanwood) Gilley 1838–1928
  8. 8. Alice (J.) Gilley 1853–1940
  9. 9. Sarah (W.) Gilley 1846–1901

Thankful Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1819
31 JAN 1819
Birth of Thankful Cousins Higgins in Eden (Bar Harbor), Hancock, District of Maine, USA
Eden (Bar Harbor), Hancock, District of Maine, USA
1889
19 MAR 1889
Age 70
Death of Thankful Cousins Higgins in Mountain View Cemetery, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine
Mountain View Cemetery, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 JAN 1819
    Event Place: Eden (Bar Harbor), Hancock, District of Maine, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 MAR 1889
    Event Place: Mountain View Cemetery, Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bar Harbor, Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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