This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: HIGGINS, FARRELL, GOSLOW, SUMNER, CLEMON, SEARS, GRAY Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nAC.2ACI/1452 Message Board Post: I have been putting together the information on my HIGGINS family from Addison County. If anyone is related to them, or knows more information about the, I would love to hear from you! :-)Ronie Kendig 1. BENJAMIN HIGGINS was born July 18, 1786 in Chesterfield, Cheshire Co., NH. He married MARY LARAWAY 1808 in Quebec, Canada, daughter of JACOB LARAWAY and ELIZABETH MURRAY. She was born November 26, 1787 in Guilderland, Albany Co., NY. Children of BENJAMIN HIGGINS and MARY LARAWAY are: 2. i. JOSEPH JOHN3 HIGGINS, b. April 02, 1811, Dunham, Missisiquoi, PQ, Canada. 3. ii. JONAS L. HIGGINS, b. April 18, 1813, Dunham, Missisiquoi, PQ, Canada; d. October 10, 1876, Vergennes, Addison Co., VT Census. iii. ELIZABETH HIGGINS, b. October 11, 1815, Dunham, Missisiquoi, PQ, Canada. Generation No. 2 2. JOSEPH JOHN3 HIGGINS (BENJAMIN2, JOSEPH1) was born April 02, 1811 in Dunham, Missisiquoi, PQ, Canada. He married ANNIE TRUAX. She was born 1824 in Quebec, Canada. Census: 1881, Cote-Ste-Paul, Hochelaga, Quebec, Canada, pg 36, household #170 Children of JOSEPH HIGGINS and ANNIE TRUAX are: i. BENJAMIN4 HIGGINS*, b. 1856. ii. LUSIE HIGGINS*, b. 1858. iii. FRANCES HIGGINS. iv. SUSANNAH HIGGINS. NOTE: The above listed children are listed on the census with Joseph and Annie in 1881. They may be nieces or nephews. 3. JONAS L.3 HIGGINS (BENJAMIN2, JOSEPH1) was born April 18, 1813 in Dunham, Missisiquoi, PQ, Canada, and died October 10, 1876 in Vergennes, Addison Co., VT Census. He married MARGARET SEARS/CYRE Bef. 1842 in Canada, daughter of PETER SEARS/CYRE and JOSEPHINE LATOUR. She was born Abt. 1819 in Canada. More About JONAS L. HIGGINS: Baptism: May 23, 1813, Dunham, Mississquoi, PQ - Witnesses Abraham Truax for Jonas Laraway, Eleanor Read for Mary Laraway, Parents listed as Mary Read (cannot write) and John Read (?) Cause of Death: fell from barn Census: 1870, Vergennes, Addison Co., VT Children of JONAS HIGGINS and MARGARET SEARS are: 4. i.WILLIAM HIGGINS, b. Abt. 1841, Quebec, Canada; d. Abt. 1899, Rutland County, Vermont. 5. ii. FREEMAN HIGGINS, b. Abt. 1842, Quebec, Canada. 6. iii.JONAS HIGGINS, b. Abt. 1845, Quebec, Canada; d. Bet. 1892 - 1900, Unknown. iv.MARY ANN HIGGINS, b. 1847; d. June 25, 1862, Ferrisburgh, Addison Co., VT Census. Cause of Death: Scarlet Fever 7. v. JENNIE HIGGINS b. Abt. 1850 m. (1) Unknown PRESTON (2) Frank GOSLOW, JJune 29, 1878 in Vergennes, Addison County, VT 8. vi. ALMOND HIGGINS, b. 1854, Vermont. vii. EMILY HIGGINS, b. Abt. 1855. viii.MARGARET HIGGINS, b. June 1856; d. March 1871, Vergennes, Addison Co., VT Census. Cause of Death: Typhoid fever 9. viii. SUSAN HIGGINS, b. 1857, Ferrisburgh, Addison Co., VT. ix. JOSEPH J. HIGGINS, b. July 1859, Canada; d. June 16, 