William Henry Greenough Higgins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1 Jul 1840 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 2
Baptism:
Death: 7 Apr 1873 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Josiah Rich Higgins (1794-1882)
Mother: Abigail H Freeman (1801-1853) 3
Spouses and Children
1. *Eusebia Sawyer Doane (12 Apr 1841 - 20 Mar 1916) 4
Marriage: 10 Feb 1861 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Charles Greenough Higgins (1864-1902) 4
William Henry Greenough Higgins
Sex: M
AKA: Willie H Higgins
Individual Information
Birth: 16 Mar 1877 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 6
Baptism:
Death: 10 Mar 1920 - Brattleboro, Vermont 7
Burial: 17 May 1920 - Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet 7
Cause of Death: cerebral hemorrhage
Parents
Father: Captain Charles Freeman Higgins (1842-1889) 2 5
Mother: Abbie Rich Baker (1842-1915) 5
Notes
Medical:
age 42-11-23 7
Captain William Hutton Higgins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 10 Apr 1823 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 8 9
Baptism:
Death: 12 Dec 1867 - Lost At Sea 9
Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Enoch Higgins (1798-1866) 3 10
Mother: Eliza Hopkins (1798-1850) 10
Spouses and Children
1. *Jerusha Cole Dyer (Jul 1825 - 4 Apr 1870) 9
Marriage: 27 Nov 1845 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 11
Status:
Children:
1. Mary Angeline Higgins (1847-1931) 12
2. Sarah K Higgins (1851-1896) 9
3. Marshall Irving Higgins (1854-1936) 9 13
4. Higgins (1856- )
5. William Hutton Higgins (1859-1933) 9 14
6. Edgar F Higgins (1864-1924) 9 14
7. Bessie D Higgins (1866- ) 9
Notes
General:
Lost at sea, supposed on Dec 12 1867, schooner Ellery C. Anthony on a passage from Newport RI to Virginia in a gale of wind - William H Higgins, age 44-8, married; William Newcomb jr, 48-11-14, married; Harvey F Lanman, 36-2-10, married; Elisha F Jones, 22-2-5, single; Alden F Covell, 25-8, married; Simon N Lanman jr, 21-6-19, single.Marriage Notes (Jerusha Cole Dyer)
Wellfleet deaths 1859-1907, page 11
1851, 1854, 1856, 1859, 1866 mariner/seaman, Wellfleet 9
"From a quarterly report given Dec. 3, we extract the following : —
" As it will be a year, in a few days, since the schooner ' Ellery C. Anthony' sailed from Newport Harbor, for Tangier Sound, I suppose we are under the painful necessity of admitting that she must have been lost with all on board. Capt. William H. Higgins, and William Newcomb, Jun., were both highly respected members of this church. They were called suddenly, but, we trust, were prepared for their change.
" We rest our expectation not upon any dying testimony, but upon about twenty-five years of Christian experience, in which they exemplified those traits of character which only proceed from regenerate hearts. Not only their families, but our church and community, are deeply afflicted by this sad bereavement."" 15
William Hutton Higgins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1 Mar 1859 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 16
Baptism:
Death: 27 May 1933 - Brockton, Massachusetts 17
Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Captain William Hutton Higgins (1823-1867) 8
Mother: Jerusha Cole Dyer (1825-1870) 9
Spouses and Children
1. *Ella F Powers (1867 - )
Marriage: 21 Nov 1887
Status:
Children:
1. Jennie Lewis Higgins (1889- ) 18
2. Elsie Frances Higgins (1891- ) 19
3. Mary Forest Higgins (1896- ) 20
Notes
General:
tentative link of William to parents and wife
William J Higgins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Est 1916 - (Harwich, Massachusetts)
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Spouses and Children
1. *Helen Louisa Morlock (1918 - 5 Jun 2007)
Marriage:
Status:
William P Higgins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1817
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Robert Kemp Higgins (1775- )
Mother: Eunice Holbrook (1781- )
William Penn Higgins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 14 Jun 1824 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 21
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Daniel Higgins (1783-1832) 22
Mother: Polly Atwood (1785-1862)
Willis Higgins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 19 May 1844 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 1930 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Burial: in Cemetery #2, Provincetown
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Birth, 18 May 1844 in Eastham, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Josiah Higgins (1791-1881) 23 24
Mother: Ann Knowles (1804-1879) 24
Spouses and Children
1. *Irene A (1844 - 20 Jun 1881)
Marriage:
Status:
Children:
1. Lizzie Atkins Higgins (1877- )
2. Willis Higgins (1881-1881)
2. Emmazette Folger (Est 1850 - )
Marriage: 23 Dec 1888
Status:
Notes
General:
1918 of NantucketMarriage Notes (Irene A)
2nd wife?
