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William Higgins 1739 – 1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 SEP 1739

Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1820

Death Location: Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: William Higgins

Mother: Deborah Higgins

Spouse(s): Mercy Niles

Children(s): Barnabus Higgins

William Higgins was born in Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA in 1739, to William Higgins and Deborah Higgins. Later in life, William Higgins married Mercy Shirley Niles; among their children were Barnabus Barney Higgins. William Higgins died in Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, 1820.

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Parents

William Higgins
1719 – 1785
Birth Location: Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Deborah Higgins
1718 –
Birth Location: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mercy Niles
1744 – 1810
Birth Location: Stoughton, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Barnabus Higgins
1774 – 1885
Birth Location: Worthington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, USA
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 01 SEP 1739
    Event Place: Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1820
    Event Place: Easton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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