Charles Wesley Higgins

1835 - 1914  (79 years)

• Name	Charles Wesley Higgins
  Birth	6 Apr 1835	Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont   [7, 9, 11, 14]
  Census	1850	Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont   [1]
  Age: 15
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Moved to	Abt 1856	Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas   [14]
  Age: 21
  He moved to Kansas City for two years, then returned to Warwick.
  Census	1860	Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont   [2]
  Age: 25
  He was recorded while living with his parents.
  Military	3 Sep 1862 to 2 Sep 1863 (Age 27)  [14, 16, 17]
  He enlisted 3 September 1862 in Company H, the 53rd Massachusetts Volunteers as a private. Mustered out on 2 September 1863 at Camp Stevens, Groton, Massachusetts.
  	Civil War Pension File
  Draft Registration	1863	Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [15]
  Age: 27
  He registered for the draft.
  	Civil War Draft Registration of Charles W. Higgins He was crossed out as he was serving.
  Census	1865	Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [3]
  Age: 30
  Census	1870	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [4]
  Age: 34
  He was listed as a carpenter.
  Moved to	Abt 1873 (Age 38)	Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [14]
  He and his family stayed for thirteen years. [14]
  Census	1880	Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts   [5]
  Age: 45
  He was a farmer.
  Census	1910	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [6]
  Age: 75
  Address: 141 Mechanic Street
  Will	13 Feb 1912 (Age 77)	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [13]
  He made his will.
  Death	2 Dec 1914	Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [8, 9, 11, 14, 16]
  	Age: 79
  	Agency: at home
  	Cause: cerebral hemorrhage
  	Address: 102 Mechanic Street
  		Standard Certificate of Death of Charles Westley Higgins
  Obituary	3 Dec 1914  [14]
  	Obituary of Charles W. Higgins
  Burial	4 Dec 1914	Central Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [9, 11]
  		Higgins Memorial HIGGINS CHARLES W. HIGGINS 1835 — 1914 HIS WIFE EMELINE DELVA 1843 — 1925 HERBERT W. SON 1862 — 1949 HIS WIFE M. GERTRUDE HANDLEY 1868 — 1953
  Probate	19 Jan 1915  [13]
  Person ID	I2035	| Spouse of a Delvee
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2020

  
  

  Father	Isaac Higgins,   b. Abt 1745, Vermont
  Mother	Almeda Baldwin,   b. Abt 1799, Vermont
  Marriage	Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F1191	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Emeline Fuller "Emma" Delva,   b. 31 Jan 1843, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 18 Jul 1925, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	2 Jun 1861	Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts   [7, 10, 12, 14]
  	They were married by the Rev Bills, pastor of the Baptist Church. [14]
  		Marriage Record of Emma Delvee and Charles Higgins
  Age at Marriage	He : 26 years and 2 months - She : 18 years and 5 months.
  Children	+ 1. Herbert W. Higgins,   b. 26 May 1862, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 14 Dec 1949, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 87 years) + 2. Ada F. Higgins,   b. 16 Oct 1869, Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts d. 15 Sep 1950, Gardiner, Kennebec County, Maine (Age 80 years) + 3. Mable E. Higgins,   b. 6 Apr 1879, Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts d. 20 Mar 1972, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts (Age 92 years)
  Family ID	F1183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Mar 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 6 Apr 1835 - Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont Census - 1850 - Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont Moved to - Abt 1856 - Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas Census - 1860 - Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont Marriage - 2 Jun 1861 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Child - Herbert W. Higgins - 26 May 1862 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Draft Registration - 1863 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1865 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Child - Ada F. Higgins - 16 Oct 1869 - Warwick, Franklin County, Massachusetts Census - 1870 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Moved to - Abt 1873 - Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Child - Mable E. Higgins - 6 Apr 1879 - Billerica, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Census - 1880 - Bedford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts Census - 1910 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Will - 13 Feb 1912 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Death - 2 Dec 1914 - Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts Burial - 4 Dec 1914 - Central Cemetery, Orange, Franklin County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S674] 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1850; Census Place: Jamaica, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M432_929; Page: 259A; Image: 508 [S716] 1860 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.). Year: 1860; Census Place: Jamaica, Windham, Vermont; Roll: M653_1325; Page: 320; Family History Library Film: 805325 [S828] 1865 Massachusetts State Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014). [S675] 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009). Year: 1870; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_615; Page: 333B; Family History Library Film: 552114 [S673] 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010). Year: 1880; Census Place: Bedford, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: 538; Page: 78B; Enumeration District: 355 [S503] 1910 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006). Year: 1910; Census Place: Orange, Franklin, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_589; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0512; FHL microfilm: 1374602 [S377] Allred, Paul W. Descendants of Peter Delvey, (Unknown place: manuscript, 11 November 2002). [S388] Delvee Historian. Delvee Family Records 1887 - 1988, (Warwick, Massachusetts: manuscript, 1988). [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.). Memorial ID 51121709 Charles Wesley Higgins [s798] Massachusetts, U.S., Marriage Records, 1840-1915, ( Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Marriage Record of Emma Delvee and Charles Higgins [S799] Massachusetts, U.S., Death Records, 1841-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). Standard Certificate of Death of Charles Westley Higgins [S800] Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011). Marriage Record of Emma Delvee and Charles Higgins [S923] Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015). Case Number: 17784; Probate Files, 17776-17820 [S908] Obituary of Charles W. Higgins, (Springfield, Massachusetts: Springfield Republican, 3 December 1914, page 14). [S802] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010). Draft Registration of Charles W. Higgins [S1195] U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000). [S833] U.S., Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2009).