The State of CONNECTICUT  USA

11 May 2009

Source: Price & Lee's New Haven (New Haven County, Conn.) City Directory, Including West Haven, East Haven, and Woodbridge
Published by Price & Lee Company., 1842
Higgins, James, brass founder, h 10 Ashmun
Higgins, Jesse, saddler, h 56 Sherman av.
Higgins, John, laborer, h 49 Broadway
Higgins, Mrs. Rose, 14 State
Higgins, Mrs. Lois, 25 Wall
Higgins, Miss Hannah M. carpet maker, 25 Wall

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28 Jan 2009

Biography of Richard T. Higgins of Connecticut with selected census

Source: History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut
by William Jamieson Pape - S.J. Clarke Publishing Company 1918

Richard T Higgins Portrait

HON. RICHARD T. HIGGINS.

Hon. Richard T. Higgins is a well known citizen of Winsted, Connecticut, whose high position is indicated in the fact that he has been chosen as president of the public utilities commission. He was born in Washington, this state, September 24, 1865, the eldest son of Edward and Mary (Crowley) Higgins, both of whom were natives of Ireland but have now passed away. They became acquainted and were married in New Milford, Connecticut. The father, who was born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, devoted his life to the occupation of farming and was called to his final rest September 22. 1901, at the age of sixty-three years. His wife was born in County Westmeath. Ireland, and passed away January 2, 1908. Both came to the United States in early life. They became the parents of three children, Catherine, Richard T. and Bernard E. The daughter became the wife of Martin Dooley and both have passed away but four children survive them. Bernard E. Higgins is a well known
lawyer of Torrington mentioned elsewhere in this work.

Hon. Richard T. Higgins was but four years of age when his parents removed to Woodbury, Connecticut, where he was reared on a farm near the town of Woodbury. He pursued his early education in the public schools and later became a student in the Parker Academy, in the town of Woodbury, being there graduated with the class of 1883. He afterward received his collegiate education in St. Francis' College of New York city. He studied law in the office of Huntington & Warner of Woodbury and was admitted to the bar in May, 1890. In January, 1891, he opened a law office in Winsted, where he has since actively engaged in practice, occupying a prominent position in legal circles for a quarter of a century. He is a man of pronounced ability in handling cases, which he most carefully and systematically prepares, and is therefore well qualified to meet any attack of the opposing counsel. He is clear in his reasoning, logical in his deductions and seldom, if ever, at fault in the application of a legal principle. He has been accorded a very extensive clientage and colleagues and contemporaries speak of him in terms of high regard.

Mr. Higgins has also figured prominently in political circles. He gives his allegiance to the democratic party and while he has not sought nor desired office as a reward for party fealty his public-spirited citizenship and his keen sagacity concerning public affairs have made his opinions of worth and of weight. He has served as a member of the lower house of the state legislature, filling that position during 1909, and was the democratic leader during that session. Previously he had served as coroner of Litchfield county from 1892 until 1910, when he resigned to accept a position on the state railroad commission, to which he was appointed by Governor Weeks. He was made chairman of the railroad commission in February, 1911, and in September of that year the railroad commission went out of existence, being superseded by the state public utilities commission. Mr. Higgins became a member of the latter at its creation by appointment of Governor Baldwin and
was at once elected its chairman and has continuously served in that position to the present time, having been reappointed by Governor Holcomb, a republican governor, during the legislative session of 1917 for another term of six years. Thus his service on the two commissions already covers seven years. He has undoubtedly acted in this capacity at great personal sacrifice, giving much attention to the duties of the position, notwithstanding the fact that his law practice would be much more worth while. On the 21st of June, 1917, Mr. Higgins, upon recommendation of the governor of Connecticut, was appointed by President Woodrow Wilson a member of the local exemption board for Division No. 19 of Litchfield county and was later made its chairman, and after the work of the first draft was practically completed in September, 1917, he resigned owing to the press of work in his office at the state capitol. He devoted his entire attention to his duties on the
exemption board for two months. Besides his official service and his law practice he has in other ways been connected with public interests, having been one of the incorporators of the Winsted Savings Bank.

On the 1st of September, 1898, Mr. Higgins was married to Miss Margaret Rose Bryan, of Winsted, who is a native, however, of Waterbury. They have an only son, Bryan Edward Higgins. born March 6, 1901, and now a senior in the Gilbert high school.

Mr. Higgins is a member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church. He is a past exalted ruler of the Elks lodge, in which he has a life membership, is a past grand knight of the Knights of Columbus and is a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians. He is now a trustee of the Litchfield County Hospital, is a member of the Winsted Club, of the Greenwoods Country Club and the Fraternal Benefit League, of the Litchfield County Bar Association and the American Bar Association, his identification with all these showing the nature and breadth of his interests and activities. After all the practice of law is his real life work and from 1900 until 1912 he was corporation counsel for the town of Winchester but was obliged to resign because of his service on the public utilities commission. He also filled the position of prosecuting attorney of the town of Winchester for two years or from May, 1902, to April, 1904, and at one time he was county coroner, corporation
counsel and prosecuting attorney, filling all positions at the same time. He served as a member of the fourth district school committee for two years and was chairman of the committee having in charge the remodeling of the courthouse in Winsted in 1905-6. He has been prosecuting attorney for the Connecticut Humane Society for nearly a quarter of a century. He is widely recognized as an able lawyer, quick-witted and resourceful, thoroughly familiar with the principles of jurisprudence and able in the application of such a principle to a point involved.

