The Sacred Cod - individuals


picture Philena Higgins

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 10 Aug 1844 - (Provincetown, Massachusetts)
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Aquilla Higgins (1803-1876) 1
         Mother: Abigail Rich (Cir 1806-1875)


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Philena Higgins

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: Aug 1811 - Eastham, Massachusetts 2
        Baptism: 
          Death: 25 Jul 1846 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Provincetown, Massachusetts 3
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Aquila Higgins (1767-1847)
         Mother: Tamson Pepper (1770-1844) 4

Spouses and Children
1. *Alexander Manuel (1807 - 11 Nov 1880)
       Marriage: 
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Alexander Manuel (1845-1849) 5


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Philip Higgins

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 1758 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Philip Higgins (1728-Abt 1796)
         Mother: Mary Wiley (Abt 1730-Abt 1798)


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Philip Higgins

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 
        Baptism: 13 Jan 1754 - Hardwick, Massachusetts 6
          Death: 15 Mar 1845 - Nova Scotia
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Jonathan Higgins (1711-      )
         Mother: Rachel Doane (Abt 1714-      )

Notes
General:
Marriage 1 Mary CROWELL
Married: 10 JUL 1777

picture Captain Philip Higgins

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 24 Nov 1758 - Truro, Massachusetts 7
        Baptism: 
          Death: 4 Aug 1804 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Barnabus Higgins (1722-1799)
         Mother: Abigail Paine (1721-1791)

Spouses and Children
1. *Sarah Newcomb (Est 1769 - 19 Jul 1826)
       Marriage: 17 Dec 1789 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 8
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Abigail Higgins (1790-      ) 9
                2. Philip Higgins (1792-1793) 9
                3. Sarah Higgins (1794-      ) 9
                4. Mary Higgins (1797-1798) 9
                5. Philip Higgins (1799-1883) 10
                6. Mary Higgins (1801-1823) 9


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Philip Higgins

      Sex: M
AKA: Phillip Higgins
Individual Information
          Birth: 25 Sep 1799 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 9
        Baptism: 
          Death: 27 Jan 1883 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 11
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet 12
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Captain Philip Higgins (1758-1804)
         Mother: Sarah Newcomb (Est 1769-1826)

Spouses and Children
1. *Mercy Cole Snow (11 Jan 1807 - 21 Jan 1898) 13 
       Marriage: 12 Jul 1824 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 14
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Sarah Newcomb Higgins (1826-1827) 15
                2. Benjamin Warren Higgins (1828-1894) 15
                3. Sarah Newcomb Higgins (1830-1880) 16
                4. Martha Colton Higgins (1832-1868) 16
                5. Mary Higgins (1834-1834) 15
                6. Philip Higgins (1835-1920)
                7. Mary Higgins (1838-1914) 16
                8. Samuel Jones Higgins (1839-1841) 15
                9. Samuel Jones Higgins (1841-1907) 15
                10. Captain Aaron Snow Higgins (1843-After 1921) 17
                11. Henry Elwood Higgins (1845-1883)
                12. Abigail Frances Higgins (1847-1926) 18
                13. Mercy Snow Higgins (1850-1872) 19

Notes
General:
occupation
1843, 1845, 1850 mariner, Wellfleet 20
Marriage Notes (Mercy Cole Snow)
Philip HIGGINS, Self, M, Male, W, 81, MA, Labr,. MA, MA;
 Mercy C. HIGGINS, Wife, M, Female, W, 72, MA, Keep House, MA, MA;
 Mary HIGGINS, Dau, S, Female, W, 41, MA, Home, MA, MA;
 Sarah N. NICHOLSON, Dau, W, Female, W, 49, MA, Home, MA, MA;
 Charles L. HAWES, Other, S, Male, W, 5, MA, School, MA, MA;
 Lydia BAKER, Other, S, Female, W, 82, MA,  MA, MA;
 Mary M. ATWOOD, Other, S, Female, W, 47, MA,  MA, MA.
1880 US census: Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts.

