Reuben Higgins (1750 - 1829)

Born 20 Nov 1750 in Truro-Eastham, Barnstable, Mass

Ancestors

Husband of Mercy (Hopkins) Higgins — married 16 May 1776 in Harpswell, Maine

Descendants

Died 3 Sep 1829 at age 78 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine

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Biography

Reuben was born in 1750. He was the son of Phillip Higgins and Mary Wiley. He passed away in 1829.

Name: Reuben Higgins. Given Name: Reuben. Surname: Higgins. ^[1]

Born 20 Nov 1750. Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine. ^[2]

Died 3 Sep 1829. Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine. ^[3]

Buried West Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine (Higgins Cemetery). ^[3]

Marriage Mercy Hopkins and Reuben Higgins married in Harpswell, Maine on 16 May 1776. ^[4]

Notes

Note NI363 Left Eastham, MA with his father to settle in Georgetown in a portion of the town that was to become Bath, ME. He lived and died in a house in Bath, ME built by Joshua Philbrook.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S1749 27 Oct 2015 Higgins, Reuben https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47Y-6FM Certainty: 3
2. ↑ Source: #S1749 27 Oct 2015 Reuben Higgins, 20 Nov 1750; citing CIVIL, BATH, SAGADAHOC, MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,562. Indexing Project (Batch) Number C52240-1 System Origin Maine-VR GS Film number 10562 Reference ID 2:177HLZD https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47Y-6FM Certainty: 3
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Source: #S1760 27 Oct 2015 Reuben Higgins, 20 Nov 1750-3 Sep 1829; citing Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,315,419. Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980 Certainty: 3
4. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSYW-WXT2 : 14 January 2020), Mercy Hopkins in entry for Reuben Higgins, 1776.

• Death Record, Mercy listed on Reuben Higgin's record, "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-4H2S : 1 March 2021), Deacon Reuben Higgins, 1829; citing West Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, Higgins Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,315,419.

• Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection Reuben Higgin's Family, "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJ5-4H23 : Fri Oct 06 23:46:37 UTC 2023), Entry for Reuben Higgins, 1829.

• Death Notice

Name: DEA Reuben Higgins Birth Year: abt 1750 Event: Death Death Date: Abt 1829 Death Place: Bath Age at Death: 79 Newspaper: Columbian Centinel Publication Date: 12 Sep 1829 Publication Place: Massachusetts, USA Call Number: 485704 Source Information Newspapers and Periodicals. American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts.

• Name:

Reuben Higgins Father: Philip Higgins Mother: Mary Wiley Birth Date: 20 Nov 1750 City: Barnstable State: MA Country: USA Source Information Edmund West, comp.. Family Data Collection - Births

• Reuben Higgins

mentioned in the record of Hannah Higgins Name Reuben Higgins gender Male Wife Marcy Hopkins Daughter Hannah Higgins Other information in the record of Hannah Higgins from Maine Births and Christenings Name Hannah Higgins Gender Female Christening Place CIVIL, BATH, SAGADAHOC, MAINE Birth Date 10 Feb 1792 Birthplace CIVIL, BATH, SAGADAHOC, MAINE Death Date 06 Apr 1838 Father's Name Reuben Higgins Mother's Name Marcy Hopkins

Citing this Record "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47Y-XHZ : 4 December 2014), Reuben Higgins in entry for Hannah Higgins, 10 Feb 1792; citing CIVIL, BATH, SAGADAHOC, MAINE; FHL microfilm 10,562.

• Source: S1749 Maine Births and Christenings 1739-1900 Various Town and City Clerks Publication: ON Line Family Search.org
• Source: S1760 Maine Cemetery Records Various Towns
• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116377954
• American Genealogical-Biographical Index
• U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930