Erastus Higley

16 May 1772–3 September 1861 (Age 89)
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America

The Life Summary of Erastus

When Erastus Higley was born on 16 May 1772, in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, his father, Brewster Higley III, was 37 and his mother, Esther Owen, was 32. He married Esther Anna Guernsey on 9 October 1798, in Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 3 September 1861, in Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

Erastus Higley
1772–1861
Esther Anna Guernsey
1771–1857
Marriage: 9 October 1798
Sarah Maria Higley
1799–1860
Rev. Hervey Owen Higley
1801–1878
Columbia Higley
1802–
Nelson Higley
1803–1832
Zilpah Higley
1805–1836
Esther Ann Higley
1808–1825
Emeline Higley
1810–1817
Columbus Higley
1813–1815

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 October 1798Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, United States
    • Children

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (7)

    1776
    Age 4
    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
    1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State
    Age 19
    On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.
    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
    Age 28
    While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

    Name Meaning

    English: habitational name from Highley (Shropshire), recorded as Hugelei in 1086, from an Old English personal name Hugga + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’. The modern form Highley is probably due to folk etymology (see Highley ).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Highley

    Sources (22)

    • Erastus Higley in entry for Sally Maria Higley, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
    • Erastius Higby in household of Harvey O Higby, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Eratus Higley in entry for Harvey O. Higley, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"

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