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Esther "Hester" Holcombe 1713–1774 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1713

Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: June 28, 1774

Death Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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Spouse(s): Brewster Jr.

Children(s): Enoch Higley, Huldah Higley, Seth Higley, Esther Higley, Joel Higley, Hannah Higley, Brewster III

The story of Esther "Hester" Holcombe began in 1713 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Esther "Hester" Holcombe married Brewster Higley Jr, and had children including Brewster Higley Iii, Enoch Higley, Esther Higley, Hannah Higley, Huldah Higley, Joel Higley, Seth Higley. Esther "Hester" Holcombe passed away in 1774 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Esther "Hester" Holcombe began in 1713 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
  • Esther "Hester" Holcombe married Brewster Higley Jr, and had children including Brewster Higley Iii, Enoch Higley, Esther Higley, Hannah Higley, Huldah Higley, Joel Higley, Seth Higley.
  • Esther "Hester" Holcombe passed away in 1774 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Brewster Jr.
1709–1794
Birth Location: Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut,USA
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Children(s)

Enoch Higley
1754–1827
Birth Location: –
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Huldah Higley
1749–
Birth Location: –
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Seth Higley
1746–1794
Birth Location: –
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Esther Higley
1743–1833
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Joel Higley
1739–1825
Birth Location: –
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Hannah Higley
1736–1823
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Brewster III
1734–1805
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
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Esther Holcombe's Ancestors

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Esther Holcombe
1713–1774
Birth Place: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Esther Holcombe's Descendants