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Source: The conservative advocate A Book of Biographies of Connecticut's Successful Men By Earl Leslie Chadwick - Copyrighted 1909

RICHARD T. HIGGINS one of the most popular and public spirited
citizens of Winchester, has been and is distinctly a man of affairs and one who has wielded a wide influence. A strong mentality, invincible courage, a most determined individuality, have so entered into his make-up as to' render him a natural leader of men and a director of benefit. Mr. Higgins was born September 24, 1865, in Washington, Connecticut, and is the son of Edward and Mary Higgins. He was educated in the public schools of his native town, the Parker Academy of Woodbury and St. Francis College of Brooklyn, N. Y.
He is a Democrat in politics, and has been Coroner for Litchfield County since 1892, and has also been Prosecuting Attorney of the local Town Court. He belongs to the Roman Catholic Church and is fraternally a member of the Knights of Columbus, A. O. H., and the Elks. He is Representative from Winchester and is a member of the Committees on Judiciary and House Rules.

Obituary of Richard Thomas Higgins
September 24, 1865 - September 16, 1934
Source: The Hartford Courant 17 Sep 1934

- Webmaster's Findings -

HIGGINS EDWARD 30 M W IREL CT LITCHFIELD WOODBURY 1870
Name Age
Edward Higgins 30
Mary Higgins 33
Catherine Higgins 8
Richard T Higgins 4

Household:1880
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
Edward HIGGINS Self M Male W 42 IRE Farmer IRE IRE
Mary C. HIGGINS Wife M Female W 45 IRE Keeping House IRE IRE
Catharine E. HIGGINS Dau S Female W 18 IRE IRE IRE
Richard F.* HIGGINS Son S Male W 15 IRE IRE IRE
* Middle initial indexed as a "F" instead of a "T"
Bernard E. HIGGINS Son S Male W 8 IRE IRE IRE
Source Information:
Census Place Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut
Family History Library Film 1254101
NA Film Number T9-0101 Page Number 513C

* Middle initial indexed as an F, really a T

HIGGINS RICHARD 35 M W CT CT LITCHFIELD WINCHESTER 1900
Name Age
Richard T Higgins 34
Margaret Higgins 29

HIGGINS T RICHARD 43 M W CT CT LITCHFIELD WINCHESTER 1910
Name Age
Richard Higgins 43
Margaret Higgins 37
Bryan Edward Higgins 9

HIGGINS RICHARD T 54 M W CT CT LITCHFIELD WINSTED; WINCHESTER 1920
Name Age
Richard T Higgins 54
Margaret B Higgins 49
Bryan E Higgins 18
Frank H Demars 1 7/12

Not Found in 1930 Census

Obituary of Richard's son Bryan Edward Higgins  March 6, 1901 - October 1, 1941 Source: The Hartford Courant 3 Oct 1941

Description of Bryan Higgins extracted from his passport application

5 foot 10 1/2 inches tall, Dark brown hair, Blue eyes

Image of Bryan E. Higgins from his passport application dated  August 4, 1922

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12 Jan 2008
New London, Connecticut City Directory 1882
Higgins, William ,BlackSmith,114 Bank,h 174 Bank

New London, Connecticut City Directory 1885
Higgins, William ,Carriagemaker.116 Bank,h 174 Bank

New London, Connecticut City Directory 1887
Higgins, William ,Carriagemaker,116 Bank, h 108 Bank

Household:1880
(Address of 174 Bank matches City Directory)
  

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother'sBirthplace
 
William HIGGINS Self M Male W 28 IRE Blacksmith IREIRE
Maggie HIGGINS Wife M Female W 26 IRE Keeping House IRE IRE
John HIGGINS Son S Male W 6 CT IRE IRE
Mary HIGGINS Dau S Female W 4 CT IRE IRE
Willie HIGGINS Son S Male W 2 CT IRE IRE
Lawrence HIGGINS Son S Male W 3M CT IRE IRE

Source Information:
Census Place New London, New London, Connecticut Family History Library Film 1254107
NA Film Number T9-0107 Page Number 95A

listed next door
Bridget HIGGINS Self W Female W 66 IRE Keeps House IRE IRE

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20 Dec 2007
http://www.sunjournal.com/story/240650-3/Obituaries/Arthur_E_Higgins/
-Arthur Eugene Higgins -
Sun-Journal - (Nov/28/2007)

Arthur E. Higgins
BRANFORD, Conn. - Arthur Eugene Higgins, 85, of North Haven, Conn., a warm and generous-hearted man, died at Connecticut Hospice on Nov. 18, of complications from cancer.

He was born Aug. 11, 1922, in Lisbon, the son of Ivory Ephraim Higgins and Elsie Marion Bowie Higgins. He graduated from Bates College in 1943. A gifted musician at an early age, he felt called instead to the ministry. He enrolled at Yale Divinity School, where he met Anne Olding Hall of Fairfield, Conn., a graduate of Smith College. They were married in 1944 and lived happily together for more than 63 years.

Graduating from Yale Divinity School in 1946, the couple co-pastored two parishes in upstate New York until he accepted a call to the United Church in Chester, Conn. in 1951. In 1955, he became pastor of the Congregational Church in Wilton, Conn., which grew significantly in every respect during his tenure. During this time, he and Anne purchased hilltop property in Braintree, Vt., which they, their children and grandchildren have enjoyed for more than 50 years.

Success in Wilton placed him in a position of influence within what became the Connecticut Conference of the United Church of Christ (UCC). He was a leader in civil rights and social justice movements, both within Connecticut and nationally. He left the Wilton church to serve full time on the UCC Conference staff, principally working on housing and other social justice issues. Seeking greater visibility for the church's social action work among corporations and government, he created the New Samaritan Corporation in 1971. New Samaritan and its affiliated management companies grew to become Connecticut's largest nonprofit manager of housing for the aging and families.