1869, Vergennes, Addison Co., VT Census. Cause of Death: Drowning x.THERESA HIGGINS, b. Abt. 1861. More About THERESA HIGGINS: Census: 1880 Vergennes, Addison Co., VT, listed as "servant" in household of Joseph Brocknay xi. MALE HIGGINS, b. October 16, 1862, Ferrisburgh, Addison Co., VT. Generation No. 3 4. WILLIAM4 HIGGINS (JONAS L.3, BENJAMIN2, JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1841 in Quebec, Canada, and died Abt. 1899 in Rutland County, Vermont. He married LUCINDA FARRELL December 18, 1864 in Vergennes, Addison Co., VT, daughter of THOMAS FARRELL and AMANDA STACY. She was born July 1845 in Wilmington, New York, and died February 02, 1917 in Ira, Rutland Co., VT. More about William HIGGINS: Census: 1870, Vergennes, Addison County, VT Census: 1880, Vergennes, Addison County, VT More About LUCINDA FARRELL: Burial: February 05, 1917, Evergreen Cemetery/Flanders Field, Rutland, Rutland County, VT Census: 1850: Wilmington, Essex Co., NY Census: 1860: Wilmington, Essex Co., NY Census: 1870, Vergennes, Addison Co., VT Census: 1880, Vergennes, Addison Co., VT Children of WILLIAM HIGGINS and LUCINDA FARRELL are: i. ALMOND J.5 HIGGINS, b. December 28, 1866, Vergennes, Addison Co., Vermont. ii. MARY HIGGINS, b. 1868. iii. CARRIE HIGGINS, b. 1870; m. LEROY SUMNER, Abt. 1893; b. 1868, Vermont. More About CARRIE HIGGINS: Census: 1910, Ira, Rutland Co., VT iv. CLARA HIGGINS, b. March 27, 1871, Vergennes, Addison Co., Vermont; d. Bef. 1880, Vergennes, Addison Co., Vermont. v. WILLIAM HIGGINS, b. July 1872. More About WILLIAM HIGGINS: Census: 1880, Vergennes, Addison Co., Vermont Census: 1910 Ira, Rutland Co., VT Census: 1920 Ira, Rutland Co., VT vi. CHARLES HIGGINS, b. 1875; m. EMMA M. UNKNOWN, Bet. 1910 - 1920, Ira, Rutland Co., VT. More About CHARLES HIGGINS: Census: 1910 Ira, Rutland Co., VT Census: 1920 Ira, Rutland Co., VT 5. FREEMAN4 HIGGINS (JONAS L.3, BENJAMIN2, JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1842 in Quebec, Canada. He married ARZINA/ERESINA WELCH. She was born Abt. 1838 in Quebec, Canada. More About FREEMAN HIGGINS: Census: 1881, Ste-Gabriel, Hochelaga, Quebec, Dist. 91, Sub-dist. H, Div. 1 Religion: 1881, Episcopal More About ARZINA/ERESINA WELCH: Census: 1881, Ste-Gabriel, Hochelaga, Quebec, Dist. 91, Sub-dist. H, Div. 1 Children of FREEMAN HIGGINS and ARZINA/ERESINA WELCH are: i. ELLEN5 HIGGINS, b. Abt. 1860. ii. MARTHA HIGGINS, b. Abt. 1862. iii. GEORGE HIGGINS, b. Abt. 1864. More About GEORGE HIGGINS: Census: 1881, Ste-Gabriel, Hochelaga, Quebec, Dist. 91, Sub-dist. H, Div. 1 Occupation: 1881, Labourer iv. EDWARD HIGGINS, b. Abt. 1867, USA. More About EDWARD HIGGINS: Census: 1881, Ste-Gabriel, Hochelaga, Quebec, Dist. 91, Sub-dist. H, Div. 1 Occupation: 1881, Mill Hand v. LELIA HIGGINS, b. Abt. 1878. 