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William Roger Higgins 1921 – 2011 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Mar 1921

Birth Location: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 5 Aug 2011

Death Location: Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Father: William Higgins

Mother: Agnes Brides

Spouse(s): Dorothea Eidler

Children(s): Stephen Higgins, Timothy Higgins, Thomas Higgins, Sheila Higgins

In 1921, William Roger Higgins entered the world in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, born to William Joseph Higgins and Agnes E. Brides. William Roger Higgins married Dorothea Christina Eidler, and had children including Stephen P. Higgins, Timothy Higgins, Thomas Higgins, Sheila Higgins. William Roger Higgins passed away in 2011 in Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1921, William Roger Higgins entered the world in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA, born to William Joseph Higgins and Agnes E. Brides.
  • William Roger Higgins married Dorothea Christina Eidler, and had children including Stephen P. Higgins, Timothy Higgins, Thomas Higgins, Sheila Higgins.
  • William Roger Higgins passed away in 2011 in Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts.

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William Higgins's Ancestors

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William Higgins
1921 – 2011
Birth Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
William Joseph Higgins
1889 – 1976
Hopkinton, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
Agnes (E.) Brides
1890 – 1966
Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
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William Higgins's Descendants

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William (Roger) Higgins (12 Mar 1921 – 5 Aug 2011) m. Dorothea (Christina) Eidler (1 Feb 1929 – 3 Dec 2007)
  1. 1. Stephen (P.) Higgins (26 May 1955 – 22 Oct 1974)
  2. 2. Timothy Higgins
  3. 3. Thomas Higgins
  4. 4. Sheila Higgins

William Higgins's Timeline

2 Records

1921
12 Mar 1921
Birth of William Roger Higgins in Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
2011
5 Aug 2011
Age 90
Death of William Roger Higgins in Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1921
    Event Place: Brockton, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 2011
    Event Place: Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: West Bridgewater, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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