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Dorcas Eggleston 1772–1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 February 1772

Birth Location: Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 19 Jan 1849

Death Location: Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA

Father: Samuel Eggleston

Mother: Dorcas Loomis

Spouse(s): Job Higley, Asahel Clark

Children(s): Nelson Higley, Elizabeth Clark, Asahel Clark, Elisha Clark, Mahala Higley

The story of Dorcas Eggleston began in 1772 in Hartford County, Connecticut, USA. Dorcas Eggleston married Asahel Clark, Job Higley, and had children including Asahel Clark, Elisha Clark, Elizabeth Clark, Mahala Dorcas Eggleston Higley, Myron Spencer Higley, Nelson Higley. Dorcas Eggleston passed away in 1849 in Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Dorcas Eggleston began in 1772 in Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.
  • Dorcas Eggleston married Asahel Clark, Job Higley, and had children including Asahel Clark, Elisha Clark, Elizabeth Clark, Mahala Dorcas Eggleston Higley, Myron Spencer Higley, Nelson Higley.
  • Dorcas Eggleston passed away in 1849 in Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Eggleston
1746–1837
Birth Location: Wintonbury (now Bloomfield), Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, Kingdom of Great Britain
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Dorcas Loomis
1752–1834
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Job Higley
1768–1808
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
JH
Asahel Clark
–1860
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Nelson Higley
1798–1868
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Oneida County, New York, United States of America
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Elizabeth Clark
1814–1908
Birth Location: Bloomfield Conn.
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Asahel Clark
1815–
Birth Location: –
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Elisha Clark
1816–
Birth Location: –
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Mahala Higley
1806–1904
Birth Location: Bridgewater Township, Oneida County, New York, United States of America
MH

Dorcas Eggleston's Ancestors

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Dorcas Eggleston
1772–1849
Birth Place: Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Samuel Eggleston
1746–1837
Wintonbury (now Bloomfield), Hartford County, Connecticut Colony, Kingdom of Great Britain
Dorcas Loomis
1752–1834
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dorcas Eggleston's Descendants

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Dorcas Eggleston (2 February 1772–19 Jan 1849) m. Job Higley (31 July 1768–1808) m. Asahel Clark (–8 Nov 1860)
  1. 1. Nelson Higley 1798–1868 m. Wealthy Myers 1815–1888
    1. 1. George (Franklin) Higley 1838–1923 m. Matilda Stillwell 1845–1928
      1. 1. Edgar (Clinton) Higley 1883–1918 m. Mary ("Alice") Leggitt 1888–1926
        1. 1. George (Franklin Higley) Sr 1915–1997 m. Opal (May) Mark 1923–1988
        2. 2. William (Edgar) Higley 1913–1999
      2. 2. William (Henry) Higley 1881–1964
  2. 2. Elizabeth Clark 1814–1908
  3. 3. Asahel Clark 1815–
  4. 4. Elisha Clark 1816–
  5. 5. Mahala (Dorcas Eggleston) Higley 1806–1904

Dorcas Eggleston's Timeline

2 Records

1772
2 February 1772
Birth of Dorcas Eggleston in Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
1849
19 Jan 1849
Age 77
Death of Dorcas Eggleston in Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA
Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 February 1772
    Event Place: Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Utah, USA
    Record Source: Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1849
    Event Place: Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA
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