Individual Details

Deacon Ebenezer HIGGINS

(12 Jan 1757 - 25 Apr 1842)

Events

Birth12 Jan 1757Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
BaptismMar 1757in the First Congregational Church by Rev. Eleazer May - Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Miscellaneous13 Nov 1776was mentioned in a letter his father Cornelius sent to his mother
ResidenceBef Apr 1777Haddam, Hartford, Connecticut, British America
MilitaryAbt Apr 1777enlisted in the CT Line in Capt James Smith, Col Ely's Regiment for 6 months as a guard on the coast - Saybrook, Hartford, Connecticut, British America
MilitarySep 1777order to march and were stationed there about 3 weeks - Rhode Island
MilitaryNov 1777discharged
Military1778 - 1780Continental Army taking care of the public stores, horses & worked as a blacksmith - Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
Marriage26 Mar 1780Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts - Mary "Polly" KNOWLES
Occupationblacksmith
ResidenceBef 1783Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
ResidenceAbt 1783Westhampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Miscellaneous1 Dec 1785 rode John Smith's mare to Northampton with Samuel Hurlburt to go after Hurlburt's son Jesse - Murrayfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Miscellaneous14 Dec 1786suffered a house fire when his family was away from home - Westhampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
MiscellaneousAbt 12 May 1789bought a note Levi Smith held against Samuel Hulburt for an account due John Smith for 19 shillings - Murrayfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Census1790Westhampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Residence1800Norwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
ReligionBef 17 Oct 1806was a member of the Congregational Church - Norwich, Hampshire County, Massachusetts
Religion17 Oct 1806became a member of the First Congregational Church of Christ by letter - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion24 Jul 1807was chosen a deacon of the First Congregational Church - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion24 Jul 1807was chosen a deacon of the First Congregational Church - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion4 Mar 1808was chosen with Deacon Weed as a committee to bring the desires of the congregation to the board - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion11 Oct 1808was appointed to a committee to obtain signatures for subscriptions to pay the pastor's salary - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion19 Oct 1808and the committee reported they had the necessary subscriptions to pay the pastor of the church - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion3 Oct 1809was appointed to a committee by the church to determine his brother David's salary as their pastor - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Residence1810Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion1 Mar 1811was dismissed as the delegate for the First Congregational Church for the rest of the year - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion5 Jul 1811was moderator at a church meeting where people were recommended for membership by Rev David - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion12 Jul 1811requested to be released as moderator of the church meeting and it was granted - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion1 Nov 1811was chosen moderator of the church meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion15 Nov 1811requested to be released as moderator of the church meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion6 Dec 1811was to be moderator of the meeting that was adjourned until Jan. 3rd at Josiah Taylor's - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion3 Jan 1812was moderator and prayed at the church meeting held at the home of Josiah Taylor - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion5 Mar 1813was moderator of a church meeting held at Josiah Taylor's home - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion30 Apr 1813was chosen at a church meeting for a committee to visit a member of the church - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion2 Jul 1813attended the church meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion3 Sep 1813was chosen as a delegate for the next Sinod - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion1 Oct 1813was the moderator at the church meeting held - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion1 Aug 1814was moderator of the church meeting and chosen to go to the next presbytery conference - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion20 Jan 1816was moderator of the church meeting and chosen for a committee to draft a new article of faith - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion7 Mar 1816was moderator of the First Congregational Church meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion3 May 1816was chosen moderator of the First Congregational church - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion3 May 1816was chosen moderator of the First Congregational church - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion2 Aug 1816was chosen at the church meeting to be the delegate at the next presbytery session - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion30 Aug 1816was chosen at a church meeting to a committee to visit church members not attending church - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion27 Sep 1816attended a church meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion1 Nov 1816was voted to continued as the delegate for the Presbytery at the church meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion1 Dec 1816opened the church meeting with prayer - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion29 Mar 1817attended the church meeting and presented his account to the church for adjustment - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion2 May 1817did not have his account settled that he submitted to the church at the previous meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion4 Jul 1817had his account reported on by the committee to pay him for money owed at the church meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion5 Sep 1817was chosen for a committe to speak with people interested in church membership - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion5 Sep 1817brought a charge against Josiah Taylor at the church meeting of not attending church for 3 years - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion5 Dec 1817was moderator at the church meeting and chosen as delegate to attend the presbytery in Auburn - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion25 Dec 1817attended the church meeting and was responsible for keeping the records of the meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion2 Jan 1818was chosen for a committee to examine the church records - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion23 Jan 1818and the other committee members reported on their examination of the church records - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion27 Jan 1818attended a meeting of the Presbytery as an Elder of Aurelius - Auburn, Cayuga County, New York
