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William HIGGINSON 1634–1681 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 May 1634

Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

Death Date: 8 Feb 1681

Death Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Father: John Corey

Mother: Ann Salmon

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Children(s): Margaret Higginson

The story of William HIGGINSON began in 1634 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. William HIGGINSON had children including Margaret Higginson. William HIGGINSON passed away in 1681 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William HIGGINSON began in 1634 in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England.
  • William HIGGINSON had children including Margaret Higginson.
  • William HIGGINSON passed away in 1681 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA.

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William HIGGINSON's Ancestors

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William HIGGINSON
1634–1681
Birth Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Parents
John Corey
1611–1669
Brammerton Hall, Norwich, Norfolk, England
Ann Salmon
1618–1684
Laxton, Nottinghamshire, , England
Grandparents
Thomas (Giles Cory\Corye\Corey, Sr. - Father of John Cory\Corey - Link to Assasination of Abraham Lincoln - Carried President from Ford's) Theatre
1583–1665
Norwich, Norfolk, England
Agnes (Ann) Wauker
1582–1670
Bristol, Somerset, England
Mary Weaver
1584–1651
Calverley, Yorkshire, England
Mary Weaver
1584–1651
Calverley, Yorkshire, England
Great-Grandparents
Alice Payne
1552–1605
William Weaver
1562–1627
Edith Coles
1565–1619
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Payne
1531–1575
Margaret Payne
1523–1568

William HIGGINSON's Descendants

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William HIGGINSON (21 May 1634–8 Feb 1681)
  1. 1. Margaret Higginson 1660–1698 m. Samuel (Rodman) Corey 1655–1699
    1. 1. Margaret (Eleanor) Corrie 1690–1762 m. James Gibson 1687–1765
      1. 1. Randolph Gibson 1721–1794 m. Mary (Margaret) Crowley 1733–1797
        1. 1. Job Gibson 1777–1853 m. Lydia Young 1780–1850

William HIGGINSON's Timeline

2 Records

1634
21 May 1634
Birth of William HIGGINSON in Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
Bristol, Gloucestershire, England
1681
8 Feb 1681
Age 47
Death of William HIGGINSON in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 May 1634
    Event Place: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Feb 1681
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

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