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William James Higgins 1923 – 2012 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 Apr 1923

Birth Location: Groton, Tompkins, New York

Death Date: 11 May 2012

Death Location: Groton, Tompkins, New York

Father: William Higgins

Mother: Helen Rose

Spouse(s): Beverly Bishop

Children(s): Deborah Higgins, Daphne Higgins, Tim Higgins, William Higgins, Susan Higgins

According to available records, William James Higgins was born in 1923 in Groton, Tompkins, New York, the child of William James Higgins and Helen Margaret Rose. Following those early years, William James Higgins married Beverly Helen Bishop, and their family grew to include Deborah Higgins, Daphne Higgins, Tim Higgins, William Higgins and Susan Higgins. In the later years of life, William James Higgins died in 2012 in Groton, Tompkins, New York.

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Parents

William Higgins
1898 –
Birth Location: New York
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Helen Rose
1897 – 1972
Birth Location: New York
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Spouses(s)

Beverly Bishop
1926 – 2014
Birth Location: Cortland County, New York
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Children(s)

Deborah Higgins
1950 –
Birth Location: Cortland County, New York
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Daphne Higgins
1954 –
Birth Location: Cortland County, New York
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Tim Higgins
1964 –
Birth Location: New York
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William Higgins
Birth Location: –
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Susan Higgins
Birth Location: Groton, Tompkins, New York
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 Apr 1923
    Event Place: Groton, Tompkins, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Social Security Death Index, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Year: 1940; Census Place: Groton, Tompkins, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02792; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 55-16, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Groton, Tompkins, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Groton, Tompkins, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02792; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 55-16

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Groton, Tompkins, New York
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Groton, Tompkins, New York; Roll: m-t0627-02792; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 55-16

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: Before 1951
    Event Place: New York
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Cortland, Groton, New York
    Record Source: U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 11 May 2012
    Event Place: Groton, Tompkins, New York
    Record Source: Global, Find A Grave Index for Non-Burials, Burials at Sea, and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current, Social Security Death Index, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

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