He served two years as the acting conference minister of the UCC, before retiring in 1989. He also servedfor 11 years during this time on the board of directors of MacDermid Inc., a specialty chemical company based in Waterbury, Conn., acting as a boardroom advocate for corporate social and ethical responsibility. Among other awards, in 2002 he received the Benjamin Elijah Mays Award from Bates College, his alma mater, for "distinguished service to the larger, worldwide community."

He is survived by his wife, Anne; son, Bartley Richard Higgins and wife, Charlene Liska; daughter, Lesley Hall Higgins-Biddle and husband, John Higgins-Biddle; son, Gerald Arthur Higgins and wife, Kathleen McRoberts; and daughter, Ethel Anne Higgins-Harris and husband, Calvin T. Harris Sr.; six grandchildren, Mark Russell Biddle, Kathleen Biddle Muravnick, Emily Catherine Higgins, Molly Anne Higgins-Biddle and Richard Ely Locke Higgins and Richard's mother,Catherine Carr, and Adina Louise Salguero Higgins.

-Closest census match-

HIGGINS EPHRAIM 82 M W ME ME SOMERSET PITTSFIELD 1900

Name Age
Ephraim Higgins 81
Horace E Higgins 45
Alma Higgins 32
Leon Higgins 6
Ira* E Higgins 4
Alma E Higgins 3
Myra Higgins 11.12
*Apparently Ivory is indexed as Ira

HIGGINS HORACE E 54 M W ME ME SOMERSET PITTSFIELD 1910
Name Age
Horace E Higgins 54
Alma Higgins 43
Leon A Higgins 16
Iva E Higgins 14 Indexed as Iva and noted as being
female/daughter
Evelyn A Higgins 13
Myron E Higgins 16
Edward D Higgins 6

HIGGINS HORACE E 62 M W ME ME SOMERSET PITTSFIELD 1920
   Ira/Ivory is not living with family in this census/and can not be located anywhere else in this census

Name Age
Horace E Higgins 62
Alma Higgins 53
Leon A Higgins 25
Edward Higgins 16

1930; Census Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan; Roll:
986; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 45; Image: 806
(No image available)
Name Age
All born in Maine,Ivory & Elsie's parents also born
Maine
Ivory E Higgins 34 Tool & Die Maker/Auto industry
Elsie B Higgins 37 Teaches music at home
Arthur E Higgins 7
Richard I Higgins 6

World War I Draft Registration
Date of registration-June 5,1917
Ivory Ephraim Higgins 3 Oct 1895 Caucasian (White)
Maine Not Stated, Somerset, ME
Native born,Age 21,Resident of Pittsfield,Somerset
County,Maine.Student at Maine Central Institute at
Pittsfield. Medium Height, Medium build,
Brown eyes,Brown hair.

Maine Marriages
Higgins Ivory Pittsfield, ME Bowie Elsie Pittsfield,
ME 22 Oct 1921

U.S. World War II Draft Registration
Name: Ivory e Higgins Birth Date: 3 Oct 1895
Residence: Bristol, Massachusetts Birth: Pittsfield,
Maine Race: White
Address:593 Broadway, Bristol.Mass., Age:46,
Born:Pittsfield,Me.,Oct,3,1895,
Nearest relative: Elsie Higgins,same address

Connecticut Death Index
Name: IVORY E HIGGINS Death Date: 28 May 1977
Death Place: Hartford, Connecticut
Age: 82 Years Birth Date: xxxYOB
Marital Status: Widowed Spouse: ELSI
State File #: 09285 Residence:North Haven,Ct.
Gender: Unknown Race: White

-Census' before 1900-
Household:1880

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's
Birthplace
Ephraim HIGGINS Self M Male W 60 ME Farmer ME ME
Julia L. HIGGINS Wife M Female W 38 ME Housekeeping
ME ME
Horace E. HIGGINS Son S Male W 24 ME Works On The
Farm ME ME
James W. HIGGINS Son S Male W 22 ME Attending School
ME ME
Nellie M. BURTON Other S Female W 13 ME Servant ME ME


Source Information:
Census Place Pittsfield, Somerset, Maine
Family History Library Film 1254487
NA Film Number T9-0487
Page Number 452D

HIGGINS EPHRAIM 51 M W ME ME SOMERSET PITTSFIELD 1870


HIGGINS EPHRAIM JR 40 M W ME ME SOMERSET PITTSFIELD 1860
   With parents Ephraim & Phebe Higgins living next door

http://www.rootsweb.com/~mecpitts/TiltonCemetery.htm
TILTON CORNER CEMETERY, also called Powers Cemetery
ROUTE 2 EAST, PITTSFIELD, MAINE
HIGGINS - (Tomb) *1890*
HIGGINS E. P. Jr. 1819 - 1909
Maria A. wife of E. P. HIGGINS Jr. 1829 - 1865
Julia L 1841 - 1889
HIGGINS Ephraim Feb. 4, 1869 aet 84 yrs 9 mos
Phebe A. wife of Ephraim HIGGINS June 19, 1864 aet
82 yrs
HIGGINS Horace E. Jan. 28, 1856 - Jan. 25, 1939
Alma W. see E. P. HIGGINS, Jr. lot Aug. 26, 1866 -
June 22, 1942

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17 Jun 2006
Higgins Coal & Mason's Supplies - 
Hamden,,New Haven County, Connecticut
Photograph - Circa 1890
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28 Apr 2006
Source: Illustrated popular biography of Connecticut.
Spalding, J. A.. Hartford, Conn.. J. A. Spalding. 1891

