Susannah Higley

Brief Life History of Susannah

When Susannah Higley was born in 1769, in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Joseph Higley Sr, was 54 and her mother, Eunice Smith, was 46. She married Alexander Campbell Humphrey about 1788, in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 25 January 1855, in Barkhamsted, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Simsbury Cemetery, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Alexander Campbell Humphrey
1768–1828
Susannah Higley
1769–1855
Marriage: about 1788
Rachael Humphrey
1789–1867
Eunice Humphrey
1799–
Susan Humphrey
1809–1847
Alexander Humphrey
1791–1870
Campbell Humphrey
1793–1843
Hiram Humphrey
1797–1878
Sarah Humphrey
1803–1892
Cyrus Humphrey
1804–1815
Cyntha Humphrey
1805–1830
Mathew Humphrey
1807–1892

Sources (7)

  • Susannah Higley Humphrey, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Susannah in entry for Cyrus Humphrey, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"
  • Susannah Humphrey, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold

The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

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.

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