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John Higley

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
Death: May 1802 (81)
Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Place of Burial: Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Rev. Brewster Higley and Hester Higley
Husband of Dorcus Higley; Ann Higley and Apphia Higley
Father of George Washington Higley; Nelson Higley; Martha "Patsey" Mills; Job Higley; (No Name) and 21 others
Brother of Brewster Higley; David A. Higley; Capt. Joseph Higley; Hannah Owen Mills; Hester Case and 2 others

Occupation: Rev. War Soldier at age 54
Managed by: Cecilie Nygård
Last Updated:

About Pvt. John Higley

DAR Ancestor #A055452

John's Military; 1758 French and Indian War, 1st regiment, (Apr 18, 1758-Nov 4, 1758), Provincial Troops, under Captain Nathaniel Holcombe's company; and the Revolutionary War under Captain John Brown (cousin), Company 8, 18th Reg; Connecticut, Rank private, arrived in NY August 19th, discharged September 6th
Eleven children are known

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99744707/john-higley

  • This record amended 2016:

Wife confirmed on DAR record:

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Married Ann Clark 1764?

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Pvt. John Higley's Timeline

1721
February 17, 1721
Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut Colony
1747
March 27, 1747
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1748
February 14, 1748
Simsbury,Hartford,Connecticut,USA
1749
May 16, 1749
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
May 16, 1749
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1750
1750
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1753
June 22, 1753
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
June 22, 1753
Canton, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1754
May 16, 1754
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States