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Esther ("Hester") Holcombe (25 Jan 1713–June 28, 1774) m. Brewster (Higley) Jr. (12 Dec 1709–21 Mar 1794)
  1. 1. Enoch Higley 1754–1827 m. Rosannah Moore 1763–1823
    1. 1. Harriet (M.) Higley 1797–1829
    2. 2. Lucy Higley 1800–1838 m. Samuel Weed 1795–1881
      1. 1. Morton Weed –1837
  2. 2. Huldah Higley 1749–
  3. 3. Seth Higley 1746–1794 m. Mindwell Higley 1738–1820
    1. 1. Seth (Filer Higley) Jr. 1769–1821 m. Naomi Holcomb 1772–1817
      1. 1. Naomi Higley 1791–1853 m. Allen Dean 1798–
        1. 1. Allen (Dean) Jr. 1814–1887
      2. 2. Luhama Higley 1800–1888
      3. 3. Luhama Higley 1793–1793
      4. 4. Nancy Higley 1794–1885 m. Asa Wyman 1793–1850
        1. 1. Minerva (Ann) Wyman 1816–1856 m. Samuel Hinman 1810–1850
        2. 2. Caroline (Nancy) Wyman 1823–1895 m. Newel Goddard 1818–1892
      5. 5. Seth (Higley) III 1796–1856
        1. 1. Alvin Higley –1868
      6. 6. Lyman Higley 1798–1888 m. Orrilla Northway 1795–
        1. 1. Harriet (R.) Higley 1825–1881
        2. 2. Oliver Higley 1828–1830
        3. 3. Virgil Higley 1832–
        4. 4. Ezra (Marvin) Higley 1834–
        5. 5. Addison Higley 1837–
      7. 7. Harlow Higley 1802–1882
      8. 8. Orsen Higley 1806–1851
      9. 9. Peter Higley 1807–1890
      10. 10. Homer Higley 1810–1856
      11. 11. Eratus Higley 1812–1847
      12. 12. Diana Higley 1815–1888
  4. 4. Esther Higley 1743–1833 m. Matthew ("Peter") DeWolf 1744–1834
    1. 1. James DeWolf 1764–1850 m. Naomi Ames 1767–1811
  5. 5. Joel Higley 1739–1825 m. Eunice Haskins 1746–1823
    1. 1. Elim Higley 1783–1837
    2. 2. Sophia Higley 1782–1873
    3. 3. Electa Higley 1778–1865
      1. 1. Sophia Williams –1881
    4. 4. Eunice Higley 1776–1839
    5. 5. Abiah Higley 1768–1827
    6. 6. Lucinda Higley 1769–1855 m. Earl (Percy) Archer 1765–1845
      1. 1. Elam (Higley) Archer 1814–1885
      2. 2. Henry (E.) Archer 1800–1896
    7. 7. Joel Higley 1764–1823 m. Cynthia Phelps 1766–1832
      1. 1. Joel (Phelps) Higley 1802–1836
        1. 1. Samuel Higley 1834–1906
        2. 2. Joel Higley 1825–1863
      2. 2. Maria Higley 1799–
      3. 3. Cynthia Higley 1797–
      4. 4. Sally Higley 1795–1845
        1. 1. Mary McNaughton 1835–1888
        2. 2. Daniel (Finley) McNaughton 1832–1925
        3. 3. Sarah McNaughton 1830–1869
        4. 4. Helen (L.) McNaughton 1827–1914
        5. 5. Cynthia McNaughton 1819–1902
        6. 6. Margaret McNaughton 1817–1892
        7. 7. Harlow (Phelps) McNaughton 1831–1906 m. Lucinda (A.) Bailey 1831–1906
      5. 5. Lucy Higley 1793–
      6. 6. Elihu Higley 1788–1877
        1. 1. Clarissa (Fidelia) Higley 1817–1903 m. Martin Fox 1814–1905
      7. 7. Polly Higley 1786–1866
    8. 8. Rachel Higley 1764–1848
      1. 1. Amelia Whitlock 1788–1879 m. Charles Hotchkiss –1850
        1. 1. Sylvia (Jane) Hotchkiss 1810–1884
        2. 2. Wooster Hotchkiss 1808–1872
        3. 3. Henry Hotchkiss –1815
      2. 2. Zalmon Whitlock 1795–1852
  6. 6. Hannah Higley 1736–1823 m. Seth Porter 1730–1800 m. Elijah Alford 1732–1771
    1. 1. Amos Alford 1769–1769
    2. 2. Amasa Alford 1764–
    3. 3. Abner Alford 1767–
    4. 4. Amasa Alford 1762–1764
    5. 5. Asahel Alford 1760–
    6. 6. Elijah Alford 1757–1832 m. Olive Adams 1754–1827
      1. 1. Sarah Alford 1795–
      2. 2. Anna Alford 1792–
      3. 3. Oliver Alford 1789–
      4. 4. Levi Alford 1789–
      5. 5. Olive Alford 1786–
      6. 6. Ruth Alford 1784–
      7. 7. Elijah (Alford) 3rd 1780–
    7. 7. Hannah Alford 1771–
  7. 7. Brewster (Higley) III 1734–1805 m. Esther Owen 1739–1812
    1. 1. Iole Higley 1778–1821
    2. 2. Harley Higley 1781–1831
    3. 3. Esther (Octavia) Higley 1775–1831
    4. 4. Erastus Higley 1772–1861 m. Esther (Anne) Guernsey 1770–1857
      1. 1. Columbus Higley 1813–1816
      2. 2. Emeline Higley 1810–1817
      3. 3. Esther (Ann) Higley 1808–1825
      4. 4. Zilpah Higley 1806–1836 m. Joseph Perkins 1798–1872
        1. 1. Mary (Amedia) Perkins 1836–1863
      5. 5. Nelson Higley 1803–1832
      6. 6. Hervey (Owen) Higley 1801–1878
      7. 7. Sarah (Maria) Higley 1799–1860
    5. 5. Delight Higley 1769–1800
    6. 6. Zeruah Higley 1783–1854
    7. 7. Anna Higley 1764–1852
    8. 8. Louisa Higley 1761–1832
    9. 9. Brewster (Higley) 4th 1759–1847 m. Naomi Higley 1761–1850
      1. 1. Brewster (Higley) 5th 1784–1823 m. Achsah Evarts 1787–1828
      2. 2. Susan Higley 1786–1848
      3. 3. Cyrus (H.) Higley 1787–1854
      4. 4. Theresa Higley 1791–1863
      5. 5. Harriet (Lucy) Higley 1793–1872
      6. 6. Lucius Higley 1796–1881
      7. 7. Joseph (Trumbull) Higley 1800–1838 m. Emily Reed 1808–1879
        1. 1. Lucinda Higley 1831–1851
        2. 2. Mariah (A.) Higley 1836–1879 m. John (P.) Pugh 1830–1885
        3. 3. Joseph (L.) Higley 1838–1879 m. Caroline Garvin 1843–

Esther Holcombe's Timeline

2 Records

1713
25 Jan 1713
Birth of Esther "Hester" Holcombe in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1774
June 28, 1774
Age 61
Death of Esther "Hester" Holcombe in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1713
    Event Place: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: June 28, 1774
    Event Place: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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