Martha Higgins

Descendant of Elder William Brewster, "Mayflower" Passenger and Mary Brewster, "Mayflower" Passenger

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Martha Higgins formerly Linnell

Born 2 Jan 1751 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay

Daughter of [father unknown] and Martha (Higgins) Linnell

Sister of Samuel Linnell and Elizabeth (Linnell) Boulter

Wife of Seth Higgins — married 24 Dec 1772 in Eastham, Massachusetts

Mother of Selena Higgins

Died 1811 in Standish, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States

Profile last modified 14 Jun 2019 | Created 15 Nov 2018

Biography

Martha Linnell was born on 2 January 1751 in Eastham, Massachusetts. Her parents were Elisha Linnell and Martha (Higgins) Linnell[1].

She married Seth Higgins on 24 December 1772 in Eastham[2]. They relocated to Standish, Maine (then called Pearsontown) in the late 1790s. They had nine children[3]:

1. Selina, born 14 Jun 1773; married Prince Higgins 2. Rebecca, born 21 Dec 1774; married Ephraim Higgins 3. Seth, born 28 Aug 1776; married Experience Higgins 4. Thankful, born 28 Dec 1779; married Josiah Yates 5. Martha, born 31 Dec 1781; married J. Cole 6. Elizabeth, born 14 Jan 1785; married James Higgins 7. Elisha, born 14 Nov 1787; married Rebecca Rich 8. Mary, born 2 Apr 1790 9. Abisha, born 8 Aug 1793

Sources

↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FZDX-BYL : 10 February 2018), Martha Linnell, 02 Jan 1751; citing , EASTHAM, BARNSTABLE, MASSACHUSETTS, ; FHL microfilm 778,357. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4F-BHW : 9 February 2018), Seth Higgins and Martha Linnel, 24 Dec 1772; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 778,358. ↑ Sears, Albert J. Early Families of Standish, Maine. Westminster, Maryland: Heritage Books, 2010. Page 110.