Religion5 Jul 1818was moderator of the church meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion10 Dec 1818was appointed to a committee at the church meeting to visit Josiah Taylor to appear at next meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion5 Mar 1819attended a church meeting where he was appointed to a committee to visit families with the pastor - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion8 Apr 1819was the moderator of the First Congregational Church meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion18 Aug 1819was a witness to a charge brought against one member of the church to another - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion13 Sep 1819was chosen with another member to take a deposition from the mother of Robert Lyell on charges - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion7 Oct 1819was moderator of the church meeting and was appointed to a committee to find a preacher - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion1 Jan 1820was moderator of the church meeting and chosen to be a delegate at the next Presbytery - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion12 Jan 1820was moderator at the church meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion19 Jan 1820was moderator at the church meeting and again chosen delegate to attend next Presbytery - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion10 Feb 1820was moderator of the church meeting and appointed delegate to attend the next synod - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion24 Apr 1820was moderator of the church meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion8 Jun 1820was moderator at the church meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Residence1820and was engaged in manufactures - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion2 Jul 1820was given the duty to present the call to have Rev Pomeroy ordained to the Presbytery of Cayuga - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion10 Aug 1820was moderator of the church meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion8 Jan 1821was moderator of the church meeting & was appointed with others to carry our resolutions made there - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion28 Feb 1821attended the church meeting &chosen to a committee to contact Rev Pomeroy about being their preacher - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion14 Jun 1821was moderator of the church meeting & chosen to be the delegate at the Presbytery in July - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion24 Aug 1821was appointed at the church meeting with others to be delegates of the churches - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion23 Nov 1821was appointed with Deacon Sackett to deal with a member for charges of intoxication - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion16 Apr 1822was mentioned in a report read at the church meeting about money he collected for subscriptions - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion23 Apr 1822brought a charge of slander at the church meeting against Deacons William Sackett - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion18 Jun 1822removed one of the resolves in his charge of slander against William Sackett at the church meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion27 Jun 1822was at the church meeting & submitted a resolution in regards to his charge against W Sackett - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion10 Jul 1822brought his charge of slander against William Sackett again to the church meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Miscellaneous22 Jul 1822was chosen clerk of the First Presbyterian Church - Perry, Wyoming County, New York
Religion6 Aug 1822had his complaint discussed at the church meeting and a committee formed to settle the problem - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion6 Aug 1822withdrew his charge of slander after the committee met with him and William Sackett - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion5 Oct 1822requested to be discharged as a deacon from the church and was granted after 2 separate votes - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion5 Oct 1822requested a letter of dismission from the church which was denied for insufficient reason - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion23 Oct 1822had a settlement made with the church and was made one of 4 elders of the church at the meeting - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion2 Nov 1822was announced as a ruling elder and a deacon of the church - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Election3 Nov 1822an elder of the First Congregational Church of Aurelius - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion9 Dec 1822attended the church meeting as a ruling elder - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion1 May 1823attended the church meeting as a ruling elder - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Residence21 Aug 1823attended the church meeting as a ruling elder - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion30 Nov 1823attended the church meeting as a ruling elder - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion3 Feb 1824attended the church meeting as a ruling elder - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion17 Feb 1824attended the church meeting as a ruling elder - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Religion25 Mar 1824attended the church meeting as a ruling elder - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
ResidenceBef 16 Oct 1824with his wife - Cayuga, Cayuga County, New York
Religion16 Oct 1824requested a letter of dismission to the church in Cayuga for him and his wife and it was granted - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Residence1830Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Residence11 Sep 1832and applied for a Revolutionary War Pension - Aurelius, Cayuga County, New York
Miscellaneous8 Apr 1833was granted a Revolutionary War Pension in the amount of $22.33 - Auburn, Cayuga County, New York
Death25 Apr 1842Perry, Wyoming County, New York

Families

SpouseMary "Polly" KNOWLES (1761 - 1844)
ChildEbenezer HIGGINS (1781 - 1851)
ChildFanny HIGGINS (1783 - 1856)
ChildDavid HIGGINS (1785 - 1827)
ChildHIGGINS (1787 - 1787)
ChildOtis HIGGINS (1788 - 1844)
ChildSelden HIGGINS (1791 - 1831)
ChildHenry Knowles HIGGINS (1793 - )
ChildDexter HIGGINS (1796 - )
FatherCornelius HIGGINS Sr. (1722 - 1803)
MotherSarah HAWES (1719 - 1788)
SiblingCornelius HIGGINS Jr. (1744 - 1834)
SiblingAbigail HIGGINS (1746 - )
SiblingSarah HIGGINS (1748 - )
SiblingJerusha HIGGINS (1748 - 1837)
SiblingHawes HIGGINS (1752 - 1834)
SiblingBethiah HIGGINS (1754 - 1827)
SiblingReverend David HIGGINS (1761 - 1842)
SiblingLydia HIGGINS (1763 - 1857)