-JOHN E. HIGGINS-
Hartford City Town Clerk & Registrar

John E Higgins has held the position as city clerk in the state capital since 1874,with the exception of one year, and the office of town clerk and registrar of births,marriages and deaths without interval during the same period. His career in these offices has been one of marked success and satisfaction.While Mr. Higgins is a pronounced democrat in politics,his course as a public official has been so characterized by devotion to the interests of the community,without regard to partisan lines, that men of all parties politically have given him an enthusiastic support at the polls,ensuring his retention in office, no matter how popular a competitor might be in the field against him. The plan of placing his name on both tickets has prevailed for a number of years. Of course, it is impossible to consider majorities under such circumstances. A gentleman whose public career attracts all classes of citizens ,irrespective of political affiliations,deserves the heartiest of commendations.It would be a mistake ,however,to presume city clerk Higgins owes his success simply to good fellowship and affable manners. While he possesses these traits beyond even most public favorites,his reception of popular suffrage has depended, in the main, on the character and value of his services.There is not a town clerks office in the state that is more intelligently conducted than the Hartford office.The systematic classification of town records,the order and precision with which the work of the office is managed,and the uniform courtesy with which the public has been treated have made the office the model one in Connecticut. This is not saying a word beyond what the place merits.As city clerk, Mr. Higgins is Ex Officio clerk of the board of Alderman of Hartford.It is in this capacity that most of his public work has been accomplished. The journal of the board, which is prepared and printed under the city clerks hand,is far superior as an official production to the journals of the State Legislature.The Yearbook,which is also edited and arranged by Mr. Higgins, is sought for far
and wide by the municipal governments. Great improvements have been made in both the town and city clerkships during Mr. Higgins incumbency of these offices. The subject of this sketch was born in New London,June 19,1844 and received a public school education. At the out break of the war he was a teacher in the Portland public schools. The position was resigned for military service of that period. Mr. Higgins became a member of the 3rd United States Artillery, and was in the army for three years. He is a proud member of Robert O.
Tyler post of the Grand Army in Hartford, and has taken an active part in the the noted veteran assembleges and demonstrations that have occurred in the city since the war. He is also a member of the Green Cross Council, Knights of Columbus, and of the Hartford Lodge of Elks. City Clerk Higgins is a member of the Roman Catholic church in this city, being connected at present with the cathedral parish; but for 25 years he was a member and attendant of St. Peter's.The wife of Mr. Higgins,who is held in the most thorough esteem in the community,was Miss Adella E. Collins,prior to marriage. There are no children if the family.Mr. higgins removed to Hartford from New London after the war, and was employed for eight years in the Colt Works.He was first elected City Clerk in 1874,and from that time until now he has been an occupant of public office and position. 

Household:1880

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace 
John E. HIGGINS Self M Male W 35 CT Clerk IRE IRE 
Della HIGGINS Wife M Female W 32 CT Keeps House CT CT 
Jane HIGGINS Other S Female W 25 IRE Servant IRE IRE  
Source Information:
Census Place Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut Family History Library Film 1254097 
NA Film Number T9-0097 Page Number 211D 

HIGGINS JOHN E 56 M W CT CT HARTFORD 9-WD HARTFORD 1900 

Name Age
John E Higgins 55 
Adella E Higgins 43 
Eugene L Stutiz 36 
Ida Gonsin 22 

1904 Hartford City Directory
    Adella E. Higgins, H. 370 Asylum

Hartford Courant-13 Dec 1900-John E Higgins Obit

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Source: The Judicial and Civil History of Connecticut By Dwight Loomis
The Boston History Company, Publishers. -1895

John E. Higgins, Hartford.
Born in New London, Conn., June 19, 1844, son of Edmund Higgins and Mary Higgins. His education was gained in the public schools. He was clerk of the city of Hartford from 1874 to 1880 and from 1881 to the present time; and town clerk and registrar of vital statistics since 1877, still holding both offices. He is a member of the Hartford Board of Trade.
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26 Oct 2005
http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ct/county/fairfield/bridged5.htm  
Deaths in Bridgeport (CT)- From May 1890 to May 1891 
Of persons over eighteen years of Age 

Name of Deceased-Date of Death- Age at death

Higgins, Catherine, June 22 59 years 
Higgins, Timothy    July   4  21 years 
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10 Oct 2005

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~jdevlin/ct/westbrook_ct_cem3.htm  
HEADSTONE INSCRIPTIONS, TOWN OF WESTBROOK, MIDDLESEX CO., CT 

HIGGINS, Egbert E.,           b. 4 Nov 1837, d. 5 Mar 1901 
HIGGINS, Sarah L. Bushnell, wife of Egbert E.,
                                     b. 20 Jun 1842, d. 8 Sep 1928 
HILL, Roland E.,                b. 5 Nov 1871, d. 2 Sep 1899 
HILL, Hattia Higgins,            wife of Roland E., 
                                     b. 5 May 1872, d. 29 Aug 1896 ;



View 1860 CT Census Scan HIGGINS GEO 25 MIDDLESEX WESTBROOK 

View 1870 CT Census Scan HIGGINS EGBERT E 33 MIDDLESEX WESTBROOK

Household: 1880 Census 

  Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
  Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace 
  Egbert E. HIGGINS Self M Male W 42 CT CT CT 
  Sarah L. HIGGINS Wife M Female W 37 CT Keeping House CT CT
  Emana E. HIGGINS Dau S Female W 13 CT At School CT CT 
  Hattie E. HIGGINS Dau S Female W 8 CT At School CT CT 

  Source Information:
  Census Place Westbrook, Middlesex, Connecticut Family History Library Film 1254102 
   NA Film Number T9-0102 Page Number 386A 

View 1900 CT Census Scan HIGGINS EGARST E 63 MIDDLESEX WESTBROOK

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21 Sep 2005 
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ct/middlesex/history/1887/oldchimn/gideonhi29gms.txt 
Book Title: The Old Chimney Stacks Of East Haddam

CHAPTER XVII.
GIDEON HIGGINS.

