Born in New Jersey, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Lewis Higgins
— married
29 Oct 1853 in Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 71
in Lawrence, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 14 Sep 2010
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Biography
Mahala was born in 1820. She died in 1891.
Spouse: Lewis Higgins 1809 - 1864. They were married 10/29/1853 in Hunterdon, New Jersey. Per New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682 - 1956. He was 1st married to Ann Cramer & they had 5 children. He served during the Civil War. Findagrave #146709650
Research Notes
Children listed on Ann's FamilySearch page:
- Female
- Daniel Blackwell
- John C.
- Elizabeth
- James
Children listed on Mahala's FamilySearch page:
- William
- Rebecca
Not sure about these children linked to Lewis on his wikitree record & not on FamilySearch:
- George
- Mary Jane
- Sarah
- Cornelia
- Francis
Sources
- Mahala: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/M55F-LTR Lists her spouse, 2 children, 15 sources/notes.
- 1860 Census: Mahala Higgins. Age: 40. Married, white, male. Home in 1860: East Amwell, Amwell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey. Birth year/place: 1820 in New Jersey. Household members: Lewis Higgins, 50. Mahala Higgins, 40. Rebecca M. Higgins, 1. William H. Higgins, 5. Note: They are all listed as born in New Jersey.
- 1865 New Jersey State Census: Mahala Higgins. Amwell Township, Hunterdon, New Jersey.
- 1885 New Jersey State Census: Mahala Higgins. Age: 60. East Amwell, Hunterdon, New Jersey.
- U.S. Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files, 1861 - 1934. Mahala Heimmer Higgins. Relationship to Veteran: widow. Veteran: Lewis Higgins, 15 New Jersey Infantry, Company A.
- New Jersey Deaths and Burials, 1720 - 1988. Mahala Higgens, female. Age: 69. Widowed. Birth year (est): 1822. Death date/place: 10/27/1891 in Lawrence, Mercer, New Jersey.
- Richard Higgins, a resident and pioneer settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and his descendants. By Higgins, Katharine Elizabeth Chapin. Worchester, Mass, Higgins, 1918.
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