Charles Matthews Higgins

Descendant of Mayflower passengers William and Mary Brewster

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Charles Matthews Higgins
2 February 1780–8 October 1860 (Age {age})

When Charles Matthews Higgins was born on 2 February 1780, in Bath, Lincoln, Maine, United States, his father, Benjamin Higgins, was 31 and his mother, Sarah Matthews, was 24. He married Nancy Bartlett on 4 October 1802, in Orland, Hancock, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 9 daughters. He died on 8 October 1860, in Orland, Hancock, Maine, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, United States.

Spouse

Charles Matthews Higgins
Male
1780–1860

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Male

Nancy Bartlett
Female
1783–1870

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Female
Marriage
4 October 1802
Orland, Hancock, Maine, United States

Children (14)

Nancy Higgins
Female
1803–1860

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Female

Fanny Higgins
Female
1804–Deceased

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Female

Caroline B Higgins
Female
1806–1895

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Female

Sarah Higgins
Female
1807–1811

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Female

Israel B Higgins
Male
1809–1890

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Male

Jesse Higgins
Male
1811–1875

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Male

Simeon B. Higgins
Male
1813–1900

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Male

Sarah Higgins
Female
1815–1892

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Female

Mary Higgins
Female
1818–Deceased

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Female

Susan Higgins
Female
1819–1908

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Female

Leonard Jarvis Higgins
Male
1822–1902

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Male

Eleanor J. Higgins
Female
1824–1903

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Female

Seward H. Higgins
Male
1824–Deceased

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Male

Elvira Higgins
Female
1828–1891

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Female

Parents

Benjamin Higgins
Male
1749–1823

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Male

Sarah Matthews
Female
1755–1822

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Female

Siblings (11)

Reuben Higgins
Male
1767–1849

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Male

Mary "Polly" Higgins
Female
1775–1867

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Female

Sarah or Sally Higgins
Female
1777–1822

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Female

Charles Matthews Higgins
Male
1780–1860

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Male

Abigail Higgins
Female
1781–1850

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Female

Frances Higgins
Female
1782–1858

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Female

Jedediah Higgins
Male
1786–Deceased

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Male

Elisha Higgins Sr.
Male
1790–Deceased

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Male

Jesse Higgins
Male
1792–Deceased

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Male

John Higgins
Male
1792–Deceased

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Male

Jonathan Higgins
Male
1794–1875

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Male

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Charles Matthews Higgins (1780 - 1860)

Born 20 Feb 1780 in Bath, Lincoln, ME

ANCESTORS

Son of Benjamin Higgins and Sarah (Matthews) Higgins

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Nancy (Bartlett) Higgins — married 4 Oct 1802 in Orland, Hancock, ME

DESCENDANTS

Father of

Nancy (Higgins) Fullerton, Fannie W. (Higgins) Sands, Fannie W. Higgins,

Caroline Bartlett (Higgins) Grindle, Isreal Bartlett Higgins,

Sarah (Higgins) Hooper and Susan (Higgins) Wood

Died 8 Oct 1860 in Orland, Hancock, ME

Profile manager: D Theberge

Profile last modified 20 Mar 2019 | Created 6 May 2018 |

Last significant change: 20 Mar 2019

11:44: Darryl Rowles edited the data for Charles Matthews Higgins (1780-1860). [Thank Darryl for this]

Biography

Charles Matthews Higgins; b. 2 Feb 1780 at Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine; or at Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine (date recorded in Orland records)[1]; m. Nancy Bartlett, daughter of Israel Bartlett and Caroline Ramsdell, 23 Dec 1802 [2] at Orland, Hancock, Maine; d. 8 Oct 1860 at Orland, Hancock, Maine, at age 80; he was buried at Higgins Cemetery, Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine.

Known children of Charles Matthews Higgins and Nancy Bartlett were as follows:

i. Nancy Jane Higgins; b. 14 Apr 1803 [3]at Orland, Hancock, Maine; m. George Brinton Fullerton, son of John Fullerton Jr. and Sarah H. Whitaker, 19 Dec 1829 at Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine; d. 1834. ii. Fanny W. Higgins; b. 4 Jul 1804 at Orland, Hancock, Maine; m. Mark Wentworth, son of John Wentworth and Lydia Fletcher, 4 Jul 1829; m. William Sands 13 Feb 1843 at Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine. iii. Caroline Bartlett Higgins; b. 21 Feb 1806[4] at Orland, Hancock, Maine; m. Elijah Winslow Grindle, son of Reuben Grindle and Mary Winslow, 4 Jan 1827. iv. Sarah Higgins; b. 22 Apr 1807 at Hancock, Maine.?? (miss-attributed or died young) v. Israel Bartlett Higgins; b. 20 Sep 1809 [5]at Orland, Hancock, Maine; b. 20 Sep 1809 at Berwick, York, Maine; b. circa 1811 at Hancock, Maine; m. Joann Beal Herrick, daughter of Captain Benjamin Herrick and Martha Flye, 2 Sep 1832 at Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine; m. Margaret Redman, daughter of James Redman and Agnes Wilson; d. 29 Jan 1890 at age 80. vi. Jesse Higgins; b. 4 Sep 1811[6] at Orland, Hancock, Maine; m. Betsey Richardson 20 Jul 1837 at Blue Hill, Hancock, Maine; m. Hannah B Freese, daughter of Abraham Frazier and Miriam Garland, 27 Sep 1846; d. 9 Apr 1875 at Berwick, York, Maine, at age 63.[7] vii. Simeon B. Higgins; b. 10 Oct 1813 [8]at Orland, Hancock, Maine; b. 10 Oct 1813 at Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine; d. 16 Apr 1900[9] at Orland, Hancock, Maine, at age 86; unmarried. viii. Sarah Higgins; b. 9 Dec 1813 at Orland, Hancock, Maine; b. 13 Dec 1813 at Lincolnville, Waldo, Maine; b. 9 Dec 1815 (Calculated date) at Orland, Hancock, Maine; m. Vinal Roundy Hooper, son of Jeremiah Hooper and Lucretia Flye, 1 Jan 1842 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine; d. 6 Apr 1892 [10]at East Orland, Hancock, Maine, Æ 76 years 3 months 28 days; she was buried at Harriman Cemetery, East Orland, Hancock, Maine. ix. Mary Higgins; b. 28 Apr 1818[11] at Orland, Hancock, Maine; m. William T. Long, son of Joel Long and Eliza Rogers, 26 May 1836 at Hancock, Maine; d. 11 Feb 1847 at age 28. x. Susan Higgins; b. 25 Dec 1819[12] at Orland, Hancock, Maine, m. 03 Aug 1839[13] Edwin Wood died 10 Feb 1908 Newton, Massachusetts[14] xi. Leonard Jarvis Higgins; b. 20 Feb 1822 [15]at Orland, Hancock, Maine; b. 20 Feb 1822 at Surry, Hancock, Maine; m. Julia Ann Hooper, daughter of Jeremiah Hooper and Lucretia Flye, 2 Jan 1847 at Bangor, Penobscot, Maine; d. 9 Oct 1902 at West Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, at age 80. xii. Eleanor J Higgins; b. 27 Apr 1824 at Orland, Hancock, Maine; m. Albion King Hooper, son of Jeremiah Hooper and Lucretia Flye, 1840; d. 2 Nov 1903 Æ 79years 6months 5days [16]at Orland, Hancock, Maine, at age 79. xiii. Elvira Higgins; b. 12 Jan 1828[17] at Orland, Hancock, Maine; d. 26 Jul 1891[18] at Orland, Hancock, Maine, Æ 63 years 6months 14 days

Sources

↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44W-929 : 10 February 2018), Charles M. Higgins, 02 Feb 1780; citing ORLAND,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,726 ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NW-C92 : 10 February 2018), Charles M. Higgins and Nancy Bartlett, 23 Dec 1803; citing Orland,Hancock,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 11,726. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F447-HL9 : 10 February 2018), Charles M. Higgins in entry for Nancy Higgins, 14 Apr 1803; citing ORLAND,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,726. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F447-FBD : 10 February 2018), Charles M. Higgins in entry for Caroline Higgins, 21 Feb 1806; citing ORLAND,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,726. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44W-W42 : 10 February 2018), Charles M. Higgins in entry for Israel Higgins, 20 Sep 1809; citing ORLAND,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,726. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44W-9LW : 10 February 2018), Jesse Higgins, 04 Sep 1811; citing ORLAND,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,726. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 November 2018), memorial page for Jesse Higgins (4 Sep 1811–9 Apr 1875), Find A Grave Memorial no. 116744021, citing Higgins Cemetery, Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by Darryl (contributor 48175404) . ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F447-5J2 : 10 February 2018), Charles M. Higgins in entry for Simeon B. Higgins, 10 Oct 1813; citing ORLAND,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,726. ↑ Maine Death Records, 1761-1922. Augusta, Maine: Maine State Archives. Maine Death Records, 1761-1922, Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine, USA. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZQF-588 : 5 November 2017), Charles M Higgins in entry for Sarah Hooper, Death 06 Apr 1892 Æ 76 years 3 months 28 days ; citing Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 9,965. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F447-Q6R : 10 February 2018), Charles M. Higgins in entry for Mary Higgins, 28 Apr 1818; citing ORLAND,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,726. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F447-87V : 10 February 2018), Charles M. Higgins in entry for Susan Higgins, 25 Dec 1819; citing ORLAND,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,726. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F46N-V8J : 10 February 2018), Edwin Wood and Susan Higgins, 03 Aug 1839; citing Bluehill, Hancock, Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 10,608. ↑ Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44W-MJ1 : 10 February 2018), Charles M. Higgins in entry for Leonard Higgins, 20 Feb 1822; citing ORLAND,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,726. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZQN-S9N : 5 November 2017), Elenor J Hooper, Death 02 Nov 1903; citing Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm 9,965. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F447-C65 : 10 February 2018), Elvira Higgins, 12 Jan 1828; citing ORLAND,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,726. ↑ "Maine, Nathan Hale Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1980," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVJP-TDNM : 16 March 2018), Elvira H Higgins, 1891; citing Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, United States, Higgins Family Cemetery, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,316,345.

From ancestry.com Message Board:

Benjamin Higgins

JMcCormick4237 

Posted: 11 Jul 2000 03:34AM

Edited: 10 Jul 2001 08:04PM

Hello Marilyn , This is what I have for info on Benjamin and Sarah ( Matthews ) Higgins . Benjamin b. abt . 1745-1749 d. Oct. 1823 , married in Harpswell, Maine Sept. 27, 1770 to Sarah Matthews by Rev. Elisha Eaton . Sarah was b.1755 and d. Sept 21, 1822 in Camden , Maine , she was the daughter of Coll and Catherine ( Campbell ) Matthews . I believe they had about 10 children , I am sure Polly b.1775 and Sally b. 1777 belong in this family ....I am looking to see if others might have more info on children belonging to Benjamin and Sarah . June