Person:Uriah Higgins (1)

ref CMH BOOKLET for all family members, b dates and places.

RICHARD HIGGINS (K C Higgins, 1918) p 148This Uriah with no number, as son of Uriah #85, b date, no addl info. See possible connections in SUPPLEMENT p 18-20, 155

SERVED IN MILITARY IN WAR Of 1812? [«i»see 1840 Census record and Pension letter dated 1898]«/i» CENSUS 1800 VT M32 roll 52 page 412: at Hartland, Windsor Cty, VT Uriah Higgins 0 0 1 1 1 !! 0 0 1 0 1 «i»[Uriah 1742-1815]«/i»Uriah Higgins 1 0 0 1 0 !! 1 0 0 1 0 «i»[Uriah 1772-1852+ probably] «/i»CENSUS 1810: Charlotte, Chittenden County, Vermont (Roll 64, page 214A) «i»[indexed as "Higgin"]«/i» Uriah Higgins 3 1 - 1 - !! 2 1 - 1 -«i»[The Uriah Higgins still at Hartland is NOT our Uriah based on census children info] «/i» GAZETEER OF CHITTENDEN COUNTY, VT for 1882-1883 (http://www.rootsweb.com/~vermont/Chittenden/Charlotte.html) Lists Uriah Higgins as having served in the War of 1812 LETTER dated ____ from Rchard Evans (attorney) and Response from Bureau of Pensions date ____ 1898 (Courtesy Santa Turgot March 2007)Uriah Higgins enlisted in Vermont Volunteers in the War of 1812... he or son David E. Higgins claimed Land Bounty... served in 11th US Infantry, Capt Crawfords company... Uriah Higgins, of Charlotte VT, applied for pension, which was allowed by reason of a musket ball wound in the leg.. "Records of men enlisted in the U.S. Army prior to the Peace Establishment, May 17, 1815"Uriah Higgins, Pvt., 11th U.S. Infantry, Company Commander Capt. Samuel Gordon; 5 feet 9 and 1/3 inches tall; blue eyes, light hair, light complexion; was a shoemaker, enlisted at age 41, in April 1813, -«u»born in Hardwick, MA«/u»; enlisted at Burlington for a period of " d.war (duration of war?). «i»[Courtesy Santa Turgot, March 2007] «/i»«i»[Born Hardwick, (Worcester County) MA? been using Palmer, Hampden County, MA which is some 20 miles SE and in a different county]«/i»

Wikipedia 19 Mar 2007: 6th US Infantry:The present Sixth United States Infantry traces its lineage back to 11 January 1812«u» «/u», when the Congress authorized a strengthening of the regular Army in preparation for the threatening conflict that became known as the War of 1812. The unit was first known as the 11th Infantry Regiment and served as such on the Canadian border throughout the War of 1812. 1818 FRANKLIN COUNTY PENSIONERS LIST (http://www.rootsweb.com/~vtfrankl/1818pensioners.htm) Uriah Higgins, 68, living with Stephen Marvin at Sheldon, VT CENSUS 1820: VT, Chittenden, Charlotte (M33, Roll 127, p 120) (anc indexed as "Micah Hoppus", ai = 4; marked as page 30) Uriah Higgins: 1-2-1-1-0-1=0-1-0-0-1=0-2 m <10 «i» [James] «/i»m 10-15 «i» [William, Shady]«/i» m 16-18 «i»[David 2] [Note overlap in age columns]«/i»m 16-25 «i»[David 2; Uriah III at age 21 is apparently elsewhere] «/i»m 26-44 - m 45+ «i» [Uriah II] «/i»f <10 - f 10-15 «i»[Elizabeth] «/i»f 16-25 «i»[Esther & Electa not present?] «/i»f 26-44 - f 45+ «i»[Rebecca] «/i»CENSUS 1830 VT: Sheldon, Franklin County: M19 roll 183, page 125 line 14 (a.c indexed as "Mah Higgins") Uriah Higgins m 50-60 as HIGINS «i»[sic] «/i» f 50-60 «i»[presumably Rebecca]«/i»m 20-30 «i»[David, Shady or Wm?] [James at age 18 not shown]«/i»f 20-30 «i»[Esther or Elizabeth? - other one may be with Uriah III as f 20-30] «/i»DEPOSITION re Phillip Alexander (St Albans Records) (Courtesy Santa Tragot, July 16, 2007) Implies UH lived in Dunniston in 1778«i» «/i»CENSUS 1840: VT, Franklin, Sheldon - Roll: 542 Page: 336 (a.i = 12) Leonard Marvin, m<5, m 30-40; m 60-70; f 30-40; f 60-70«i»[dau Eliz [mis-tallyed], Leonard, Uriah Higgins II, Elizabeth (Higgins) Marvin, Rebecca Higgins] [ALSO NOTE: ancestry.com next page, a.i =13]«/i»Uriah Higgins, age 68, is listed by name as a pensioner of the Military «i»[presumably the War of 1812] [This is on line 10 from bottom of list. in line with Stephen Marvin and his family of 8, not Leonard with his family of 5 linr 9 up, BUT Leonard family has the tic mark for male age 60-70] «/i»CENSUS 1850 M432 roll 924: Sheldon. Franklin County, VT (p. 606 / 303) Leonard MARVIN, 43, farmer. b. CT Betsy, age 44, born VT. William Holt, 16 born NY Uriah "Higins", 78, born NY «i»[error] «/i»Rebecca, 79, born NY«i» [error][on same Census page there appears the "Shedrich Hagans" family]«/i»

CMH BOOK: - His granddaughter Charlotte visited him in 1852 at Franklin County, VT; - Birth date 10 April 1772 - married in 1774 13 September «i»[should be 1794] «/i»- list of 8 children «i»[have assumed he died in Franklin County]«/i»

«i»[Leonard Marvin married Uriah's daughter Eliz. ]«/i» «i»[CMH letter 3/21/1852 refers to 'Uncle Marvin'.]«/i»

CENSUS VT 1860: Leonard/Betsy still in Sheldon, but no Uriah or Rebecca

VT VITAL RECORDS: Requested birth and death record search: they found none psa - 8/96

EMAIL from SANTA TURGOT 7 Apr 2007Spent a day at the LDS library Salt Lake..., mostly looking for Uriah, ... nothing to report -- including the fact that a review of the very comprehensive Sheldon town records does not show a death record for either Uriah or Rebecca. Very mysterious. I think my next step is a two or three day visit to the ancestral home in Constantine Michigan (literally -- the bed and breakfast where I will stay is the home of Mary Randall Higgins' second husband, Almeron Bristol) -- and really pour over local records at the library, etc. PENSION RECORD: Burlington, VT (Courtesy Santa Turgot May 2007)Shows payments thru 1854, then "Died 16 Feb 1855 - paid 1st qtr 1855" «i»[Not changing death place at this time] «/i»VERMONT PENSIONERS, 1835 - www.ancestry.com (courtesy Frank Johnson May 2007)County: Franklin Co. Name: Uriah Higgins Rank: Private Annual Allowance: 96 00 Sums Received: 1,797 37 Description of service: 11th regiment U. S. infantry When placed on the pension roll: August 12, 1817 Commencement of pension: June 14, 1815 Age: - Laws under which inscribed, increased or reduced OR Remarks.: Acts military establishment.