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Edward Higby 1616–1699 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Feb 1616

Birth Location: Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England

Death Date: 22 Sep 1699

Death Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Father: John Higbed

Mother: Ursula Blacknell

Spouse(s): Jedidah Skidmore

Children(s): Thomas Higby, Mary Higby, John Higby, Judath Higbee, Lydia Higby, Samuel Higby, Edward Higbee

The story of Edward Higby began in 1616 in Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England. Edward Higby married Jedidah Skidmore, Lydia Smith, and had children including Edward Higbee, John Higby, Judath Jedidah Higbee, Lydia Higby, Mary Higby, Nathaniel Higby, Patience Higby, Samuel Higby, Sarah Higby, Thomas Higby, William Higby. Edward Higby passed away in 1699 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Edward Higby began in 1616 in Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England.
  • Edward Higby married Jedidah Skidmore, Lydia Smith, and had children including Edward Higbee, John Higby, Judath Jedidah Higbee, Lydia Higby, Mary Higby, Nathaniel Higby, Patience Higby, Samuel Higby, Sarah Higby, Thomas Higby, William Higby.
  • Edward Higby passed away in 1699 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Higbed
1585–1647
Birth Location: Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
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Ursula Blacknell
1589–1684
Birth Location: Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
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Spouses(s)

Jedidah Skidmore
1624–1660
Birth Location: Westerleigh, Gloucestershire, England
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Children(s)

Thomas Higby
1649–1719
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Mary Higby
1655–1712
Birth Location: Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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John Higby
1658–1688
Birth Location: Huntington, Suffolk, New York, USA
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Judath Higbee
1655–1701
Birth Location: Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
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Lydia Higby
1662–1694
Birth Location: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
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Samuel Higby
1667–1752
Birth Location: Middletown, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
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Edward Higbee
1652–1717
Birth Location: Stratford, CT
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Edward Higby's Ancestors

Self
Edward Higby
1616–1699
Birth Place: Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
Parents
John Higbed
1585–1647
Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
Ursula Blacknell
1589–1684
Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
Grandparents
Thomas Higbed
1535–1607
Hincombe, Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
Alice "Higbed"
1535–1610
Dagnall, Buckinghamshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Higbed
1505–1548
Agnes "Higbed"
1509–1550
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (Higby)
1486–1535
Juliana "Higby"
1480–1540

Edward Higby's Descendants

1.
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Edward Higby (2 Feb 1616–22 Sep 1699) m. Jedidah Skidmore (1624–1660)
  1. 1. Thomas Higby 1649–1719 m. Mary Taylor 1652–1712 m. Lydia Smith 1640–
    1. 1. Jonas Higbee 1690–1765 m. Drusilla Finch 1690–1765
      1. 1. Joseph Higbee 1728–1762
      2. 2. Mary Higbee 1718–
      3. 3. Jonas Higbee 1730–1789
      4. 4. Stephen Higbee 1722–1797
      5. 5. Bathsheba Higbee 1723–1763
      6. 6. Elizabeth (Huntington) Higbee 1726–1794
      7. 7. Thomas Higbee 1724–1762
      8. 8. Daniel Higbee 1720–1762
        1. 1. Daniel (Brewster) Higbee 1749–1813
        2. 2. Elizabeth Higbee 1757–1800 m. Edmund Scudder 1747–1823
        3. 3. Thankful Higbee 1758–
    2. 2. Thomas Higbee 1696–1753
    3. 3. Moses Higbee 1710–1795
    4. 4. Josiah Higbee 1696–1753
    5. 5. Sarah Higby 1665–1733
  2. 2. Mary Higby 1655–1712
  3. 3. John Higby 1658–1688
  4. 4. Judath (Jedidah) Higbee 1655–1701 m. Samuel (JAckson) Sr 1645–1714
    1. 1. Ebenezer Jackson 1698–1766
    2. 2. Jonathan Jackson 1695–1771
    3. 3. Bethia Jackson 1699–1736
    4. 4. Abigail Jackson 1697–1772
    5. 5. Rachel Jackson 1686–
    6. 6. Daniel Jackson 1683–
    7. 7. Samuel (Jackson) Jr 1668–
    8. 8. Henry Jackson 1679–1717
    9. 9. Joshua (Jackson) Sr 1674–1698
    10. 10. Hannah Jackson 1671–
    11. 11. Nathanial Jackson 1669–
    12. 12. Deborah Jackson 1678–1753
  5. 5. Lydia Higby 1662–1694
  6. 6. Samuel Higby 1667–1752
  7. 7. Edward Higbee 1652–1717 m. Abigail Adams 1660–1692
    1. 1. John Higbee 1687–1716 m. Alice Andrews 1695–1784
      1. 1. Edward (Higbee) III 1714–1793 m. Jemima Risley 1720–1781 m. Sarah Leeds 1718–1818
        1. 1. Jeremiah Higbee 1751–1831
        2. 2. John (Risley Higbee) Sr 1739–1786 m. Mary Smith 1738–1808
        3. 3. Edward Higbee 1741–1834
        4. 4. Alice Higbee 1743–1835
        5. 5. Capt. (Richard Higbee) Esq 1753–1825
        6. 6. Sarah Higbee 1740–1806
      2. 2. Abigail Higbee 1713–1759
    2. 2. Sarah Higbee 1689–
    3. 3. Mary Higbee 1692–
    4. 4. Margery Higbee 1691–
    5. 5. Rebecca Higbee 1697–
    6. 6. Edward Higbee 1685–1730 m. Mary Smith 1681–1729
      1. 1. Abagail Higbee 1708–1802
      2. 2. Abijah Higbee 1712–1802
      3. 3. Sarah Higbee 1714–1759
      4. 4. William Higbee 1716–1793 m. Ruth Middleton 1716–1790
        1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Higbee 1761–1824
        2. 2. Ruth Higbee 1770–
        3. 3. Thomas Higbee 1776–
        4. 4. Abigail Higbee 1757–
        5. 5. Martha Higbee 1764–
        6. 6. William Higbee 1766–
        7. 7. Edward Higbee 1768–
      5. 5. Peter (Edward) Higbee 1710–1750
        1. 1. Peter (Hendrick) Higbee 1739–1824
        2. 2. Obadiah Higbee 1732–1808 m. Anna (May) Brower 1741–1812
        3. 3. Elisha Higbee 1735–1800 m. Sarah Cable 1729–1775

Edward Higby's Timeline

4 Records

1616
2 Feb 1616
Birth of Edward Higby in Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
1616
2 Feb 1616
Edward Higby was baptized in Ivinghoe, Bucks, England
Ivinghoe, Bucks, England
1647
1647
Age 31
Edward Higby was married
None
1699
22 Sep 1699
Age 83
Death of Edward Higby in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1616
    Event Place: Ivinghoe, Buckinghamshire, England
    Record Source:
    [1] Family Data Collection - Births
    [2] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: .
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2700.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MZS.
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 2 Feb 1616
    Event Place: Ivinghoe, Bucks, England
    Record Source: Millennium File

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1647
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2700.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: MZS.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1630
    Event Place: New London, Connecticut
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: New London, Connecticut; Year: 1630; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1699
    Event Place: Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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