Seth
Higgins
Born in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Ebenezer Higgins
and Martha (Burgess) Higgins
Brother of
Hannah (Higgins) Dexter, Ebenezer Higgins, Jonathan Higgins, Abisha Higgins and Elkanah Higgins [half]
Husband of
Martha (Linnell) Higgins
— married
24 Dec 1772 in Eastham, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Selena Higgins and Mary (Higgins) Twining
Died before
before age 63
in Standish, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Feb 2013
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Biography
Seth Higgins was born on 17 May 1744 in Eastham, Massachusetts. His parents were Ebenezer Higgins and Martha (Burgess) Higgins. [1]
He married Martha Linnell on 24 December 1772 in Eastham[2]. They relocated to Standish, Maine (then called Pearsontown) in the late 1790s. They had nine children[3]:
- 1. Selina, born 14 Jun 1773; married Prince Higgins
- 2. Rebecca, born 21 Dec 1774; married Ephraim Higgins
- 3. Seth, born 28 Aug 1776; married Experience Higgins
- 4. Thankful, born 28 Dec 1779; married Josiah Yates
- 5. Martha, born 31 Dec 1781; married J. Cole
- 6. Elizabeth, born 14 Jan 1785; married James Higgins b. 7 feb 1781. Son james Higgins 12 jul 1819 m. Mary Anna Stewart. Son Walter Sanford Higgins m. Nellie McKinnon. Gertrude Frances Higgins m. Frank Joseph Devido. Son David Anthony Devido.
- 7. Elisha, born 14 Nov 1787; married Rebecca Rich
- 8. Mary, born 2 Apr 1790
- 9. Abisha, born 8 Aug 1793
Seth's date of death is uncertain, but heirs for a Seth Higgins were listed in the 1808 town records, so it's likely he died before then Sears. [3]
Sources
- ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQDD-894 : 10 February 2018), Seth Higgins, 17 May 1744; citing EASTHAM,BARNSTABLE,MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 0907350 IT 2-6, 905406.
- ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4F-BHW : 9 February 2018), Seth Higgins and Martha Linnel, 24 Dec 1772; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 778,358.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sears, Albert J. Early Families of Standish, Maine. Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2010. Page 110.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Seth by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Seth:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Seth by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Seth:
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~0.78%
Stephen Brasier
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23andMe, GEDmatch ZU916579C1 [compare], FTDNA kit #762335
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H978059 [compare]
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~0.78%
Jay Johnson :
23andMe, GEDmatch PR5944455 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch QY7755466 [compare], Ancestry member johnson_jay_e
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~0.78%
Tobias Brasier :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch XV2801853 [compare]
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch H213352 [compare]
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~0.39%
Patricia (Snow) Splan :
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