Gideon Higgins, for over sixty-eight years a highly respected resident of East Haddam, died in that town on the first day of August, 1878, in the ninety-sixth year of his age. His prominency in all the civil affairs of the town, during so lengthy a period of time, entitles him to more than a passing notice in these pages. He was born in the town of Haddam, Conn., in that portion known as "Turkey Hill," on the 8th day of September, 1782. His parents, Hawes and Lucinda (Bushnell) Higgins, were of good repute in the community in which they lived. He was, from early youth, deeply impressed with the advantages of a good education, and, although in his boyhood, he saw but few opportunities to gratify his desire for information, yet those few he zealously improved. About three months at school each year was spared to him from his labor-at farming, and at his father's trade of house and shipbuilding, until he arrived at the age of eighteen years, when he, for a brief time, attended school in Chester, under the instruction of the Rev. Mr. Mills. He lived in the town of his nativity until the age of twenty-two, when he went to the city of New York. This was about the year 1804, when that city numbered only 75,000 inhabitants. He remained there about two years engaged in ship building. At the expiration of that time he returned to Haddam, and in 1808 was made an Elector of the State of Connecticut in that town. He was married June 3d, 1809, to Ann Wright, daughter of William Wright, of Chatham, Conn., with whom he lived in the happiest relations until the time of her death, August 2d, 1852. They had five children, William W., Lucinda A., wife of Nathan Tyler, Catharine, Eliza M., wife of James M. Welch, and Mary S. Of these only one is now living 'Catharine' who still lives in the old homestead at East Haddam. Mr. Higgins removed with his wife to East Haddam, November 10th, 1810, and commenced housekeeping in the house where the late Richard S. Pratt resided at the time of his decease. He became, during his residence in his native town, a member of the State Militia, and finally, in 1810, was chosen Captain of the Haddam Town Company, which position, he held for the three succeeding years. When, during the war of 1812, the British troops made an attack upon and burnt our vessels at Essex, he, with nine others from this town volunteered, armed themselves, and took a row-boat for the scene of destruction, and, for a short time, took part in-the attack upon the invaders, but soon after their arrival darkness ensued and enabled the Englishmen to make their escape with two men killed�one of whom was a lieutenant in rank. 

In 1813, he removed his family to "Chapman's Landing," or "the Ferry," by both of which names it was then called, now universally known as "Goodspeed's Landing"  into the house then called the "Dr. Percival House." It stood on the site of the house where Whitby M. Smith now lives. Here he pursued his trade of "master ship builder" for many years, having a large force of men in his employ. In the year 1815 he purchased the land on which he erected the house which was his place of residence up to the time of his death. It was an unpromising piece of ground, but persevering industry made it a comfortable and pleasant home for over sixty-three years.

He, at various times filled responsible positions of public trust. He was a Deputy Sheriff of Middlesex County from October 3d, 1818, to June 1st, 1823. By the General Assembly of the State, in whom was vested the appointing power at the time, he was made the Sheriff of the county in 1827, which office he occupied for three years. In the years 1826 and 1827 he was elected to the lower House of the General Assembly, and subsequently also represented East Haddam during three other sessions of that body. From 1838 to 1842 he was a Commissioner of the County Court, and in 1834, one of the Judges of that Court. He was Judge of Probate for the District of East Haddam during the years 1844 and 1845.

Numerous minor offices of responsibility and public trust in the gift of his fellow townsmen did Judge Higgins fill during his useful existence, covering nearly a century. It is sufficient to say that he performed the duties connected with them all creditably to himself and to the entire satisfaction of the public. He was sought for important private trusts and discharged them with perfect fidelity. His advice upon business matters and on law questions was considered valuable and his judgment was universally approved.

Politically, he was with the Whig party, and was a member of the Republican party from its organization. He was always persistent and positive in the support of his political convictions, and never, except on very isolated occasions, when he was unavoidably prevented, did he omit to express his political faith at the ballot box in Electors' and Town Meeting. In fact his devotion to this duty of every citizen was very noteworthy. Being a radical anti-slavery man, he took great satisfaction in all proper measures looking to the emancipation of the slave, and was ever prepared to extend such assistance as lay in his power in the prosecution of that object. He was a man of courage�moral, intellectual and physical and uncompromising in his convictions of duty. He never waited to learn the opinions of others in order to modify the expression of his own and shape them to some private advantage, but spoke as he thought, with a high sense of right, which always guided his sensibilities.

He was a practical temperance man, in every respect, at no time indulging in any of the physical excesses which impair or destroy health. With an active, energetic temperament, he possessed remarkable powers of physical strength and endurance. His arrival at the ripe old age of ninety-six years, in the possession of his mental faculties, and with an extraordinary amount of physical vigor for that age, was evidence of a healthy constitution, wisely preserved. At the age of ninety-five he shot a mischievous squirrel upon the top of one of his pear trees, and one week previous to his death, which resulted from an attack of dysentery, he was cutting the grass in his orchard with the briskness of a much younger man.

His private character was without a stain. His integrity was unquestioned. To his excellence as a citizen he added a true Christian character, which he manifested in profession and practice. Although favoring the Second Adventist doctrine, he was free from the taint of sectarian bigotry, and cordially welcomed all manifestations of a Christian life.

His old Bible, so long and faithfully used, bears upon each page evidences of how diligently it was perused, and how well it- was loved, and with its teachings in his heart, he closed his earthly career with great hope and assurance of eternal life.

