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• Birth	23 Jun 1766	Georgetown,Sagadahoc,Maine
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Mar 1825	Monmouth,Kennebec,Maine
  Person ID	I11190	Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2004 00:00:00
  Father	Jesse HIGGINS, b. 21 Feb 1735/1736, Eastham,Barnstable,Massachusetts
  Mother	Experience HINCKLEY, b. Abt 1740
  Family ID	F5255	Group Sheet
  Married	25 Sep 1796	Lewiston,Androscoggin,Maine
  Family ID	F5254	Group Sheet

• Notes

  Father: Jesse HIGGINS b: 21 FEB 1736 in Eastham,Barnstable,Massachusetts Mother: Experience HINCKLEY NOTE: Transcribed and located on heritagequestonline.com the information on land sales is cited as coming from the Wicasset County Court House. Jesse Higgins bought 100 acres in Georgetown from Silvester Gardiner in 1762, then selling a lot to Philip Higgins in 1769. In 1806 Jesse Higginsof Lewiston jointly purchases with Andrew Buber two lots in Lewiston. Note: !FAMILY: Transcribed and located on heritagequestonline.com from a family Bible: Bible Record of Mrs. Sarah (Carvill) Marston in possession of her daughter Frostina E. Marston, 179 Lincoln St., Bath, Maine, June 7, 1940 - The Bible a wedding present from John Carvill to his daughter Sarah (Carvill) Marston, wherein he had written the records of his family: John Carvill b. in Lewiston, Maine May 21, 1789 d. in Lewiston Sep. 6, 1862 Priscilla ---Carver [sic] b. in Lewiston, Maine Mar. 1, 1792 d. Jul. 25, 1854 Children: Samuel Carvill b. Lewiston Feb. 4, 1816, d. Farmington Nov. 17, 1894 Mary Ann Carvill b. Lewiston May 28, 1818, d. Brunswick Mar 1866 Henry Elizabeth H. Sarah Orrin S. Priscilla H. Hannah F. Priscilla Higgins was name of wife of John Carvill her sisters were Mercy Higgins, m. Isaac Sprague of Greene, had 9children, Dennis, Orren, Hulda and others Sally Higgins m. Aaron Bickford of Lewiston and had 11 children, Mary Ann, James, Jesse, Nathaniel, Seth, Sarah,Elizabeth, Elmira and Jane, 2 died in infancy Her half brother was Jesse Higgins, who settled in Hallowell orFarmingdale Her half sisters Tamar Higgins who m. Sewall Carvill of Lewiston Submit Higgins who m. Charles Swett of Wales Mary Higgins who m. his brother Eben Swett of Wales Jesse Higgins had a large farm, only know of one son Charles J. who livesin Farmingdale [written in by pen]: See History of Monmouth Vol. 1 p. 426 for proof that Jesse Jr. was son of Jesse Sr. - See Hallowell marriages The last portion of these notes were given by Mrs. Marston to her daughter, Frostina, and are in the Family Bible Note: !FAMILY: Transcribed and located on heritagequestonline.com the information on Priscilla Higgins, daughter of Jesse and Tamar, is cited as Lewiston early records collected by J. G. Elder, now in the possession ofhis son Mr. George K. Elder, Lewiston. Lewiston records: Priscilla Higgins, daughter of Jesse Higgins and his wife 'Tamah--- b. 1792, d. Jul 25, 1854 - mar. John Carville of Lewiston, Maine (JesseHiggins second wife was Jerusha Wilkins) Children of John Carville and Priscilla: Samuel Carville m. Sapronia Wright Oct. 4 1836 d. Nov. 18 1894 - resided in Farmington Children: John Henry b. Apr. 23, 1837 Charles Ellery, b. Feb. 8, 1839 Emma S., b. Oct. 8, 1844 Mary Ann b. Jul. 3, 1820 - m. Valentine G. Colby of Webster, pub. Jun. 26, 1840 - removed to Brunswick Elizabeth m. Eben Swett of Brunswick Jan. 31, 1841 Sarah m. William F. Marston, Feb. 13, 1848 Orrin S. m. Nancy Dennett daughter of Peter Dennett, Jan. 27, 1847 She died May 12, 1873 Children: Almon Advestin m. James Stadman, Mar. 22, 1873 Abbie J. m. Edwin H. Judkins May 24, 1874 Alice Priscilla m. Jeremiah Crowley Dec. 18, 1851 Hannah F. m. Charles E. Garcelon Oct. 28 1852 - d. Nov. 6, 1859