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William Simpson Higley 1788–1868 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1788

Birth Location: Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 1 Apr 1868

Death Location: Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States of America

Father: Jesse Higley

Mother: Elizabeth Higley

Spouse(s): Louisa Higley

Children(s): York Higley, William Jr., Mary Higley, Ellen Higley, Alice Chipman, Marion Morse, Ann Waldroph, Emma Goodale, George Higley, William Higley

In 1788, William Simpson Higley entered the world in Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Jesse Higley And Elizabeth Higley. William Simpson Higley married Louisa Higley, and had children including Alice Amelia Chipman, Ann Louise Waldroph, Ellen Maria Higley, Emma Cordelia Goodale, George Watson Higley, Marion Alanthrea Morse, Mary E Higley, William Simpson Higley Jr, William Terrill Higley, York Turrill Higley. William Simpson Higley passed away in 1868 in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1788, William Simpson Higley entered the world in Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Jesse Higley And Elizabeth Higley.
  • William Simpson Higley married Louisa Higley, and had children including Alice Amelia Chipman, Ann Louise Waldroph, Ellen Maria Higley, Emma Cordelia Goodale, George Watson Higley, Marion Alanthrea Morse, Mary E Higley, William Simpson Higley Jr, William Terrill Higley, York Turrill Higley.
  • William Simpson Higley passed away in 1868 in Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States of America.

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William Higley's Ancestors

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William Higley
1788–1868
Birth Place: Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Jesse Higley
1765–1838
Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States of America
Elizabeth Higley
1767–1842
Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Higley's Descendants

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William (Simpson) Higley (16 Aug 1788–1 Apr 1868) m. Louisa Higley (22 Jun 1795–18 Nov 1855)
  1. 1. York (Turrill) Higley 1826–1907 m. Caroline (Day) Higley 1839–1905
    1. 1. Charles (Mason) Higley 1880–1953 m. Mary (Ethel) Marsh 1888–1924 m. Sadie (Helen) Higley 1882–1973
      1. 1. Marion (Elizabeth) Higley 1908–2000 m. William (Russell) Rabidue 1906–1975
      2. 2. Dorothy (Anne) Binder 1923–2006
      3. 3. Grace (Lorene) Moore 1909–1969
    2. 2. Maurice (York) Higley 1885–1953
    3. 3. Florence (Lorene) Higley 1877–1936
    4. 4. Ada (Carolyn) Higley 1862–1952
    5. 5. Emma (Adelia) Higley 1866–1868
    6. 6. Ruby (Ellen) Higley 1869–1949
    7. 7. Lorenzo (Strong) Higley 1863–1934
    8. 8. Rollin (Chipman) Higley 1875–1947
  2. 2. William (Simpson Higley) Jr. 1814–1895
  3. 3. Mary (E) Higley 1828–1895
  4. 4. Ellen (Maria) Higley 1832–1902
  5. 5. Alice (Amelia) Chipman 1839–1903
  6. 6. Marion (Alanthrea) Morse 1835–1916
  7. 7. Ann (Louise) Waldroph 1819–1855
  8. 8. Emma (Cordelia) Goodale 1822–1852
  9. 9. George (Watson) Higley 1830–1905
  10. 10. William (Terrill) Higley 1817–1819

William Higley's Timeline

2 Records

1788
16 Aug 1788
Birth of William Simpson Higley in Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1868
1 Apr 1868
Age 80
Death of William Simpson Higley in Bridport, Addison County, Vermont, United States of America
Bridport, Addison County, Vermont, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1788
    Event Place: Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1868
    Event Place: Bridport, Addison County, Vermont, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lapeer, Lapeer County, Michigan, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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