Fannie (Blake) Higgins (1793 - 1878)

Born 1793 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Descendants

Died 22 Jun 1878 at about age 85 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, United States

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Biography

Fannie was born in 1793 in Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, the daughter of Ithiel Blake and Apphia Higgins^[1][2]

Saul Cook Higgins obtained a marriage license with Fannie Blake dated 13 Jan 1816, both of Gorham, Maine.^[3]

Death

Fannie died 22 Jun 1878 "AE 85 yrs 6 mos," and is buried in West Gorham Cemetery, West Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA.^[4]

Timeline

1850 Federal Census, Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA.^[5]
• Saul C Higgins, 56, farmer, born Maine
• Fanny, 57, born Maine
• John L, 20, farmer, born Maine

1860 Federal Census, Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA.^[6]
• Saul C Higgins, 66, born Maine
• Fanny, 67, born Maine

1870 Federal Census, Gorham, Cumberland, Maine, USA.^[7]
• Saul C Higgins, 76, born Maine
• Fanny, 77, born Maine (In household adjacent to Timothy Blake, Fanny's brother.)

Death

Fannie died June 22 1878 "Ae 85 yrs 6 mos"

Sources

1. ↑ (Only the year of birth is listed) "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89NW-3DV3?cc=1803978 : 28 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; multiple sources, Maine.
2. ↑ Other records suggest birth year of 1793 (headstone)
3. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-99NW-3DF8?cc=1803978 : 28 November 2018), > image 1 of 1; multiple sources, Maine.
4. ↑ Fannie shares a headstone with her husband. Photo, with dates at: Find a Grave, database and images accessed 23 July 2021), memorial page for Fannie Higgins (1793–22 Jun 1878), Find A Grave: Memorial #75317846, citing West Gorham Cemetery, West Gorham, Cumberland County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Maine 101 (contributor 47130320) .
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-DR23-NY6?cc=1401638&wc=95R8-RM7%3A1031308201%2C1031430001%2C1031420201 : 9 April 2016), Maine > Cumberland > Cumberland > image 52 of 103; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9BSX-Y2S?cc=1473181&wc=73BR-H1Z%3A1589428278%2C1589425020%2C1589428665 : 24 March 2017), Maine > Cumberland > Town of Gorham > image 19 of 82; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67Z9-L3G?cc=1438024&wc=K26B-BZ9%3A518654601%2C518989001%2C518774101 : 12 June 2019), Maine > Cumberland > Gorham > image 13 of 88; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• Fannie: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KDQ1-SN9 Lists her parents, 9 siblings, spouse, 2 children, 11 sources/notes.