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  12 Sep 2005
http://www.holycross.edu/departments/publicaffairs/hcm/spring01/in_memoriam/1951.html 

James M. Higgins 
Jan. 4, 2001 
At Middlesex Hospital, Middletown, Conn., at 69. Mr. Higgins had been judge of the Superior Court of the state of Connecticut in Middletown since 1978; he had also served as a member of the Rules Committee of the Superior Court for the past five years; and as a member of the Judicial Review Council from 1978 to 1993. At the start of his career, Mr. Higgins maintained a private law practice in Manchester and Hartford for 10 years; he then served as an assistant attorney general, from 1968 to 1974. Mr. Higgins was appointed to the bench as a Juvenile Court judge in 1974; he moved to the Superior Court when the courts were merged in 1978. A Navy veteran, Mr. Higgins served during the Korean War. He is survived by his wife, Joan; three sons, including James M. Jr. '77; a daughter; nine grandchildren; and several nephews and nieces.
 
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11 July 2005
St. Mary's Cemetery  Avon, CT
http://www.rays-place.com/cemeteries/101-2.htm  

Higgins, Thomas W.,       born Dec. 23, 1851, died Mar. 30, 1890
Higgins, Winifred Keaney, wife of Thomas W., 
                                  born 1856, died 1926


1880 Census Household:

  Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
  Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace 

  Thomas W. HIGGINS  Self M Male    W 28 CT Laborer IRE IRE
  Winnefred HIGGINS   Wife M Female W 26 IRE Works In Paper Mill IRE IRE 
  Mary E. HIGGINS       Dau S Female  W  4 CT At Home IRE IRE
  Maggie W. HIGGINS   Dau S Female  W  2 CT At Home IRE IRE

  Source Information:
  Census Place Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut 
  Family History Library Film 1254100 
  NA Film Number T9-0100 Page Number 675D 

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06 July 2005
New London County Connecticut
SOURCE: �Genealogical and Biographical Record of New London County, Connecticut.� Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1905. Page 813. 
Biography - Michael Higgins

Michael Higgins, a well-known merchant of Pawcatuck, belongs by birth and descent to the Emerald Isle, but by adoption and affection to this mighty western land. He was born in County Waterford, town of Knockanure, Ireland, Sept. 26, 1851. His father, Michael Higgins, was born at the same place, and continued there as a farmer till he was nearing middle age. Then he came to America and in 1869 settled at Pawcatuck. After coming to this country he did not resume farming, but was engaged as a laborer. His wife, Margaret (Gray) bore him five children, as follows: Thomas (Higgins), who married and left one son, -Thomas (Higgins), now a druggist; William (Higgins), who is a stone polisher by lives in Pawcatuck; Michael (Higgins), of Pawcatuck; Mary (Higgins), deceased; and Julia (Higgins), deceased wife of John Deady, and the mother of five children. Michael and Margaret Higgins both died in Pawcatuck. 

Michael Higgins, son of Michael (Higgins), spent his boyhood days at Knockanure, and was educated in the National School. When he was fifteen he came to Pawcatuck, where his brother William (Higgins) and a sister his mother had already located, and began working in what is now known as the Solway Mills. He continued there till 1871, and then learned the trade tool sharpening with The Smith Granite Company and for four years followed that occupation. By thrift and constancy he was enabled, in 1875, with his savings, to establish himself in his present mercantile business in Pawcatuck, which, thanks to his native ability and business enterprise, has by closest application to business constantly expanded. Michael Higgins was joined in wedlock, Sept. 9, 1879 to Miss Mary A. Burke, also of Pawcatuck, and to this union ten children have been born, namely: Joseph (Higgins), a graduate of the high school and now attending Baltimore Medical College; Mabel (Higgins), a graduate of the high school and from Trinity College, Washington, D.C.; Margaret (Higgins), another high school graduate; William A. (Higgins), Leo (Higgins), Cyril (Higgins), Rosalie (Higgins) and Edwin (Higgins), all attending the parochial school; Walter (Higgins); and Michael (Higgins), who lived only eleven months. 

Mr. Higgins has always maintained an independent stand in politics, and takes a keen interest in all questions of local import, as well as of broader scope. He is a member of St. Michael�s Church, in Pawcatuck, and is universally looked up to and respected, as a most worthy citizen.� 

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1880 Census Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age
Birthplace Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace
 
Michal HIGGINS Self M Male     W 27 IRELAND Grocery IRELAND IRELAND 
Mary HIGGINS   Wife M Female W 18 CT Keeping House IRELAND IRELAND 
Michal HIGGINS Father W Male W 70 IRELAND Laborer IRELAND IRELAND 

Source Information:
Census Place Stonington, New London, Connecticut 
Family History Library Film 1254108 
NA Film Number T9-0108 Page Number 463D 
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1900 CT Census Scan   Michael Higgins   illegible

View 1910 CT Census Scan  Michael Higgins  age 57

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http://www.ct.gov/doc/cwp/view.asp?a=1499&q=265388 

       Eileen P Higgins

Warden Higgins began her career in the Connecticut Department of Correction in April of 1980 as a Correctional Services Aide in the Bridgeport Community Services Office. She was promoted to Correctional Counselor in the New Haven Community Services Office in 1982 and remained there until August of 1987. She held various promotional positions from 1987- 1996, such as, the Education and Training Coordinator for the Addiction Services Division in Central Office, Counselor Supervisor at the Maloney Correctional Institution and the New Haven Regional Community Services Office, Deputy Warden at the York Correctional Institution and the Niantic Correctional Institution. As of August 2, 1996, she was promoted to Warden of the York Correctional Institution. Currently, Warden Higgins is the Warden of the Bergin Correctional Institution.

