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John Greenleaf Higley 1868–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov. 22, 1868

Birth Location: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

Death Date: Aug. 3, 1922

Death Location: Stark County, Ohio, USA

Father: Greenleaf Higley

Mother: Helen Simpson

Spouse(s): Belle Hamilton

Children(s): Elwood Higley, Alice Higley, Warren Higley

John Greenleaf Higley was born in 1868 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, the child of Greenleaf Winthrop Higley And Helen Simpson. John Greenleaf Higley married Belle Hamilton, and had children including Alice Isabell Higley, Elwood John Higley, Warren Hamilton Higley. John Greenleaf Higley passed away in 1922 in Stark County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • John Greenleaf Higley was born in 1868 in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States, the child of Greenleaf Winthrop Higley And Helen Simpson.
  • John Greenleaf Higley married Belle Hamilton, and had children including Alice Isabell Higley, Elwood John Higley, Warren Hamilton Higley.
  • John Greenleaf Higley passed away in 1922 in Stark County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Greenleaf Higley
1845–1923
Birth Location: Windsor, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
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Helen Simpson
1844–1917
Birth Location: Edinburgh, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Belle Hamilton
1870–1910
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Elwood Higley
1894–1919
Birth Location: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
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Alice Higley
1892–1893
Birth Location: –
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Warren Higley
1902–1969
Birth Location: –
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John Higley's Ancestors

Self
John Higley
1868–1922
Birth Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Parents
Greenleaf Winthrop Higley
1845–1923
Windsor, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
Helen Simpson
1844–1917
Edinburgh, Scotland
Grandparents
Hume Higley
1807–1879
Windsor, Ashtabula, Ohio, USA
Betsey Norris
1808–1875
Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
John Simpson
1815–1888
Auchterderran, Fifeshire, Scotland
Mary Younge
1812–1888
Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Jonathan III
1781–1866
Hannah Griswold
1784–1816
Benjamin Norris
1768–1811
Elizabeth Windslow
1766–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Jr.
1747–1817
Rachel Negus
1754–1847
Solomon Griswold
1754–1834
Abiah Alyn
1761–1793
Benjamin Norris
1741–1813
Mary Bumpas
1739–1783
John Windslow
1722–1774
Bertha Sherman
1724–1788

John Higley's Descendants

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John (Greenleaf) Higley (Nov. 22, 1868–Aug. 3, 1922) m. Belle Hamilton (1870–1910)
  1. 1. Elwood (John) Higley 1894–1919
    1. 1. Elwood (John Higley) Jr. 1917–1997 m. Julia Lambert 1919–2010
  2. 2. Alice (Isabell) Higley 1892–1893
  3. 3. Warren (Hamilton) Higley 1902–1969 m. Effie (Mae) Powers 1908–1973
    1. 1. Robert (McDonald) Higley 1948–1974

John Higley's Timeline

2 Records

1868
Nov. 22, 1868
Birth of John Greenleaf Higley in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
1922
Aug. 3, 1922
Age 54
Death of John Greenleaf Higley in Stark County, Ohio, USA
Stark County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov. 22, 1868
    Event Place: Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug. 3, 1922
    Event Place: Stark County, Ohio, USA
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