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William Higgins 1807–1866 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1807

Birth Location: Stanhope PEI Canada

Death Date: 21 Apr 1866

Death Location: Stanhope PEI Canada

Father: Cornelius Higgins

Mother: Mary Brown

Spouse(s): Catherine Leitch

Children(s): Isabella Higgins, Elizabeth Higgins, Mary Higgins, Sarah Higgins, Derenda Higgins, Mariah Higgins, Corneilus Higgins, Colin Higgins, John Higgins, Neil Higgins, Eliza Higgins, James Higgins

In 1807, William Higgins entered the world in Stanhope PEI Canada, born to Cornelius Jr Higgins And Mary Brown. William Higgins married Catherine Leitch, and had children including Colin Leitch Higgins, Corneilus Higgins, Derenda Higgins, Eliza Higgins, Elizabeth Higgins, Isabella Higgins, James Higgins, John Leitch Higgins, Mariah Higgins, Mary Ann Higgins, Neil Higgins, Sarah Higgins. William Higgins passed away in 1866 in Stanhope PEI Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1807, William Higgins entered the world in Stanhope PEI Canada, born to Cornelius Jr Higgins And Mary Brown.
  • William Higgins married Catherine Leitch, and had children including Colin Leitch Higgins, Corneilus Higgins, Derenda Higgins, Eliza Higgins, Elizabeth Higgins, Isabella Higgins, James Higgins, John Leitch Higgins, Mariah Higgins, Mary Ann Higgins, Neil Higgins, Sarah Higgins.
  • William Higgins passed away in 1866 in Stanhope PEI Canada.

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Spouses(s)

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William Higgins's Ancestors

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William Higgins
1807–1866
Birth Place: Stanhope PEI Canada
Parents
Cornelius "Jr." Higgins
1780–1854
Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Mary Brown
1792–
Covehead, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Grandparents
Lawrence BROWN
1740–1806
Kirkoswald, Carrick, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jean Jamieson
1750–1807
Tayside, Perthshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Gilbert Brown
1708–1774
Agnes Rainie
1708–1742
John Jamieson
1723–1776
Anna Walker
1730–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Brown
1665–1724
Jannet McGren
1669–1738
Jean Ramsay
1682–
William JAMESON
1697–1753
Elizabeth Rule
1697–1768
Robert Walker
1700–1740
Margaret Paterson
1700–1747

William Higgins's Descendants

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William Higgins (1807–21 Apr 1866) m. Catherine Leitch (1818–1904)
  1. 1. Isabella Higgins 1858–1939 m. Alexander (Douglas) Miller 1829–1907
  2. 2. Elizabeth Higgins 1846–1934
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Higgins 1851–1928
  4. 4. Sarah Higgins 1852–1924
  5. 5. Derenda Higgins 1854–
  6. 6. Mariah Higgins 1839–
    1. 1. John (Daniel) McLeod 1865–
  7. 7. Corneilus Higgins 1860–1876
  8. 8. Colin (Leitch) Higgins 1848–1876
  9. 9. John (Leitch) Higgins 1843–1925 m. Mary (Jane) Brehaut 1852–1878 m. Margret (Anne) Miller 1857–1939
    1. 1. Ethel Higgins 1895–1979
    2. 2. Annie (Mary) Higgins 1887–
    3. 3. William (Walter) Higgins 1885–1962
    4. 4. Florence (Eliza) Higgins 1883–1963
    5. 5. Wallace (Lietch) Higgins 1889–1963
    6. 6. Minnie (Jane) Higgins 1875–1946
    7. 7. Edith (Isabel) Higgins 1873–1950
    8. 8. Thomas Higgins 1877–1893
  10. 10. Neil Higgins 1837–1914
  11. 11. Eliza Higgins 1835–1891 m. John Sharpe 1832–1918
    1. 1. John (Niel) Sharpe 1872–1897
    2. 2. Janet (Elizabeth) Sharpe 1870–1955 m. Andrew (Lindsay) Brown 1871–1955
      1. 1. John (Edwin) Brown 1900–1964 m. Helen Nora 1909–1975
      2. 2. Reginald Brown 1900–
      3. 3. Katherine (Jean) Brown 1903–1990 m. Ronald Gilbert 1895–1954
        1. 1. Isabel (Lorraine) Gilbert 1931–1998
      4. 4. Elsie (Sharpe) Brown 1899–1900
      5. 5. Frances (Eliza Brown) ✅ 1895–1966 m. Thomas BAYNE –1955
        1. 1. Robert (Lindsay) BAYNE 1929–1987
        2. 2. Walter BAYNE 1935–2014
      6. 6. Ethel (Marion) Brown 1894–1994
      7. 7. Andrew (Lindsay) Brown 1897–1982 m. Margaret (Jane) Dobson 1900–2003
        1. 1. James (Douglas) Brown 1926–1988
        2. 2. Floyd (Lindsay) Brown 1925–2008 m. Erma (Leah) Boger 1930–1970
        3. 3. Edwin (Joshua) Brown 1929–1988
      8. 8. William (Warren) Brown 1902– m. Mabel 1906–
      9. 9. William (Walter) Brown 1901–1993
  12. 12. James Higgins 1841–1894 m. Caroline Toombs 1840–1894
    1. 1. Carrie (Maude) Higgins 1874–1940
    2. 2. Adele Higgins 1882–1950 m. Hermann (Muller) Hoadley 1879–
      1. 1. Marjorie Hodley 1915–
    3. 3. Willena (Higgins) (Mobbs) 1866–1935
    4. 4. Colin (Leach) Higgins 1873–1873
    5. 5. Charles (W) Higgins 1882–1946
    6. 6. Clara Higgins 1880–
    7. 7. Charlotte (E. Higgins) ✅ 1871–1947 m. George (W) Morehouse 1869–1922
    8. 8. Mary ("Lily") Higgins 1871–1917 m. Joseph Delany 1857– m. Harry Fowler 1862–
      1. 1. Ellen Fowler 1910–1918
      2. 2. Shirley (Walter) Delany 1901–1946
      3. 3. Ivel (Lily) Delany 1899–1982
    9. 9. Katherine (Henrietta) Higgins 1877–1938

William Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1807
1807
Birth of William Higgins in Stanhope PEI Canada
Stanhope PEI Canada
1866
21 Apr 1866
Age 59
Death of William Higgins in Stanhope PEI Canada
Stanhope PEI Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1807
    Event Place: Stanhope PEI Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Prince Edward Island, Canada
    Record Source: Prince Edward Island, Canada, Baptisms, Marriages, Burials, Microtech Supply and Services; Author: Prince Edward Island Public Archives; St. Paul Anglican Church of Canada (Charlottetown); FHL Roll: 1630133

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1866
    Event Place: Stanhope PEI Canada

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