Zetta F. Higgins 1850-1932
1880 Provinctown census
Willis HIGGINS Self M Male W 36 MA House Carpenter MA MA
Icena A. HIGGINS Wife M Female W 36 ME Keeping House ME ME
Lizzie A. HIGGINS Dau S Female W 3 MA At Home MA ME
Willis Higgins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: Jun 1881 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 9 Sep 1881 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Burial: in Cemetery #2, Provincetown
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Willis Higgins (1844-1930)
Mother: Irene A (1844-1881)
Willis Higgins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 18 Oct 1819 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 24 Nov 1839 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Burial: in Congregational & Soldiers cemetery, Eastham
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Josiah Higgins (1791-1881) 23 24
Mother: Hannah Snow (1794-1835) 23 24 25
Wilmer Leroy Higgins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 27 Nov 1877
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Asa Higgins (1841-1897) 23
Mother: Eunice Hattie Robbins (1841-1929) 23
Wilson Higgins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 2 May 1822 - Eastham, Massachusetts 26
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: James Higgins (1781-1871)
Mother: Jerusha Linnell (1781-1851)
Winnie S Higgins
Sex: F
Individual Information
Birth: 27 Jul 1864 - Orleans, Massachusetts 27
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Augustus Everett Higgins (1839-1876) 28
Mother: Emma F Rogers (1842-1909) 29
Zaccheus Higgins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 28 Nov 1772 - Eastham, Massachusetts 30
Baptism:
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Solomon Higgins (1721- )
Mother: Bethiah Chase (1734-1772)
Zaccheus Higgins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 15 Aug 1719 - Eastham, Massachusetts 31
Baptism:
Death: Cir 1790
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Death, cir 1785 in Bar Harbor, Maine
Parents
Father: Benjamin Higgins (1681-1777)
Mother: Sarah Freeman (1684-1744)
Spouses and Children
1. *Rebecca Young (14 Mar 1718 - )
Marriage: 2 Feb 1738 - Eastham, Massachusetts 32
Status:
Children:
1. Israel Higgins (1742-1818)
2. Mary Higgins (Est 1750-After 1809)
3. Rebecca Higgins (Est 1745-Bef 1775)
4. Nathan Higgins (1756- )
Zaccheus Higgins
Sex: M
AKA: Zacceus Higgins 31
Individual Information
Birth: 13 Dec 1722 - Eastham, Massachusetts 31
Baptism:
Death: 6 Apr 1726 - Eastham, Massachusetts 31
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Joshua Higgins (1695-Bef 1768)
Mother: Ruth Twining (1699-1793)
Zaccheus Higgins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 11 Jan 1702 - Eastham, Massachusetts 33
Baptism:
Death: 22 Aug 1715 - Eastham, Massachusetts 33
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Richard Higgins (1664-1732) 34
Mother: Sarah Hamblin (1671-After 1743) 35
Zaccheus Higgins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 13 Dec 1782 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Baptism:
Death: 19 May 1864 - Eden, Maine
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Israel Higgins (1742-1818)
Mother: Mary Snow (1744- )
Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Sarah Leland b: 19 May 1786 in Eden, Hancock, Maine
Married: 2 Feb 1809 in Eden, Hancock, Maine
Children
Adeline Higgins b: 10 Nov 1809 in Eden, Hancock, Maine
Betsey Higgins b: 18 Jan 1812 in Eden, Hancock, Maine
Ann Maria Higgins b: 11 Oct 1813 in Eden, Hancock, Maine
Sarah Higgins b: 11 Oct 1813 in Eden, Hancock, Maine
Mariam Higgins b: 1 Dec 1817 in Eden, Hancock, Maine
Samuel Higgins b: 12 Nov 1819 in Eden, Hancock, Maine
Zena Wasgatt Higgins b: 27 Nov 1822 in Eden, Hancock, Maine
(kiwidave)
Zaccheus Higgins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth: 1 Apr 1761 - Eastham, Massachusetts 36
Baptism:
Death: 15 Jan 1816 - (Orleans, Massachusetts)
Burial: in Orleans Cemetery
Cause of Death:
Events
• Alt Death, 18 Jan 1816 in Orleans, Massachusetts
Parents
Father: Zaccheus Higgins (1727- )
Mother: Mercy Crosby (1728-1772)
Spouses and Children
1. *Hannah Twining (7 Dec 1766 - 22 Apr 1845) 37
Marriage: 9 Mar 1786 - Eastham, Massachusetts
Status:
Children:
1. Richard Higgins (1786- )
2. Charles Higgins (1789-1866)
3. Mary Twining Higgins (1792-1881)
4. Polly Higgins (1792- ) 26
5. Carmi Higgins (1793-1867)
6. Captain Barnabas Higgins (1797-1825)
7. Captain Zara Higgins (1801-1874) 23
8. Warren Higgins (1809-1862)
Zaccheus Higgins
Sex: M
Individual Information
Birth:
Baptism: 10 Jan 1773 - Eastham, Massachusetts 38
Death:
Burial:
Cause of Death:
Parents
Father: Solomon Higgins (1743- )
Mother: Margaret Holbrook (1735-Bef 1773)
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2. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:128. the children of Josiah R and Nabby Higgins.
3. Katharine Elizabeth Chapin Higgins, Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. (1918. Worcester, Mass.: Higgins, 811 pgs.), p 254.
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