Theophilus Higgins (1779 - 1821)

Born 21 Nov 1779 in Hulls Cove, Eden, Hancock, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Hodgkins) Higgins — married about 1803 in Bar Harbor, Hancock, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died 26 Dec 1821 at age 42 in Trenton, Hancock, Maine, United States

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Descendant of William Brewster.

Descendant of Stephen Hopkins.

Descendant of Thomas Rogers.

Biography

Theophilus Higgins; b. 21 Nov 1779^[1] at Hulls Cove, Eden, Hancock, Maine;

m. Sarah/Sally Hodgkins, daughter of Edward Hodgkins and Mary Hamor, 1804;

Sarah/Sally Hodgkins was reportedly born 15 November 1785

He died 26 Dec 1821^[2] at Trenton, Hancock, Maine, at age 42.

Per 1820 census Theophilus Higgins and Sally Hodgkins appear to have had 4 sons and 3 daughters:

Name: Theophilus Higgins

Home in 1820: ^[3] Trenton, Hancock, Maine

Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820

Males - Under 10: 3

Males - 10 thru 15: 1

Males - 26 thru 44: 1

Females - 10 thru 15: 3

Females - 26 thru 44: 1

Known children of Theophilus Higgins and Sally Hodgkins were as follows:

• i. Miles Higgins; b. 22 April 1805^[4] at Trenton, Hancock, Maine,

• ii. Nancy Jane Higgins; b. 16 Feb 1808^[5] at Trenton, Hancock, Maine; m. George Brinton Fullerton, son of John Fullerton Jr. and Sarah H. Whitaker, 19 Dec 1829 at Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine; d. 26 Nov 1880 ^[6]at Lenox, Macomb, Michigan, Æ 72y 10m 20d.

• iii. Eunice Wescott Higgins; b. 11 Nov 1812 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine; m. John South Lewis 23 Mar 1836 at East Feliciana, Wilkinson, Mississipp; d. 8 Jul 1906^[7] at Woodville, Wilkinson, Mississippi, at age 93.

• iv. Richard H. Higgins; b. 12 Jul 1817 at Trenton, Hancock, Maine; d. 20 Apr 1903 at Grand Junction, Mesa, Colorado, at age 85.

• v. John Hodgkins Higgins; b. circa 1819 at Hancock, Maine; d. Nov 1855 at Rodney, Jefferson, Mississippi.

• vi. Sarah L. Higgins b. ca 1825 Maine (see 1850 census below)

Ethnicity: 1/32 Wampanoag/Narragansett Indian from father^{[citation needed]}

Relevant Census Records

Home in 1810: ^[8] Trenton, Hancock, Maine

Males - Under 10: 1

Males - 26 thru 44 : 1

Females - Under 10: 2

Females - 26 thru 44: 1

Name: Theophilus Higgins

Home in 1820: ^[9] Trenton, Hancock, Maine

Enumeration Date: August 7, 1820

Males - Under 10: 3

Males - 10 thru 15: 1

Males - 26 thru 44: 1

Females - 10 thru 15: 3

Females - 26 thru 44: 1

Number of Persons - Engaged in Manufactures: 1

United States Census, 1850^[10] Wilkinson county, Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States

William Cotter M 14 Mississippi

Eunice Lewis F 35 Maine (Eunice W. Higgins)

Sarah L Higgins F 24 Maine

John L Lewis M 12 Mississippi

Sarah Lewis F 11 Mississippi

William Lewis M 8 Mississippi

Fletcher D Lewis M 7 Mississippi

United States Census, 1850^[11] Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, United States

George B Fullerton M 47 Maine

Nancy I Fullerton F 43 Maine

John M Fullerton M 19 Maine

Castillia C Fullerton F 17 Maine

Elisha W Fullerton M 16 Maine

Eunice Fullerton F 14 Maine

Eveline Fullerton F 12 Maine

Richard H Fullerton M 9 Maine

Sarah A Fullerton F 6 Maine

George Fullerton M 4 Maine

Sarah Higgins F 66 Maine (Probably widow of Theophilus Higgins)

Documented GMS line

Sources

• WikiTree profile Higgins-875 created through the import of mike_walton_2011.ged on Aug 20, 2011 by Mike Walton. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Mike and others.