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picture Philip Higgins

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 8 Nov 1835 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 15
        Baptism: 
          Death: 15 Aug 1920 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 22
         Burial: in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Wellfleet 12
 Cause of Death: cirrhosis of liver 22


Parents
         Father: Philip Higgins (1799-1883) 10
         Mother: Mercy Cole Snow (1807-1898) 13

Spouses and Children
1. *Arabella Cass Blaney (Jul 1842 - Jan 1920) 12 
       Marriage: 1862 - Charlestown, Massachusetts
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Arabella Cass Higgins (1863-1920) 23
                2. William H Blaney Higgins (1866-      ) 24
                3. Lizzie Archer Higgins (1870-1938) 12
                4. Herbert Selden Higgins (1872-      ) 25
                5. Mercy S Higgins (1880-      ) 26
                6. Benjamin Higgins (1881-      )

Notes
General:
1863 sail maker, Charlestown
1866 seaman, Wellfleet
1870, 1872, 1880, 1881 sail maker, Wellfleet
Medical:
age 84-10-7

picture Philip Higgins

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 5 Apr 1792 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 9
        Baptism: 
          Death: 12 Jul 1793 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 9
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Captain Philip Higgins (1758-1804)
         Mother: Sarah Newcomb (Est 1769-1826)


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Philip Higgins

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 28 Jan 1728 - Eastham, Massachusetts 27
        Baptism: 
          Death: Abt 1796 - Bath, Maine
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Thomas Higgins (1704-1789) 28
         Mother: Abigail Paine (1707-1742) 28

Spouses and Children
1. *Mary Wiley (Abt 1730 - Abt 1798)
       Marriage: 27 Jul 1748 - Eastham, Massachusetts 29
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Benjamin Higgins (1749-1823)
                2. Reuben Higgins (1750-1829)
                3. Ruth Higgins (1750-1824)
                4. Abigail Higgins (1755-1824)
                5. Simeon Higgins (Abt 1756-1830)
                6. Philip Higgins (1758-      )
                7. Mary Higgins (1760-      )
                8. Sarah Higgins (1762-1830)
                9. Thankful Higgins (1764-      )

Notes
Marriage Notes (Mary Wiley)
Text of will in Lincoln Co probate book 30

picture Philip Higgins

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 4 Mar 1725 - Eastham, Massachusetts 31
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Elisha Higgins (1677-1750)
         Mother: Jane Collins (1684-      ) 32

Spouses and Children
1. *Phebe Lewis (10 Jul 1728 - Bef Jul 1770)
       Marriage: 26 Mar 1747 - Truro, Massachusetts 33
         Status: 

2. Lydia Snow (24 Mar 1736 -       )
       Marriage: 12 Jul 1770 - Eastham, Massachusetts 34
         Status: 


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Philip Young Higgins

      Sex: M

Individual Information
          Birth: 17 Sep 1849 - Eastham, Massachusetts 35
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Ephraim Higgins (1803-1869) 36
         Mother: Deborah Perkins Young (1809-1877) 37


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Phoebe Jane Higgins

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 5 Sep 1848 - Orleans, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 11 Oct 1893 - Orleans, Massachusetts
         Burial: in Orleans Cemetery 39
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Seneca Higgins (1808-1891) 38
         Mother: Phebe Gould (1811-1876) 38


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Polly Higgins

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 1791 - Eastham, Massachusetts
        Baptism: 
          Death: 23 Apr 1864 - Weymouth, Massachusetts 40
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: consumption


Parents
         Father: Absalom Higgins (1763-1845)
         Mother: Mary Mulford (1761-1843)

Spouses and Children
1. *Foster Cole Brown (18 Aug 1789 - 6 Jan 1877) 41 
       Marriage: Mar 1813 - Eastham, Massachusetts 42
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Hephzibah Mayo Brown (1813-      ) 43
                2. Foster Cole Brown (1816-1876) 43
                3. Polly Brown (1819-      ) 43
                4. Samuel Brown (1823-      )
                5. Joseph S Brown (1827-1885) 44
                6. Cynthia Brown (1829-      )
                7. George F Brown (1833-      )
                8. Ellen Maria Brown (1837-Between 1903/1910)

Notes
Medical:
age 73
married
Polly (Higgins) Brown
b Orleans, res Weymouth
d/o Absalom & Mary, b Orleans
Marriage Notes (Foster Cole Brown)
1830 US census, Orleans

