(submitted by Doug and Wayne Higgins)
A Higgins family settled on Lot 9, Con. 6 SER in Warwick Twp. David Higgins (1838–1911) was born in County Monaghan, Ireland and came with his parents to Long Point, Ont. in 1844, and shortly after to Warwick Twp. David Higgins married Elizabeth Leach (1842–1908) in 1861. Elizabeth Leach’s family lived on Lot 10, Con. 6 SER, after her widowed mother married John Reid.
At first the Higgins were staunch members of St. James Anglican Church but in later years they joined the Bethesda Methodist Church situated closer to their home. They had nine children: Mrs. George Randall, Mrs. Joseph Owens, Mrs. R. F. Acton, Mrs. H. D. Galbraith, Henrietta, Edith, Maude, William Thomas and Robert Arthur. William Thomas and Robert Arthur were fraternal twins who were known by their nicknames of Tom and Tart. Elizabeth and David also had a granddaughter, Pearl Moffatt, who lived with them for nine years prior to Elizabeth’s death. After Elizabeth Higgins’ death, David lived with their son, Robert.
Elizabeth and David’s son Robert Arthur Higgins married Catherine Kersey (1876–1922). Catherine passed away, leaving her husband with three daughters and one son: Mae, Ula, Mary and Roy Higgins.
Robert and Catherine Higgins’ son Roy (1905–1991) married Edna Whitehead (1911–1990). Roy and Edna’s son Ernest Higgins (1930–2005) married Hazel Shea (1932–) and they raised three children, Karen Diane (1955–), Linda Darlene (1957–) and Debra Lynn (1960–). Karen married Lionel St. Denis of Tilbury; they reside in Warwick Twp. Linda married Brad Williams of Warwick Twp.; they reside in Sarnia. Debra married George Klazinga of Bonnie Doon; they reside in Wyoming.
Chapter 24 of 25 - Higgins, David
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