Individual Details

Cornelius HIGGINS Sr.

(21 Jul 1722 - 14 Oct 1803)

Events

Birth21 Jul 1722Eastham, Barnstable County, Massachusetts
Marriage29 Sep 1743Sarah HAWES
Residence (family)Abt 1744Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut - Sarah HAWES
Religion9 Feb 1755was a member of the Church of Christ - Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
MilitaryJan 1764was a lieutenant - Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
MilitaryFrom Jun 1776 to 25 Dec 1776Captain of the 8th Co. of Col. William Douglas's 5th Battalion of Wadworth's Brigade. - Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Miscellaneous15 Oct 1776wrote a letter to his wife while serving as a Captain - Harlem, New York County, New York
Miscellaneous13 Nov 1776wrote to his wife while serving as Captain at Philips Manor
OccupationAbt 1785commissioner or justice of the peace - Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Miscellaneous17 Sep 1787was a delegate for Connecticut to the Constitutional Convention to ratify the Constitution - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
MarriageSep 1788Mary THOMAS
ResidenceJun 1790with his family - Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
ResidenceJun 1800with his family - Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut
Death14 Oct 1803Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut

Families

SpouseSarah HAWES (1719 - 1788)
ChildCornelius HIGGINS Jr. (1744 - 1834)
ChildAbigail HIGGINS (1746 - )
ChildSarah HIGGINS (1748 - )
ChildJerusha HIGGINS (1748 - 1837)
ChildHawes HIGGINS (1752 - 1834)
ChildBethiah HIGGINS (1754 - 1827)
ChildDeacon Ebenezer HIGGINS (1757 - 1842)
ChildReverend David HIGGINS (1761 - 1842)
ChildLydia HIGGINS (1763 - 1857)
SpouseMary THOMAS (1735 - 1819)
FatherEbenezer HIGGINS (1701 - 1778)
MotherLiving
SiblingExperience HIGGINS (1723 - )
SiblingAsenath HIGGINS (1726 - )
SiblingIsaiah HIGGINS (1727 - )
SiblingElkanah HIGGINS (1729 - )
SiblingEbenezer HIGGINS (1731 - )