1840, 1850, 1860 US census, Quincy
1855, 1865 Mass. census, Quincy

1870 US census, Cambridgeport
Wm B Witherell, 40, wh. fish dealer
Eunice K Witherell, 37, keeping house
Freeman C Witherell, 42, wh. fish dealer
Ellen M Witherell, 33, at home
Henry F Witherell, 16, cabinet maker's apprentice
Mary Witherell, 61, no occupation
Foster C Brown, 80, no occupation
Mary McCarthy, 42, domestic servant, Ireland

picture Polly Higgins

      Sex: F
AKA: Molly Higgins 46
Individual Information
          Birth: 23 Aug 1793 - Eastham, Massachusetts 47
        Baptism: 
          Death: 22 Aug 1866 - Hopkinton, Massachusetts 48
         Burial: in Orleans Cemetery
 Cause of Death: old age


Parents
         Father: Colonel Moses Higgins (1772-1859)
         Mother: Hannah Rogers (1771-1855)

Spouses and Children
1. *Captain Obadiah Baker (30 Aug 1792 - 10 Feb 1869)
       Marriage: 12 Nov 1813 - Orleans, Massachusetts 49
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Elnathan Baker (1815-      )
                2. Obadiah Baker (1817-Bef 1827)
                3. Polly Higgins Baker (1819-      ) 50
                4. Hannah Rogers Baker (1821-      )
                5. Moses Higgins Baker (1824-1903)
                6. Prince Rogers Baker (1826-1826)
                7. Obadiah Baker (1827-1827)
                8. Joshua Baker (1830-      )
                9. William Sullivan Baker (1833-      )

Notes
Marriage Notes (Captain Obadiah Baker)
1850 US census, Mendon Ma
with sons Joshua T and William S

1855 Mass. census, Mendon Ma

[no relevant Baker records in Mendon VR]

picture Polly Higgins

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 11 Nov 1789 - Eastham, Massachusetts 51
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Nathan Higgins (1752-Cir 1812) 52
         Mother: Zerviah Freeman (Est 1755-Cir 1815)


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Polly Higgins

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 27 Aug 1785 - Eastham, Massachusetts 53
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Ichabod Higgins (1759-      )
         Mother: Elisabeth Young (1764-      ) 54


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Polly Higgins

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 20 Apr 1805 - Orleans, Massachusetts 55
        Baptism: 
          Death: 29 Dec 1880 - Cedar Falls, Iowa
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Daniel Higgins (1769-1814) 56
         Mother: Betsey Foster Kenrick (1776-1836)

Spouses and Children
1. *Theodore Bridgman (3 Oct 1803 - 30 Mar 1871)
       Marriage: 3 Mar 1831 - Orleans, Massachusetts 49
         Status: 

Notes
Marriage Notes (Theodore Bridgman)
Genealogy of the Bridgman Family: "He was a farmer, moved west in 1845."
Children
Dwight Winslow Bridgman b: 6 FEB 1837 in Belchertown, MA
James Bridgman b: 25 OCT 1843 in Belchertown, MA

picture Polly A Higgins

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 8 Jun 1829 - Wellfleet, Massachusetts 57
        Baptism: 
          Death: 15 Sep 1844 - Quincy, Massachusetts 58
         Burial: in Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham 59
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Daniel Higgins (1783-1832) 60
         Mother: Polly Atwood (1785-1862)


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Polly A Higgins

      Sex: F
AKA: Mary A Higgins
Individual Information
          Birth: 12 Mar 1824 - Brewster, Massachusetts 61
        Baptism: 
          Death: 5 Sep 1886 - Brewster, Massachusetts 62
         Burial: in Orleans Cemetery 39
 Cause of Death: paralysis


Parents
         Father: Aquila Higgins (1794-1876) 63
         Mother: Sabrina Atwood (1796-1858)

Spouses and Children
1. *Adnah Rogers (3 Feb 1823 - 12 Jul 1903)
       Marriage: 3 Nov 1846 - Orleans, Massachusetts 64
         Status: 
       Children:
                1. Andrew Rogers (Est 1850-      )

Notes
Medical:
age 62-5-23
Mary A Rogers
married
b Brewster
father Aquilla Higgins, b Portland
mother Sabrena, b Brewster

picture Polly B Higgins

      Sex: F

Individual Information
          Birth: 10 Feb 1832 - Orleans, Massachusetts 65
        Baptism: 
          Death: 
         Burial: 
 Cause of Death: 


Parents
         Father: Daniel Higgins (1800-1876) 55
         Mother: Eliza Sparrow (1802-1839) 66

Sources


1. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, "Vital records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 33:136. highly incomplete

2. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, "Vital records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 33:136.

3. Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm). badly organized

4. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 163 (MD32:64). Col. Leonard H Smith, Jr. and Norma H Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant." With an added index of persons.
1980, 1993. Baltimore MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.

5. Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm).

6. Thomas Williams Baldwin, compiler, Vital Records of Hardwick, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (1917. Boston: Wright & Potter (reprinted by Higginson and online)), 58. Please note: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts is 100 miles from Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts. There is no 'Harwick.'

7. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 59.

8. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:541. Marriages.

9. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:52. the children of Philip and Sarah Higgins.

10. Katherine Chapin Higgins, Supplement to Richard Higgins and his descendants (1924. Worcester Mass: K Higgins.), #190. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:52. the children of Philip and Sarah Higgins.

11. Barnstable Patriot (Barnstable, Mass [archives 1830-1930 online at Sturgis Library, Barnstable]), 6 Feb 1883. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:52.

12. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lots 73-75. Sparrow and Higgins families.

13. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:71. Solomon and Lavina Snow family.

14. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:575. Marriages.

15. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:143. The children of Philip and Mercy Higgins.

16. Katherine Chapin Higgins, Supplement to Richard Higgins and his descendants (1924. Worcester Mass: K Higgins.), #190. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:143. The children of Philip and Mercy Higgins.

17. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:143. The children of Philip and Mercy Higgins. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 1.

18. Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1926. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:143. The children of Philip and Mercy Higgins.

19. Katherine Chapin Higgins, Supplement to Richard Higgins and his descendants (1924. Worcester Mass: K Higgins.) .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 26.

20. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 1.

21. 1880 US census, Wellfleet Massachusetts, p 119C.

22. Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1920.

23. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lots 73-75. Sparrow & Higgins.

24. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 10.

25. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 17.

26. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 25.

27. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 83 (MD16:197).

28. Bob Ferreira, "Cape Cod Families" (Rootweb file bobferr (no longer online)).

29. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 111 (MD24:87.

30. William Davis Patterson, The Probate records of Lincoln county, Maine: 1760 to 1800 (Maine Genealogical Society), 265.

31. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 73 (MD16:34).

32. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 10 (MD3:230).

33. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 52. by Rev John Avery pastor of the chh in Truro.

34. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 167 (MD32:112).

35. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Eastham.

36. 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 244. This is a major source, which seems accurate.

37. 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 244. .... births and marriages 1740-1841, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, Mass: Holbrook Research Institute (2 CDs), files H01_02a - H01_02g), 150.

38. Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003 ff. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.

39. index to Orleans, Massachusetts cemeteries (1970. Excel file at Orleans Historical Society, http://orleanshistoricalsociety.org/collections.html).

40. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Weymouth.

41. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:41. the children of George Brown and Ruth his wife.

42. Vernon R. Nickerson, Marriages and Marriage Intentions, 1795-1844. Town of Eastham, Masachusetts (1969. New England Historical & Genealogical Register 123: 117-124, 198-204), by Mr. Shaw. numerous transcription errors

43. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:115. The children of Foster C. Brown & Polly his wife.

44. births and marriages 1740-1841, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, Mass: Holbrook Research Institute (2 CDs), files H01_02a - H01_02g), 153.

45. Jay Mack Holbrook, compiler, Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts 1637-1892, 2002. Oxford MA: Archive Publishing (page images on CD), H01_02e.

46. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:355.

47. Jay Mack Holbrook, compiler, Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts 1637-1892, 2002. Oxford MA: Archive Publishing (page images on CD), H01_02e. .... George Ernest Bowman, compiler, "Vital records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 33:89.

48. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Hopkinton.

49. marriages, circa 1761-1844. from Book 2, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute (2 Cds), files H01_04a - H01_04f), 40 (B).

50. Rachel L Wynn, "The Descendants of Robert Linnell" (http://home.comcast.net/~linnellfamily/DRL1h.htm
http://home.comcast.net/~linnellfamily/DRL2h.htm
dates but few places, unreferenced).

51. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, "Vital records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 33:14.

52. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 79 (MD16:142).

53. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, "Vital records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 33:87.

54. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:40. the children of Solomon Young and Eunice his wife.

55. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, "Vital records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 34:62.

56. Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 85 (MD16:201).

57. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:94. Daniel & Polly Higgins family.

58. Frank Dyer, "Descendants of William & Mary (Barrett) Dyer of Rhode Island" (Rootsweb files will_riged, spragueged).

59. Margaret H. Weiler, Cemetery Inscriptions. Congregational & Soldiers Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham Mass. (1987. Eastham Mass: Eastham Historical Society).

60. Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:26. the family of Daniel Higgins and Hannah his wife.

61. George Ernest Bowman, editor, Vital Records of the town of Brewster, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (1904. Boston: Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants [online]), 110.

62. Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), 373:8 (Brewster).

63. Raymond T. Wing, Wing Family of America (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=mewingnut).

64. Barnstable Patriot (Barnstable, Mass [archives 1830-1930 online at Sturgis Library, Barnstable]), 11 Nov 1846. Baptist Church, Rev O.T. Walker. .... Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Orleans.

65. births by family 1628-1855, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, Mass: Holbrook Research Institute (2 CDs). files H01_01a - H01_01g), 136.

66. George Ernest Bowman, compiler, "Vital records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 34:136. .... births by family 1628-1855, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, Mass: Holbrook Research Institute (2 CDs). files H01_01a - H01_01g), 102.

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Sources


1 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, "Vital records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 33:136. highly incomplete

2 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, "Vital records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 33:136.

3 Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm). badly organized

4 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 163 (MD32:64). Col. Leonard H Smith, Jr. and Norma H Smith. Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans. An authorized facsimile reproduction of records published serially 1901-1935 in "The Mayflower Descendant." With an added index of persons.
1980, 1993. Baltimore MD: reprinted for Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Pub. Co.

5 Provincetown cemeteries (http://www.provincetowngov.org/historic/cem.htm).

6 Thomas Williams Baldwin, compiler, Vital Records of Hardwick, Massachusetts to the year 1850 (1917. Boston: Wright & Potter (reprinted by Higginson and online)), 58. Please note: Harwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts is 100 miles from Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts. There is no 'Harwick.'

7 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 59.

8 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:541. Marriages.

9 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:52. the children of Philip and Sarah Higgins.

10 Katherine Chapin Higgins, Supplement to Richard Higgins and his descendants (1924. Worcester Mass: K Higgins.), #190. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:52. the children of Philip and Sarah Higgins.

11 Barnstable Patriot (Barnstable, Mass [archives 1830-1930 online at Sturgis Library, Barnstable]), 6 Feb 1883. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:52.

12 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lots 73-75. Sparrow and Higgins families.

13 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:71. Solomon and Lavina Snow family.

14 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:575. Marriages.

15 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:143. The children of Philip and Mercy Higgins.

16 Katherine Chapin Higgins, Supplement to Richard Higgins and his descendants (1924. Worcester Mass: K Higgins.), #190. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:143. The children of Philip and Mercy Higgins.

17 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:143. The children of Philip and Mercy Higgins. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 1.

18 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1926. .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:143. The children of Philip and Mercy Higgins.

19 Katherine Chapin Higgins, Supplement to Richard Higgins and his descendants (1924. Worcester Mass: K Higgins.) .... Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 26.

20 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1843 - 1858,. in vol. 2 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts), 1.

21 1880 US census, Wellfleet Massachusetts, p 119C.

22 Wellfleet Town Officers, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Annual Reports (Wellfleet MA), 1920.

23 Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association, Wellfleet, Truro & Cape Cod Cemetery Transcriptions, section 9. Pleasant Hill and Oakdale Cemeteries, Wellfleet, Massachusetts (1986. Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Wellfleet Historical Society and Rich Family Association), lots 73-75. Sparrow & Higgins.

24 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 10.

25 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 17.

26 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts. Births 1858-1910 (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 25.

27 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 83 (MD16:197).

28 Bob Ferreira, "Cape Cod Families" (Rootweb file bobferr (no longer online)).

29 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 111 (MD24:87.

