Individual Details

James Gilbert HIGGINS

(22 Feb 1791 - 24 Apr 1840)

Events

Birth22 Feb 1791Lyme, New London County, Connecticut
Baptism27 Mar 1791
Marriage10 Feb 1819Bath, Steuben County, New York - Charlotte TOWNSEND
ResidenceJun 1820with his wife Charlotte - Bath, Steuben County, New York
OccupationJun 1820worker engaged in commerce and manufacture - Bath, Steuben County, New York
Miscellaneous30 Dec 1824was appointed secretary of meeting - Bath, Steuben, New York, United States
Miscellaneous28 Mar 1827Bath, Steuben County, New York
Religion18 Oct 1831was a ruling-elder in the Presbytery of Bath - Bath, Steuben County, New York
Religion18 Oct 1831organized the Kennedyville Presbyterian Church with Rev. David Higgins and Rev. Lyman Barrett - Kennedyville, Steuben County, New York
MarriageMay 1835Bath, Steuben County, New York - Maria Elizabeth BURNS
ResidenceMay 1835Ottawa, La Salle County, Illinois
Miscellaneous17 Dec 1836purchased land in Section 6 with 49.94 acres - Alamo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan
Death24 Apr 1840Ottawa, LaSalle County, Illinois

Families

SpouseCharlotte TOWNSEND (1797 - 1834)
ChildEmily HIGGINS (1821 - 1834)
ChildElizabeth T "Lizzie" HIGGINS (1823 - 1893)
ChildHelen Anne HIGGINS (1825 - 1827)
ChildMary HIGGINS (1826 - )
ChildDavid HIGGINS (1827 - 1895)
ChildJames Gilbert HIGGINS (1829 - 1869)
ChildHenry HIGGINS (1832 - 1834)
SpouseMaria Elizabeth BURNS ( - )
ChildHenry HIGGINS (1836 - 1865)
ChildWilliam Edward HIGGINS (1837 - )
ChildHarriet Amelia HIGGINS (1840 - 1897)
FatherReverend David HIGGINS (1761 - 1842)
MotherEunice GILBERT (1762 - 1843)
SiblingJudge David HIGGINS Jr (1789 - 1873)
SiblingPolly Bethiah "Mary" HIGGINS (1793 - 1871)
SiblingMyra HIGGINS (1796 - 1885)
SiblingLucius Cornelius HIGGINS (1797 - 1822)
SiblingEliza HIGGINS (1799 - 1855)
SiblingWilliam HIGGINS (1801 - 1844)