Jesse Higgins

1731 - 1778  (47 years)

• Name	Jesse Higgins  [1]
  Birth	26 Jun 1731  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Note	Jesse Higgins moved with his parents from Eastham to Middletown Conn. about 1740. They settled on the east side of the Conn. River in Middle Haddam parish. Jesse was a private in the French and Indian war, being in the 6 Co. Capt Gaylord of 1 Reg., commanded by Col. Phineas Lyman. Dates of service- 1 Apr 1758 to 19 Sept 1758, 19 Sept 1758 to 21 Nov 1758, 24 March 1759 to 16 Dec 1759. He was a private in the 8 Co. in the Lexington Alarm, Apr 17 1775; also in 2 Reg. Gen Spencers, 11 May to Dec 1775, enlisted 17 Mar 1778 in Judd's Co. He appears to have held a small plot of land in the parish of Middle Haddam where he lived when not serving elsewhere. His first marriage was unhappy and there were no children.
  Death	27 Nov 1778	Fishkill NY   [1]
  Person ID	I18306	HHTT
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Father	Israel Higgins,   b. 26 Apr 1706   d. 7 Feb 1788, Middle Haddam (C (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Ruth Brown,   b. 6 Oct 1710, Eastham, Massachusetts, -USA d. 13 Jul 1768, Middle Haddam (C (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	2 Nov 1727  [1]
  Family ID	F4641	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ruth Dart
  Marriage	16 Nov 1752  [1]
  Divorce	Y  [1]
  	Y
  Family ID	F4648	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

  Family 2	Keziah Stevens,   b. Jan 1755   d. 23 Mar 1852, Middle Haddam, Connecticut, -USA (Age 97 years)
  Marriage	26 Jan 1772  [1]
  Children	> 1. Samuel Higgins,   b. 16 Sep 1774   2. Jesse Higgins,   b. 21 Aug 1776   3. Seth Higgins,   b. 2 Dec 1778 > 4. Delaina Higgins   5. Aristobulus Higgins > 6. Elizabeth Higgins
  Family ID	F4649	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 27 Nov 1778 - Fishkill NY  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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