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Brewster Higley 1680–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1680

Birth Location: Windsor, Connecticut

Death Date: 5 NOV 1760

Death Location: Connecticut, USA

Father: John Higley

Mother: Hannah Drake

Spouse(s): Hester Holcomb

Children(s):

Brewster Higley was born in 1680 in Windsor, Connecticut, the child of John Higley And Hannah Drake. Brewster Higley married Hester Holcomb. Brewster Higley passed away in 1760 in Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • Brewster Higley was born in 1680 in Windsor, Connecticut, the child of John Higley And Hannah Drake.
  • Brewster Higley married Hester Holcomb.
  • Brewster Higley passed away in 1760 in Connecticut, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Brewster Higley's Ancestors

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Brewster Higley
1680–1760
Birth Place: Windsor, Connecticut
Parents
John Higley
1649–1714
Frimley, Surrey, England, (Present UK)
Hannah Drake
1653–1694
Frimley, Surrey, England
Grandparents
John Drake
1622–1688
Wiscombe, Devon, England
Hannah Moore
1620–1685
England
Great-Grandparents
John Drake
1595–1659
Elizabeth Rogers
1581–1681
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Drake
1572–1619
Philippa Denys
1575–1647
Thomas Rogers
1537–1608
Margaret Pace
1540–1581

Brewster Higley's Timeline

2 Records

1680
1680
Birth of Brewster Higley in Windsor, Connecticut
Windsor, Connecticut
1760
5 NOV 1760
Age 80
Death of Brewster Higley in Connecticut, USA
Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1680
    Event Place: Windsor, Connecticut
    Record Source:
    [1] 1849.FTW
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 NOV 1760
    Event Place: Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1849.FTW
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

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