• Source: S1906 Abbreviation: Maine Archives - Birth Record Title: Maine Archives - Birth Record Subsequent Source Citation Format: Maine Archives - Birth Record BIBL Maine Archives - Birth Record. TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE Maine Archives - Birth Record FIELD Name: ShortFootnote VALUE Maine Archives - Birth Record FIELD Name: Bibliography VALUE Maine Archives - Birth Record.
• Source: S195 Abbreviation: Mary Beth Wheeler - GENDEX - 11/98 Title: Mary Beth Wheeler - GENDEX - 11/98 Subsequent Source Citation Format: Mary Beth Wheeler - GENDEX - 11/98 BIBL Mary Beth Wheeler - GENDEX - 11/98. TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE Mary Beth Wheeler - GENDEX - 11/98 FIELD Name: ShortFootnote VALUE Mary Beth Wheeler - GENDEX - 11/98 FIELD Name: Bibliography VALUE Mary Beth Wheeler - GENDEX - 11/98.
• Source: S197 Abbreviation: Marie Harrington, Benton, ME 04901 Title: Marie Harrington, Benton, ME, 04901 Subsequent Source Citation Format: Marie Harrington, Benton, ME, 04901 BIBL Marie Harrington, Benton, ME, 04901. TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE Marie Harrington, Benton, ME, 04901 FIELD Name: ShortFootnote VALUE Marie Harrington, Benton, ME, 04901 FIELD Name: Bibliography VALUE Marie Harrington, Benton, ME, 04901.
• Source: S540 Abbreviation: "Richard Higgins & His Desc.," Katherine Chapin Hi Title: Katherine Chapin Higgins, 1918, "Richard Higgins & His Desc.," Katherine Chapin Higgins, 1918 Subsequent Source Citation Format: Katherine Chapin Higgins, 1918, "Richard Higgins & His Desc.," Katherine Chapin Higgins, 1918 BIBL Katherine Chapin Higgins, 1918. "Richard Higgins & His Desc.," Katherine Chapin Higgins, 1918. TMPLT TID 0 FIELD Name: Footnote VALUE Katherine Chapin Higgins, 1918, "Richard Higgins & His Desc.," Katherine Chapin Higgins, 1918 FIELD Name: ShortFootnote VALUE Katherine Chapin Higgins, 1918, "Richard Higgins & His Desc.," Katherine Chapin Higgins, 1918 FIELD Name: Bibliography VALUE Katherine Chapin Higgins, 1918. "Richard Higgins & His Desc.," Katherine Chapin Higgins, 1918.

1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2HV8-1C3 : 17 October 2017), Theophilus Higgins, 21 Nov 1779; citing Eden, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.
2. ↑ Higgins, Katharine E. C. Richard Higgins, a Resident and Pioneer Settler at Plymouth and Eastham, Massachusetts, and at Piscataway, New Jersey, and His Descendants. Worcester, Mass: Higgins, 1918. Internet resource.
3. ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Trenton, Hancock, Maine; Page: 655; NARA Roll: M33_34; Image: 43
4. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WP-QQL : 10 February 2018), Miles Higgins, 22 Apr 1805; citing TRENTON,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 12,268.
5. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4WG-GHZ : 10 February 2018), Nancy Higgins, 16 Feb 1808; citing TRENTON,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 12,268.
6. ↑ "Michigan Deaths, 1867-1897," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3N1-SRS : 10 March 2018), Nancy J. Fullerton, 26 Nov 1880; citing p 174 rn 75, Lenox, Macomb, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,363,668.
7. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 29 April 2019), memorial page for Eunice W. Lewis (11 Nov 1812–8 Jul 1906), Find A Grave Memorial no. 95371809, citing Lewis Cemetery, Wilkinson County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by Neville Wilson (contributor 47659982) .
8. ↑ 1810; Census Place: Trenton, Hancock, Maine; Roll: 11; Page: 471; Image: 00464; Family History Library Film: 0218682
9. ↑ 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Trenton, Hancock, Maine; Page: 655; NARA Roll: M33_34; Image: 43
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4LV-84C : 12 April 2016), Eunice Lewis in household of William Cotter, Wilkinson county, Wilkinson, Mississippi, United States; citing family 378, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6JR-8QQ : 12 April 2016), George B Fullerton, Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, United States; citing family 107, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

General Society of Mayflower Descendants Membership Applications, 1620-1920. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2020).https://www.americanancestors.org/DB2731/i/59089/1563-co2/74110330