Warden Higgins holds a Bachelor's of Science Degree from the University of Florida and a Master of Science Degree from the University of New Haven, both in the major of Criminal Justice. In May of 1996 she successfully completed the Connecticut Executive Management Program. She has worked in a range of settings from community to maximum-security incarceration. The first seven years of experience were in direct counseling services to inmates on community release with emphasis on drug and alcohol abuse. The three years of training and education were focused on the topics related to substance abuse and included statewide responsibilities. The last eleven years of management have included a community setting, a minimum-security institution for male offenders between the ages of 16-21, an institution for female offenders of all ages from minimum through maximum-security, and currently she is at a high-security jail for males. Warden Higgins has had the opportunity to open new facilities on two occasions and consolidate two facilities into one.

Over the years, Warden Higgins has served in numerous agencies and on statewide committees, attended many training programs, and has been part of various special projects. She was certified as a Trainer by the Narcotic and Drug Research Incorporated in 1989, now called the National Development and Research Institute of New York. She also received certification from the Connecticut Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Certification Board in 1984 as an Alcoholism Counselor. She completed the University of Connecticut Institute of Public Service Program on Leadership for Women in 1992. In 1994, she was selected to participate in the Department of Corrections' Wardens Succession Training. On three occasions Warden Higgins has attended workshops at the National Institute of Corrections Training Center in Longmont, Colorado, on topics of Managing the Female Offenders and Classification. She also served as a training consultant for the National Institute of Correction on the topic of staff sexual misconduct. Currently, Warden Higgins serves as an adjunct professor at the University of New Haven.

Warden Higgins has achieved expertise in organizational management, staff training and development, counseling services, issues on alcoholism and drug abuse, facility management, inmate supervision, dynamics of criminal behavior, communication and leadership skills. 

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30 Apr 2005 
http://www.rays-place.com/cemeteries/610-9.htm 
St. Anthony's Cemetery 610-6 Litchfield, CT
As found in the Hale Collection at the Ct. State Library, Hartford, CT 
  Copied Nov. 1934

Higgins, Anna V.,            born Dec. 23, 1885, died Jan. 26, 1904
Higgins, Hubert,              born 1851
Higgins, Johanna Dwyer,  wife of Hubert, born 1855, died 1921
Higgins, John,                died Nov. 23, 1905, age 98
Higgins, Mary G.,            born Apr. 23, 1888, died Aug. 15, 1916

View 1900 CT Census HIGGINS HUBERT 49 

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A.D. Higgins School in Thompsonville Connecticut 
     

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1915 New Britain ,Connecticut 
City Directory 

  NOTE: Connections with Directory & Census are based on address and or
            occupation. As always verify

Higgins, Ann,           Widow of John, Home 17 LaSalle
Higgins, Annie,         Employee R & E Manufacturing Company,
                               boards 17 LaSalle
Higgins, Daniel,         City Employee, home at 172 High
                              View 1920 CT Census Scan 

Higgins, Edward,       Employee N.B. Machine Company, boards 28 Church
Higgins, Elizabeth,     Housekeeper,115 Clark
Higgins, Elizabeth E., Teacher, boards 17 Cleveland
Higgins, Ellen,           Widow of Peter, Home 17 Cleveland 
                               View 1910 CT Census Scan  

Higgins, James,         Machinist, boards 28 Church
Higgins, John,           Employee P & F Corbin, boards 10 Board
Higgins, John J.,       Auctioneer and Broker, 217 Fairview 
                              

Higgins, Kate,           Widow of John, Home 10 Broad
Higgins, Martin,         Home 115 Clark
Higgins, Martin, Jr.,   Traveling Salesman R.& E. Manufacturing Company
                               boards 115 Clark
Higgins, Michael,        boards 280 Main
Higgins, Michael T.,    Employee N & J Manufacturing Company 
                               boards 17 LaSalle
Higgins, Owen,          Buffer, Home 579 Stanley 
                                View 1920 CT Census Scan 

Higgins, Patrick,        Gardener, Home 68 Franklin 
                                View 1910 CT Census Scan 

Higgins, Peter,          Molder, boards 115 Clark
Higgins, Rosanna,      Employee L. F.& C., boards 10 Broad
Higgins, Thomas F.,   Employee T & H Manufacturing Company
                              boards 115 Clark
Higgins, Thomas F.,   Lieutenant Hose Company # 5,Home 16 Olive 
                                View 1920 CT Census Scan 

Higgins, Thomas J.,   Employee H.& C. Company, board 17 Cleveland
Higgins, William M.,    Manager W. M. Higgins Fowarding Company,
                             38 Chestnut, home 16 Tremont 
                                 View 1920 CT Census Scan 

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HIGGINS, Edwin Werter, 1874-1954
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000578
2 February 2002

HIGGINS, Edwin Werter, a Representative from Connecticut; born in Clinton, Middlesex County, Conn., July 2, 1874; attended Norwich Free Academy; was graduated from Yale Law School in 1897; was admitted to the bar in 1897 and commenced practice in Norwich, Conn.; member of the State house of representatives in 1899 and 1900; member of the Republican State central committee 1900-1905; health officer of New London County 1900-1905; corporation counsel of Norwich 1901, 1902, and 1919-1922; prosecuting attorney of Norwich in 1905; delegate to the Republican National Conventions in 1904 and 1916; elected as a Republican to the Fifty-ninth Congress to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Frank B. Brandegee; reelected to the Sixtieth, Sixty-first, and Sixty-second Congresses and served from October 2, 1905, to March 3, 1913; was not a candidate for re-nomination in 1912; resumed the practice of law; served in the Connecticut State National Guard during the First World War; prosecuting attorney, Court of Common Pleas, New London County, Conn., 1932-1946; resumed the general practice of law; died in Norwich, Conn., September 24, 1954;
Interment in Maplewood Cemetery. 

