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John Higley 1774–1833 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 NOV 1774

Birth Location: Simsury, Hartford, CT

Death Date: 1 MAY 1833

Death Location: Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: John Higley

Mother:

Spouse(s): Lodama Messenger

Children(s): Jaspar Higley

John Higley was born in 1774 in Simsury, Hartford, CT, the child of John Higley And Hannah Dibble. John Higley married Lodama Messenger, and had children including Jaspar Higley. John Higley passed away in 1833 in Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • John Higley was born in 1774 in Simsury, Hartford, CT, the child of John Higley And Hannah Dibble.
  • John Higley married Lodama Messenger, and had children including Jaspar Higley.
  • John Higley passed away in 1833 in Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Higley
1749–1802
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Lodama Messenger
1780–1830
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Jaspar Higley
1802–
Birth Location: Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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John Higley's Ancestors

Self
John Higley
1774–1833
Birth Place: Simsury, Hartford, CT
Parents
John Higley
1749–1802
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Higley
1722–1802
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Apphia Humphrey
1726–1762
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Humphrey
1688–1749
Mercy Ruggles
1697–1761
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Humphrey
1656–1736
Mary Mills
1662–1730

John Higley's Descendants

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John Higley (24 NOV 1774–1 MAY 1833) m. Lodama Messenger (1 APR 1780–28 MAR 1830)
  1. 1. Jaspar Higley 1802– m. Laura Hoskins 1805–1893
    1. 1. Elizabeth Higley 1836–1918 m. Dwight Gates 1825–1916
      1. 1. Emily (Eliza) Gates 1859–1946 m. Eugene (L) Brown 1846–1917
        1. 1. Dwight (Eugene) Brown 1878–1951
        2. 2. Carroll (Henry) Brown 1893–1981
        3. 3. Ida (Laura) Brown 1890–1992
        4. 4. Miles (Irwin) Brown 1883–1932
        5. 5. Carrie (Elizabeth) Brown 1878–1947
      2. 2. Juliette Gates 1854–
      3. 3. Ida (Jane) Gates 1856–1929
        1. 1. Ira (Clifford) Toles 1875–
        2. 2. Wilbur Toles 1876–
        3. 3. Luella Toles 1875–
        4. 4. Arthur (Raymond) Toles 1887–
      4. 4. Laura (Elizabeth) Gates 1860–1917 m. Miles Latimer 1849–1896
        1. 1. George Latimer 1880–1880
        2. 2. Truman (Gates) Latimer 1889–1966 m. Orra Rich 1896–1958

John Higley's Timeline

2 Records

1774
24 NOV 1774
Birth of John Higley in Simsury, Hartford, CT
Simsury, Hartford, CT
1833
1 MAY 1833
Age 59
Death of John Higley in Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 NOV 1774
    Event Place: Simsury, Hartford, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 MAY 1833
    Event Place: Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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