Joshua Higgins (1694 - 1782)

Born 1 Oct 1694 in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey

Ancestors

Died Jun 1782 at age 87 in Amwell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States

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Biography

When Joshua Higgins was born on 1 October 1694^[1], in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, British Colonial America, his father, Jedediah Higgins I, was 38 and his mother, Mary Sibell Newbold, was 33.

He married Sarah Holliday about 1720, in Hunterdon, New Jersey, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters.

He registered for military service in 1780^[2].

He died on 13 June 1782, in Amwell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Amwell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States.

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "New Jersey Births and Christenings, 1660-1980"
   FamilySearch Record: V5F2-KML (accessed 14 October 2023)
   Joshua Higgins born on 1 Oct 1694, son of Jediah Higgins & Mary, in Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey.
2. ↑ Military: "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783"
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   FamilySearch Record: QGK1-1155 (accessed 14 October 2023)
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   Name: Josiah Higgens; Military Service Date: 12 October 1780; Military Service Place: United States; Mil Rank: Private; Mil Regiment: Capt Israel Harris's Co Col Benjamin Simonds's (Berkshire Co) Regt; Source Reference: Massachusetts. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War Boston, Massachusetts : Wright & Potter, 1896-1908; Vis Status: VISIBLE; System Of Record: SLS.

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