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William Higgins 1741–1841 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1741

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 11 Feb 1841

Death Location: Highland County, Ohio, USA

Father: John Higgins

Mother:

Spouse(s): Margaret Mooney

Children(s): William Jr., Thomas Higgins, Charles Higgins, James Higgins, Elizabeth Higgins, Mary Higgins, John Higgins

The story of William Higgins began in 1741 in Ireland. William Higgins married Margaret Elizabeth Mooney, and had children including Charles Higgins, Elizabeth Ann Elizabeth Higgins, James Higgins, John Higgins, Mary Ann Higgins, Thomas Higgins, William Higgins Jr. William Higgins passed away in 1841 in Highland County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William Higgins began in 1741 in Ireland.
  • William Higgins married Margaret Elizabeth Mooney, and had children including Charles Higgins, Elizabeth Ann Elizabeth Higgins, James Higgins, John Higgins, Mary Ann Higgins, Thomas Higgins, William Higgins Jr.
  • William Higgins passed away in 1841 in Highland County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Higgins's Ancestors

Self
William Higgins
1741–1841
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
John Higgins
1691–1745
England/Ireland
Grandparents
James Higgins
1831–
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Higgins's Descendants

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William Higgins (11 Nov 1741–11 Feb 1841) m. Margaret (Elizabeth) Mooney (26 Jan 1746–26 Jul 1839)
  1. 1. William (Higgins) Jr. 1787–1872
  2. 2. Thomas Higgins 1785–1871
  3. 3. Charles Higgins 1790–1869
  4. 4. James Higgins 1792–1860
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Ann Elizabeth) Higgins 1798–
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Higgins 1812–1896
  7. 7. John Higgins 1784–1854 m. Susanna Burns 1784–
    1. 1. Mary (Anne) Higgins 1813–1867
    2. 2. Amos (Lorraine Sr.) Higgins 1825–1904
    3. 3. Caroline Higgins 1822–
    4. 4. Charles Higgins 1812–
    5. 5. Helen Higgins 1807–1893
    6. 6. Robert (Burns) Higgins 1816–
    7. 7. Thomas Higgins 1810–1887
    8. 8. James Higgins 1815–
    9. 9. Rachel (Ann) Higgins 1819–1880 m. James Campton 1816–1868
      1. 1. John (Higgins) Campton 1851–1918 m. Ann (Elizabeth) Doggett 1850–1888
        1. 1. Lilie (Bell) Campton 1873–
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth "Molly") Campton 1879–1940 m. Virgil (Raymond) Thoms 1876–1959

William Higgins's Timeline

6 Records

1741
11 Nov 1741
Birth of William Higgins in Ireland
Ireland
1742
11 Nov 1742
Age 1
Birth of William Higgins in Ireland
Ireland
1745
6 May 1745
Age 4
William Higgins was baptized in Middlesex, England
Middlesex, England
1841
11 Feb 1841
Age 100
Death of William Higgins in Highland County, Ohio, USA
Highland County, Ohio, USA
1842
11 Feb 1842
Age 101
Death of William Higgins in Highland County, Ohio, USA
Highland County, Ohio, USA
1848
1848
Age 107
William Higgins resided here in Ohio
Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1742
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1741
    Event Place: Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 6 May 1745
    Event Place: Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Church of England Parish Registers, 1538-1812; Reference Number: P90MIC1019

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1848
    Event Place: Ohio
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ohio, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1842
    Event Place: Highland County, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Feb 1841
    Event Place: Highland County, Ohio, USA

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