30 William Davis Patterson, The Probate records of Lincoln county, Maine: 1760 to 1800 (Maine Genealogical Society), 265.

31 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 73 (MD16:34).

32 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 10 (MD3:230).

33 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, Vital Records of Truro, Massachusetts to the year 1849 (1933. Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants. republished online), 52. by Rev John Avery pastor of the chh in Truro.

34 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 167 (MD32:112).

35 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Eastham.

36 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 244. This is a major source, which seems accurate.

37 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 244. .... births and marriages 1740-1841, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, Mass: Holbrook Research Institute (2 CDs), files H01_02a - H01_02g), 150.

38 Robert Paine Carlson, Cape Cod Gravestones, 2003 ff. Eastham MA. CapeCodGravestones.com.

39 index to Orleans, Massachusetts cemeteries (1970. Excel file at Orleans Historical Society, http://orleanshistoricalsociety.org/collections.html).

40 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Weymouth.

41 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:41. the children of George Brown and Ruth his wife.

42 Vernon R. Nickerson, Marriages and Marriage Intentions, 1795-1844. Town of Eastham, Masachusetts (1969. New England Historical & Genealogical Register 123: 117-124, 198-204), by Mr. Shaw. numerous transcription errors

43 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:115. The children of Foster C. Brown & Polly his wife.

44 births and marriages 1740-1841, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, Mass: Holbrook Research Institute (2 CDs), files H01_02a - H01_02g), 153.

45 Jay Mack Holbrook, compiler, Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts 1637-1892, 2002. Oxford MA: Archive Publishing (page images on CD), H01_02e.

46 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:355.

47 Jay Mack Holbrook, compiler, Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts 1637-1892, 2002. Oxford MA: Archive Publishing (page images on CD), H01_02e. .... George Ernest Bowman, compiler, "Vital records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 33:89.

48 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Hopkinton.

49 marriages, circa 1761-1844. from Book 2, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, MA: Holbrook Research Institute (2 Cds), files H01_04a - H01_04f), 40 (B).

50 Rachel L Wynn, "The Descendants of Robert Linnell" (http://home.comcast.net/~linnellfamily/DRL1h.htm
http://home.comcast.net/~linnellfamily/DRL2h.htm
dates but few places, unreferenced).

51 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, "Vital records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 33:14.

52 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 79 (MD16:142).

53 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, "Vital records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 33:87.

54 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:40. the children of Solomon Young and Eunice his wife.

55 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, "Vital records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 34:62.

56 Smith and Smith, Vital Records of the Towns of Eastham and Orleans..., 1980, 1993. Baltimore MD, 85 (MD16:201).

57 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:94. Daniel & Polly Higgins family.

58 Frank Dyer, "Descendants of William & Mary (Barrett) Dyer of Rhode Island" (Rootsweb files will_riged, spragueged).

59 Margaret H. Weiler, Cemetery Inscriptions. Congregational & Soldiers Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham Mass. (1987. Eastham Mass: Eastham Historical Society).

60 Town records of Wellfleet, Massachusetts (Wellfleet, Massachusetts.), 1:26. the family of Daniel Higgins and Hannah his wife.

61 George Ernest Bowman, editor, Vital Records of the town of Brewster, Massachusetts to the end of the year 1849 (1904. Boston: Mass. Society of Mayflower Descendants [online]), 110.

62 Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), 373:8 (Brewster).

63 Raymond T. Wing, Wing Family of America (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=mewingnut).

64 Barnstable Patriot (Barnstable, Mass [archives 1830-1930 online at Sturgis Library, Barnstable]), 11 Nov 1846. Baptist Church, Rev O.T. Walker. .... Massachusetts Vital Records, 1841-1910 (Massachusetts Archives. [online at AmericanAncestors.org (NEHGS) and FamilySearch.org]), Orleans.

65 births by family 1628-1855, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, Mass: Holbrook Research Institute (2 CDs). files H01_01a - H01_01g), 136.

66 George Ernest Bowman, compiler, "Vital records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (Mayflower Descendant [several sections]), 34:136. .... births by family 1628-1855, in "Vital Records of Eastham and Orleans, Massachusetts" (2002. Oxford, Mass: Holbrook Research Institute (2 CDs). files H01_01a - H01_01g), 102.


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