Jedidah Higgins: Discovering My Ancestors

Discovering My Ancestors

1765 - 1847 (81 years)

Generation: 1

Jedidah Higgins was born on 19 Jul 1765 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Elkanah Higgins and Sarah Knowles); died on 4 Mar 1847 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 6 Mar 1847 in Orleans Cemetery.

Jedidah married Timothy Doane on 7 Mar 1781 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Timothy (son of John Doane and Betty Snow) was born on 13 May 1762 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 19 Jan 1822 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Orleans Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

John Doane was born on 28 May 1791 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 3 Mar 1881 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 25 Mar 1881 in Orleans Cemetery.

Generation: 2

Elkanah Higgins was born on 12 Nov 1729 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (son of Ebenezer Higgins and Abigail Cole); died on 4 Nov 1815 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Elkanah married Sarah Knowles about 1757 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Sarah (daughter of Joshua Knowles and Sarah Paine) was born on 3 Jun 1732 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 May 1816 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Knowles was born on 3 Jun 1732 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Joshua Knowles and Sarah Paine); died on 16 May 1816 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Children:

1. Jedidah Higgins was born on 19 Jul 1765 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 4 Mar 1847 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; was buried on 6 Mar 1847 in Orleans Cemetery.

Generation: 3

4.	Ebenezer Higgins was born on 15 Apr 1701 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (son of Ichabod Higgins and Melatiah). Ebenezer married Abigail Cole on 5 Oct 1721. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

5.
Abigail Cole
Children:

2. Elkanah Higgins was born on 12 Nov 1729 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 4 Nov 1815 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Joshua Knowles was born on 6 Jul 1696 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (son of John Knowles and Mary Sears); died on 27 May 1786 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Joshua married Sarah Paine about 1722 in Massachusetts, USA. Sarah (daughter of John Paine and Bennet Freeman) was born on 14 Apr 1699 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Jul 1772 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sarah Paine was born on 14 Apr 1699 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of John Paine and Bennet Freeman); died on 11 Jul 1772 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Children:

3. Sarah Knowles was born on 3 Jun 1732 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 16 May 1816 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Generation: 4

8.	Ichabod Higgins was born on 14 Nov 1662 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (son of Benjamin Higgins and Lydia Bangs); died on 1 Jun 1728 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Ichabod married Melatiah in 1692. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

9.
Melatiah
Children:

4. Ebenezer Higgins was born on 15 Apr 1701 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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John Knowles was born on 10 Jul 1673 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 3 Nov 1757 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Cove Burying Ground.

John married Mary Sears on 28 Nov 1693. Mary (daughter of Paul Sears, I and Deborah Willard) was born on 24 Oct 1672 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA ; died on 7 Nov 1745 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mary Sears was born on 24 Oct 1672 in Yarmouth, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (daughter of Paul Sears, I and Deborah Willard); died on 7 Nov 1745 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

Children:

6. Joshua Knowles was born on 6 Jul 1696 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 27 May 1786 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.

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John Paine was born on 14 Mar 1660 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA (son of Thomas Paine and Mary Snow); died on 26 Oct 1731 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Orleans Cemetery.

John married Bennet Freeman on 14 Mar 1688 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA. Bennet (daughter of John Freeman and Mercy Prence) was born on 7 Mar 1671 in Massachusetts, USA; died on 30 May 1716 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Cove Burying Ground. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Bennet Freeman was born on 7 Mar 1671 in Massachusetts, USA (daughter of John Freeman and Mercy Prence); died on 30 May 1716 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Cove Burying Ground.

Children:

7. Sarah Paine was born on 14 Apr 1699 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 11 Jul 1772 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA.
Mary Paine was born on 28 Jan 1692 in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; died on 5 Mar 1770 in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA; was buried in Cove Burying Ground.