Looking for James Higgins & Margaret O'Brien/Conroy
I am looking for my 3rd Great Grandparents, James Higgins and Margaret O'Brien or Conroy/Couroy. My 2nd Great grandfather John Higgins was their son. John was born in New Haven, Connecticut September 15, 1859. I have his birth record, and this is the first record I have of James and Margaret Higgins. It is noted on all the records I have for John that his parents were born in Ireland. I have the hospital records from when John died August 26, 1928 in Preston, Connecticut, John gave a brief family history and said his father served in the Civil War and never returned, he was presumed dead. He was a bootmaker and a chronically heavy drinker. His mother died at the age of 65 of inflammatory rheumatism in New Haven, Connecticut on July 19, 1878 she was a very hard worker. His grandparents were unknown in Ireland and he had no siblings or other known relatives. If anyone has any information or ideas on what I can do next it would be greatly appreciated. I am trying to find James' Civil War records, but his name is so common it has been slow going.