STEPHEN HIGGINSON

Higginson, Stephen (1743-1828), a Delegate from Massachusetts; born in Salem, Mass., November 28, 1743; attended the common schools; engaged in mercantile pursuits and was an active and successful shipmaster 1765-1775; served in the Massachusetts legislature, 1782; Member of the Continental Congress in 1783; naval officer at the port of Boston 1797-1808; prominent in putting down Shays’ Rebellion; served as lieutenant colonel of the Boston regiment; became a Federalist in politics; died in Boston, Mass., November 22, 1828; interment in Central Burying Ground.
Father: Stephen Higginson
Mother: Elizabeth Cabot
Spouse 1: Susanna Cleveland
Born: 1 Mar 1741 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Died: 14 Jun 1788 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Marriage: 20 Oct 1763 in Portsmouth, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Children Sex Birth
John Higginson M 15 Jan 1765 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Sarah Higginson F 11 Jun 1766 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Nathaniel Cabot Higginsons M 12 Feb 1768 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Stephen Higginson M 20 Nov 1770 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Barbara Cooper Higginson F 15 Jan 1774 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Higginson F 5 Aug 1776 in Salem, Essex, Massachusetts
George Higginson M 19 Jul 1779 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Henry Higginson M 5 Feb 1781 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Susan Cleveland Higginson F 20 Apr 1783 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Spouse 2: Elizabeth Perkins
Born: 1747
Died: 19 Jul 1791 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Marriage: 18 Jun 1789 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Spouse 3: Sarah Perkins
Born: 1752
Died: 19 Apr 1826 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Marriage: 27 Sep 1792 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts

Sources:
United States Federal Census
Massachusetts Vital Records
The Political Graveyard
Submitted by Deborah Crowell