Added 3 December 2002
1880 Census Household:

Name Relation Marital Status Gender Race Age Birthplace 
Occupation Father's Birthplace Mother's Birthplace 

Werter C. HIGGINS  Self M Male W 43 CT 
                                Stone Foundry MA CT 
Grace A. HIGGINS   Mother M Female W 44 CT 
                                Housekeeping CT CT 
Ada M. HIGGINS   Dau  S Female W 18 CT 
                                At Home CT CT 
Grace T. HIGGINS Dau S Female W 14 CT 
                                At School CT CT 
Susan M. HIGGINS Dau S Female W 12 CT 
                                 At School CT CT 
Henry S. HIGGINS Son S Male W 10 CT
                                At School CT CT 
Edwin W. HIGGINS Son S Male W 6 CT
                                At School CT CT 
John M. HIGGINS   Son S Male W 4 CT 
                                 At Home CT CT 
Source Information:
Census Place Norwich, New London, Connecticut 
Family History Library Film 1254107 
NA Film Number T9-0107 
Page Number 213A 

added 19 Jul 2009

Source: Taylor's Souvenir of the Capitol By William Harrison Taylor 1899-1900
NORWICH

Edwin W. Higgins of Norwich, was born in Clinton, July 2, 1874. Soon after that date his parents moved to Norwich, which has since been his home. He comes from Puritan stock, his ancestor, Richard Higgins having landed at Plymouth soon after its settlement, and a little later holding the office of deputy and selectman for several terms in Plymouth Colony.

Mr. Higgins was educated in the schools of Norwich and graduated from Yale Law School in 1897. He opened an office for the practice of law in Norwich the summer of his graduation and the following autumn was elected as a republican to represent the town in the Legislature by a plurality of 374 votes. Although the youngest member of the House, he received an appointment upon the Judiciary Committee and subsequently acted as its clerk. His careful and judicious attention to his duties upon this committee and his efforts during the session to promote in every way the interests of the town which he represented, were such as to win for him the confidence of his constituents.

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New Haven , New Haven, Connecticut Marriages in the
New Haven Second Church 1733 - 1789  
1 February 2002
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/5978/Conn3.html

Rev. David Higgins, married Eunice Gilbert, 
       Jan. 17, 1788

Source: BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF THE GRADUATES OF YALE COLLEGE WITH ANNALS OF THE COLLEGE HISTORY VOL. IV. JULY, 1778—JUNE, 1792 Published 1907

DAVID HIGGINS, a son of Captain Cornelius Higgins, of Eastham, Massachusetts, and Haddam, Connecticut, and his wife Sarah Hawes, was born in Haddam on August 6, 1761. At the age of eighteen his interest in religion was aroused, and in the Spring of 1780 he began to study under his pastor, the Rev. Eleazar May (Yale 1752), with the object of entering College and becoming a minister. In November, 1781, he was admitted to the Freshman Class in Dartmouth College, and in April, 1784, he transferred his relation to Yale. Soon after graduation he went to reside with the Rev. Dr. John Smalley (Yale 1756), of New Britain, Connecticut, to study theology under his tuition, and at the same time, as a means of support, he taught a district school. Here he continued until June, 1786, when he was licensed to preach by the Hartford South Association of Ministers; after which he spent several weeks in further study with the Rev. Dr. Joseph Lyman (Yale 1767), of Hatfield, Massachusetts. After preaching for short terms in several places, he was invited by the people of the North Parish in Lyme, (Hamburg Society) to preach to them with a view to settlement. He began his labors with them in April, 1787, and on the 17th of the ensuing October he was ordained and installed as their pastor. In 1794 he performed a missionary tour of four months' duration in the service of the Missionary Society of Connecticut, to the new settlements in New York State. In June, 1801, the pastoral relation between him and the people of Lyme was dissolved by mutual consent; and in September following he received an appointment from the Missonary Society to go on another four months' mission in New York State. He went as far west as the Genesee River, and subsequently preached for several months in three or four places, from each of which he had a call to settle. He finally accepted the call from Aurelius, in Cayuga County, and in July, 1802, brought thither his family from Connecticut, and settled them on the site of the present city of Auburn, which was then included in the military township of Aurelius. On October 6 he was installed pastor of the church by a council of Congregational and Presbyterian ministers. In 1808 the pastoral relation was dissolved, though he continued for a season to minister to the church. On December 7, 1812, he received a call from Bath, in Steuben County. In January, 1813, he removed his family to Bath, and on July I was installed there as pastor. Here he labored with varying success, and latterly amid considerable dissatisfaction; until in 1831, on June 21, just after a powerful revival, the pastoral relation was dissolved. The church at his dismission numbered one hundred and seventeen members. Mr. Higgins continued in the same vicinity for about four years longer, preaching regularly for most of the time. In May, 1835, he removed with his family to Norwalk, in Huron County, Northern Ohio. Being then nearly 74 years of age, he considered himself too far advanced in life .to take the charge of a church, but because of the want of ministers in the region, he continued to preach most of the time for some years longer. For the last two' years of his life, however, he preached only occasionally. On Sunday, June 19, 1842, he complained of not feeling well, but attended church in the forenoon; after dinner, while sitting in his study chair, he expired without a struggle, being in his 81st year.
He married on January 17, 1788, Eunice, daughter of Deacon James and Eunice (Nichols) Gilbert of New Haven. She died in Norwalk, on October 2, 1843, in her 82d year. Huron Reflector (Norwalk, Ohio) 1842 June 28 Bio in Newspaper after his death
Huron Reflector (Norwalk, Ohio)
          1842 June 28 image 1
          1842 June 28 Image II