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Thomas Peter Higgins 1881 – 1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Oct 1881

Birth Location: Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: 4/21/1961

Death Location: Manhattan, Kings, New York, United States

Father: John Higgins

Mother: Jane Kelly

Spouse(s): Marie Meyer

Children(s): Jane Higgins, Robert Higgins

In 1881, Thomas Peter Higgins entered the world in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland, born to John Fleming Higgins and Jane Kelly. Years later, Thomas Peter Higgins married Marie Wilhelmine Sophie Meyer, and the couple became parents to Jane Elizabeth Marie Higgins and Robert Thomas Higgins. Thomas Peter Higgins died in 1961 in Manhattan, Kings, New York, United States.

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Parents

John Higgins
1835 – 1917
Birth Location: Glasserton, Wigtownshire, Scotland
JH
Jane Kelly
1837 – 1916
Birth Location: Old Luce, Wigtown, Scotland
JK

Spouses(s)

Marie Meyer
1883 – 1970
Birth Location: Müsleringen, Nienburg, Niedersachsen, Germany
MM

Children(s)

Jane Higgins
1919 – 1993
Birth Location: Manhattan, New York, New York, USA
JH
Robert Higgins
1922 – 1999
Birth Location: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
RH

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Oct 1881
    Event Place: Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census, Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; State Headquarters: New York, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; National Archives Microfilm Publication: M1464; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1891
    Event Place: Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland
    Record Source: 1891 Scotland Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: Apr 1910
    Event Place: Glasgow, Scotland
    Record Source: Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; National Archives Microfilm Publication: M1464; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Year: 3 May 1910
    Event Place: Quebec, Canada
    Record Source: Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956, National Archives and Records Administration; Washington, D.C.; Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; National Archives Microfilm Publication: M1464; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source: US Census, Manhattan Assembly District 5, New York, New York

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1942
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; State Headquarters: New York

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4/21/1961
    Event Place: Manhattan, Kings, New York, United States

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