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Benjamin Higdon[1]

Male 1733 - 1817  (84 years)

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  • Name Benjamin Higdon
    Birth 11 Dec 1733  Marston Magna, Somerset, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male
    Birth 11 Dec 1733  Trinity Parish, Charles County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 24 Dec 1817  English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I322437330114  Hurst Improbable Family Tree
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

    Family Catherine Pottle,   b. 1743, English Harbour West, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Nov 1824, English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
    Marriage 22 Aug 1765  Trinity, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Benjamin Higdon, Jr,   b. 22 Aug 1765, English Harbour Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador,Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1810, English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     2. Joan Higdon,   b. 6 May 1767, English Harbour, Trinity North, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 1823, English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     3. George Higden,   b. 19 Oct 1768, English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 July 1810, English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years)
     4. Catherine Higden,   b. 20 Sep 1769, English Harbour, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1807, English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years)
     5. Honora Higdon,   b. 14 Oct 1771, Trinity Bay, Trinity North, Newfoundland, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. William Higdon,   b. 24 Jul 1774, Trinity Bay, Trinity North, Newfoundland, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1864, New Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years)
     7. Ann Higden,   b. 1 Jan 1782, English Harbour West, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1842, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)
     8. Elizabeth Higden,   b. 04 Mar 1786, English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1842 (Age 55 years)
     9. Mary Elizabeth Betty Higdon,   b. 4 Mar 1786, English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug. 1841, English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     10. Elizabeth (Betty) Higden,   b. 4 Mar 1786, English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1807, English Harbour, Trinity Bay, Newfoundland, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
    Family ID F2814  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2026

  • Sources 
    1. [S_2080810673] Ancestry, (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.), Ancestry Family Tree.


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