Beecroft/Becraft Ancestors

John Hamilton Higgins and Sophia Dorothy Barnard

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Husband John Hamilton Higgins [1550]

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           Born: 6 May 1815
     Christened: 
           Died: 17 Jun 1870
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LHZR-7JY

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         Father: James Becraft Higgins [70] (1772-1848)
         Mother: Mary Ellenor Wilcoxen [72] (1784-1845)

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       Marriage: 9 May 1848 - Maryland, United States

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Wife Sophia Dorothy Barnard [1551] ¹

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           Born: 5 Nov 1824 - Washington, District of Columbia, United States 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Feb 1907 - Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 2
         Buried: 1907 - Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 2
FamilySearch ID: LHC8-DX2

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Children

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1 F Dora Lawrence Higgins [1552]

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           Born: 4 Jun 1849 - Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 3
     Christened: 
           Died: 13 Sep 1898
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZP3-PK3

         Spouse: Charles Granville Stone [1562] (1846-1915)
           Marr: 17 May 1870 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States

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2 M John James Higgins [1553]

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           Born: 20 Jan 1851
     Christened: 
           Died: 27 Feb 1922
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZP3-PKV

         Spouse: Laura Cooke Muncaster [1563] (1853-1932)
           Marr: 25 Jan 1882 - Montgomery, Maryland, United States

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3 F Mary Eleanor Higgins [1554]

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           Born: 27 Nov 1852
     Christened: 
           Died: 23 Jan 1932
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZP3-P2F

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4 F Elizabeth Beall Higgins [1555]

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           Born: 8 Nov 1853
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Jan 1864
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZTP-LWP

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5 F Amelia Philippa Higgins [1556]

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           Born: 15 Dec 1854
     Christened: 
           Died: 9 Jan 1938
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZP3-PLM

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6 F Margaret Ann Clagett Higgins [1557]

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           Born: 29 Apr 1856
     Christened: 
           Died: 26 Jan 1955
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZPQ-5Z6

         Spouse: William Wallace Welsh [1564] (1844-1917)
           Marr: 8 Nov 1875

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7 M Unknown [1558]

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           Born: 
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           Died: 
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8 M Robert Barnard Higgins [1559]

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           Born: 6 Sep 1858
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Jan 1928 - Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States 4
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LTPD-QNS

         Spouse: Alice Preston Johnson [1565] (1872-1950)
           Marr: 1 Oct 1896 - Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States

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9 M Frank Higgins [1560]

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           Born: 22 May 1861 - Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 5
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Sep 1922 - Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 5
         Buried: 
FamilySearch ID: LZP3-PP9

         Spouse: Roberta Baker [1566] (1862-1936)
           Marr: 21 Oct 1885 - Maryland, United States

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10 F Sophia Cropley Higgins [1561]

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           Born: 18 Jul 1867
     Christened: 
           Died: 29 Oct 1925
         Buried:  - Rockville Cemetery, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States 6
FamilySearch ID: LZP3-PP3

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General Notes: Husband - John Hamilton Higgins

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Material from Higgins family file, Montgomery Co Historical Society, Rockville, MD

Sources

1 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Sophia Barnard, person ID LHC8-DX2.

2 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 5 Nov 2025), entry for Sophia Dorothy Barnard, person ID LHC8-DX2.

3 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Dora Lawrence Higgins, person ID LZP3-PK3.

4 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Robert Barnard Higgins, person ID LTPD-QNS.

5 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 20 Nov 2025), entry for Frank Higgins, person ID LZP3-PP9.

6 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org : accessed 21 Nov 2025), entry for Sophia Cropley Higgins, person ID LZP3-PP3.