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Van Rensselaer Higgins 1811–1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1811

Birth Location: Homer, Cortland County, New York, USA

Death Date: 1 September 1873

Death Location: Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois, USA

Father: Obadiah Higgins

Mother: Rebecca Rensselaer

Spouse(s): Lucy Payne

Children(s): Cornelia White, Horace Higgins

The story of Van Rensselaer Higgins began in 1811 in Homer, Cortland County, New York, USA. Van Rensselaer Higgins married Lucy Payne, and had children including Cornelia Higgins White, Horace S Higgins. Van Rensselaer Higgins passed away in 1873 in Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Van Rensselaer Higgins began in 1811 in Homer, Cortland County, New York, USA.
  • Van Rensselaer Higgins married Lucy Payne, and had children including Cornelia Higgins White, Horace S Higgins.
  • Van Rensselaer Higgins passed away in 1873 in Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Obadiah Higgins
1775–1865
Birth Location: Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
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Rebecca Rensselaer
1777–1818
Birth Location: Cortland, Cortland County, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lucy Payne
1813–1881
Birth Location: Vernon, Tolland County, Connecticut, USA
LP

Children(s)

Cornelia White
1838–1889
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
CW
Horace Higgins
1851–1913
Birth Location: Illinois, USA
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Van Higgins's Ancestors

Self
Van Higgins
1811–1873
Birth Place: Homer, Cortland County, New York, USA
Parents
Obadiah "Dyer" Higgins
1775–1865
Pittstown, Rensselaer County, New York, USA
Rebecca (Van) Rensselaer
1777–1818
Cortland, Cortland County, New York, USA
Grandparents
Simeon Higgins
1745–1800
Worchester, Otsego, NY, USA
Mary Nancy
1747–1797
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Timothy Higgins
1744–1778
Mehitable Beal
1748–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Van Higgins's Descendants

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Van (Rensselaer) Higgins (1811–1 September 1873) m. Lucy Payne (29 January 1813–21 January 1881)
  1. 1. Cornelia (Higgins) White 1838–1889
  2. 2. Horace (S) Higgins 1851–1913

Van Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1811
1811
Birth of Van Rensselaer Higgins in Homer, Cortland County, New York, USA
Homer, Cortland County, New York, USA
1873
1 September 1873
Age 62
Death of Van Rensselaer Higgins in Wasco, Kane County, Illinois, USA
Wasco, Kane County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1811
    Event Place: Homer, Cortland County, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 September 1873
    Event Place: Wasco, Kane County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Saint Charles, Kane County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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