6. JONAS4 HIGGINS (JONAS L.3, BENJAMIN2, JOSEPH1) was born Abt. 1845 in Quebec, Canada, and died Bet. 1892 - 1900 in Unknown. He married (1) ROSANNA JONDRO July 04, 1866 in Vergennes, Addison Co., VT, daughter of LOUIS JONDRO and ROSANA UNKNOWN. She was born 1850. He married (2) SUSANNAH E. FARRELL December 10, 1867 in Bristol, Addison County, VT, daughter of THOMAS FARRELL and AMANDA STACY. She was born March 11, 1853 in Wilmington, New York, and died Bef. 1900 in Unknown. More About JONAS HIGGINS: Census: 1870, Vergennes, Addison Co., VT Census: 1880, Vergennes, Addison Co., VT Census: 1881, Cote-Ste-Paul, Hochelaga, Quebec, Canada Rutland, VT Directory 1889-1892 – Creek Road, Center Rutland for the years 1891, 1892 More About SUSANNAH E. FARRELL: Census: 1860, Wilmington, Essex Co., NY Census: 1870, Vergennes Census: 1880, Vergennes, Addison Co., VT Census, age 26 Census: 1881, Cote-Ste-Paul, Hochelaga, Quebec, Canada Children of JONAS HIGGINS and SUSANNAH FARRELL are: i. ETTIE M. HIGGINS, b. January 29, 1871. ii. JESSIE HIGGINS, b. 1874, Quebec, Canada. iii. MALE HIGGINS, b. October 17, 1876, Vergennes, Addison Co., Vermont; d. October 17, 1876, Vergennes, Addison Co., Vermont. iv. FEMALE HIGGINS, b. October 17, 1877, Vergennes, Addison Co., VT Census; d. October 17, 1877, Vergennes, Addison Co., VT Census. v. FLORA BELLE HIGGINS, b. January 28, 1878, Vergennes, Addison Co., Vermont. vi. WALLACE HIGGINS, b. Aug. 20, 1880, Vergennes, Addison Co., VT Census; d. 1904, Rutland, Rutland Co., VT. Census: 1900 Ira, Rutland County, VT with aunt Lucinda HIGGINS and cousin William HIGGINS. vii.BERTHA J. HIGGINS, b. October 27, 1884, Rutland, Rutland Co., VT; d. February 09, 1933, Rawdon, Montcalm County, PQ, Canada; m. JOHN WILLIAM GRAY, August 06, 1901, Danby, Rutland Co., VT son of GEORGE GRAY and JEMIMA BRIGHT of Canada; b. May 19, 1874, Rawdon, PQ, Canada; d. April 21, 1967, Rawdon, PQ, Canada. More About JOHN WILLIAM GRAY: Census: 1881, St. Theodore de Chertsey, Rawdon, PQ 7. JENNIE HIGGINS (JONAS L3, BENJAMIN2, JOSEPH1) was born abt. 1850. She married (1) UNKNOWN PRESTON. She married (2) FRANK GOSLOW June 28, 1878 in Vergennes, Addison County, VT, son of UNKNOWN & RUTH GASLOW. 8. ALMOND4 HIGGINS (JONAS L.3, BENJAMIN2, JOSEPH1) was born 1854 in Vermont. He married EMMA UNKNOWN. She was born 1858 in Quebec, Canada. More About ALMOND HIGGINS: Census: 1881, Cote-Ste-Paul, Hochelaga, Quebec, Canada Occupation: 1881, Painter/peintre Children of ALMOND HIGGINS and EMMA UNKNOWN are: i. STELLA5 HIGGINS, b. 1875, Quebec, Canada. ii.LINA HIGGINS, b. 1878, Quebec, Canada. 9. SUSAN4 HIGGINS (JONAS L.3, BENJAMIN2, JOSEPH1) was born 1857 in Ferrisburgh, Addison Co., VT. She married JOHN CLEMON September 27, 1877 in Vergennes, Addison Co., VT, son of JOHN CLEMON and GRACE UNKNOWN. He was born 1850 in Lands End, England. Children of SUSAN HIGGINS and JOHN CLEMON are: i. GRACIA DELL5 CLEMON, b. July 23, 1878. ii. CHARLES CLEMON, b. 1880; m. CORA J. UNKNOWN. More about John & Susan CLEMON Census: 1880 Addison, Addison County, VT