George W. Higgins

1756 - 1820  (63 years)

• Name	George W. Higgins
  Born	20 Oct 1756	Middletown, Middlesex Co, CT   [1]
  Christened	26 Nov 1756	East Hampton, Middlesex Co, CT   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	1820	Wabash Co, IL
  Person ID	I4603	adkinshorton
  Last Modified	3 Feb 2018

  
  

  Father	Israel HIGGINS,   b. 3 Oct 1728, Eastham, Barnstable Co, MA ,   d. 4 Aug 1790, Middle Haddam, Middlesex, CT  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth AIKEN,   b. 3 Apr 1733, Eastham, Barnstable Co, MA ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	15 Feb 1753	Middletown, Middlesex Co, CT   [1, 3]
  Family ID	F24964	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Patience Mapes,   b. 3 Apr 1757, New Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT ,   d. betw 1820-1823, Edwards Co, IL  (Age 65 years)
  Married	27 Sep 1777	New Fairfield, Fairfield Co, CT   [4, 5]
  Children	+ 1. John HIGGINS,   b. 31 Oct 1778, Fairfield Co, CT ,   d. 27 Apr 1852, Wabash Co, IL  (Age 73 years) + 2. William HIGGINS,   b. 14 May 1781, Fairfield Co, CT ,   d. 26 Oct 1871, Edwards Co, IL  (Age 90 years) + 3. Ransom HIGGINS,   b. 1783, Fairfield Co, CT ,   d. 8 Oct 1851, Edwards Co, IL  (Age 68 years) + 4. Cynthia HIGGINS,   b. 1785,   d. 4 Feb 1828, Wabash Co, IL  (Age 43 years)   5. Patience HIGGINS,   b. 1787, Fairfield Co, CT ,   d. betw 1790-1800, CT  (Age 13 years) + 6. Eunice HIGGINS,   b. 1788, Fairfield Co, CT ,   d. 2 Apr 1858, Alleghany, Cattaraugus Co, NY  (Age 70 years) + 7. George Willis HIGGINS,   b. 19 Apr 1792, Fairfield Co, CT ,   d. 13 Feb 1835, Wabash Co, IL  (Age 42 years) + 8. Sophia Anna HIGGINS,   b. 29 Jul 1794, Fairfield Co, CT ,   d. 18 Sep 1818, Edwards Co, IL  (Age 24 years) + 9. Nancy HIGGINS,   b. 19 Nov 1797, Fairfield Co, CT ,   d. 25 Mar 1875, Edwards Co, IL  (Age 77 years)
  Documents » Slide Show		George W. Higgins & Patience Mapes - Marriage Information
  		1810-NY Census, Caneadea, Allegheny, NY      << View United States Federal Census Help >> • Levi Couch & Cynthia Higgins • George Higgins & Patience Mapes families
  		1820-IL Census, --, Edwards Co, IL      << View United States Federal Census Help >> • George W. Higgins & Family • William Higgins Family • Ransom Higgins Family • John Higgins Family • George Higgins Family
  Last Modified	3 Dec 2017
  Family ID	F24743	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories

  Combined History of Edwards, Lawrence & Wabash Counties, Illinois - 1883 www.archive.org

  
  

• Notes

  George Higgins is a D.A.R. certified veteran of the American Revolutionary War, serving for Connecticut: A208113 Higgins-Mapes Family Association for George Higgins and daughter Cynthia Higgins and their families. Robert Lyle Young's contribution to Higgins Genealogy for ancestors of George Higgins. Born October 20, 1756 in Middleton CT and moved to near Allegheny River at Olean, New York in late 1700s. George and his wife were with their son John on the boat trip from NY to IL and he settled in the area of Friendsville, IL where there was a fort built by william Barney.

  
  

• Sources

  [S16] Connecticut, All Town Birth Records, Pre-1870 (Vital Stats), Middletown, p268. [S17] Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, East Hampton, p117. [S17] Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920, East Hampton, p118. [S18851] 1810 US Census, Caneadea, Allegheny Co, NY. [S18852] 1820 US Census, Illinois.