Brief Life History of Nathaniel
When Nathaniel Higgins was born on 1 June 1694, in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Ichabod Higgins, was 31 and his mother, Melatiah Hamblin, was 25. He married Elizabeth Atwood on 26 February 1718, in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons. He died on 30 August 1758, in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Wellfleet, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (24)
- Nathaniel Higgins, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Nathaniel Higgins, "Massachusetts, Marriages, 1695-1910"
- U.S., Adjutant General Military Records, 1631-1976
Spouse and Children
1694–1758 Male
1699–1777 Female
Children (3)
1730–1818 Male
1730– Female
1731–1791 Male
Parents and Siblings
1662–1728 Male
1668–1744 Female
Siblings (3)
1694–1758 Male
1696–1771 Female
1701–1778 Male
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hUiginn ‘descendant of Uiginn’, a byname meaning ‘viking, sea-rover’ (from Old Norse víkingr). Compare McGuigan .
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): variant of Higgin, itself either a Lancashire variant of Huggin (from a pet form of Hugh ), or a variant of Hickin (from a pet form of Richard ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. See Hick and compare Higson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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