Deacon Ruben Higgins, I

Descendant of Mayflower passengers William and Mary Brewster

Descendant of Mayflower passengers Francis Cooke, and John Cooke

Descendant of Mayflower passengers Thomas Rogers and Joseph Rogers

Descendant of Mayflower passengers Stephen Hopkins and Constance Snow (Hopkins)

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Reuben Higgins
20 November 1750–3 September 1829 (Age {age})

When Reuben Higgins was born on 20 November 1750, in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, his father, Philip Higgins, was 22 and his mother, Mary Wiley, was 23. He married Mercy Hopkins on 16 May 1776, in Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 3 September 1829, in his hometown, at the age of 78, and was buried in West Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States.

Spouse

Reuben Higgins
Male
1750–1829

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Male

Mercy Hopkins
Female
1756–1818

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Female
Marriage
16 May 1776
Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine, United States

Children (10)

Simeon Higgins
Male
1777–1862

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Male

Mary Higgins
Female
1778–1859

• 

Female

James Higgins
Male
1780–1810

• 

Male

Hannah Higgins
Female
1783–1786

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Female

Reuben H. Higgins
Male
1785–1876

• 

Male

Elizabeth Higgins
Female
1787–1864

• 

Female

Thomas Higgins
Male
1789–1872

• 

Male

Hannah Higgins
Female
1792–1838

• 

Female

Marcy Higgins
Female
1795–Deceased

• 

Female

Elisha Higgins
Male
1801–1848

• 

Male
Spouse

Reuben Higgins
Male
1750–1829

• 

Male

Susannah Philbrook
Female
1759–1835

• 

Female
Marriage
18 November 1821
Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States

Parents

Philip Higgins
Male
1728–1795

• 

Male

Mary Wiley
Female
1727–1796

• 

Female

Siblings (11)

Benjamin Higgins
Male
1749–1823

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Male

Ruth Higgins
Female
1750–1824

• 

Female

Reuben Higgins
Male
1750–1829

• 

Male

Simeon Higgins
Male
1755–1830

• 

Male

Abigail Higgins
Female
1755–1824

• 

Female

Phillip Higgins Jr
Male
1758–1837

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Male

Mary Higgins
Female
1761–1820

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Female

Sarah Higgins
Female
1762–1822

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Female

Benjamin Higgins
Male
1764–1857

• 

Male

Thankful Higgins
Female
1764–1830

• 

Female

Mercy Higgins
Female
1776–Deceased

• 

Female

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Deacon Rueben Higgins

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

Son of Philip Higgins and Mary (Wiley) Higgins

Brother of Benjamin Higgins, Abigail (Higgins) Williams and Thankful (Higgins) Huff

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

Father of Simeon Pearson Higgins and Hannah (Higgins) Littlefield

Died 3 Sep 1829 in Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine

Profile last modified 17 Apr 2019 | Created 27 Feb 2017

Biography

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]

Note: #NI363.

Marriage Husband @I363@. Wife @I364@. Marriage 17 May 1776. Harpswell, Cumberland, Maine. [4] Child: @I361@.

Notes

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

Sources

↑ Source: #S1749 27 Oct 2015 Higgins, Reuben https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F47Y-6FM Certainty: 3 ↑ 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 ↑ 3.0 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 ↑ Source: #S1789 27 Oct 2015 Higgins, Reuben and Mercy Hopkins, 17 May 1776, Harpswell, ME. Family Search Ancestral File Certainty: 2 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