♂ Edward Higby

1615 - 1699

Edward Higby
Parents
John Hygebed
John Hygebed
1585 - 1647
Ursula Blacknell
Ursula Blacknell
1589 - 1684
Spouse
Jedidiah Skidmore
Jedidiah Skidmore
1624 - 1660
Children
Edward Higbee II
Edward Higbee II
1652 - 1717
 

Timeline

1647


Age: 32y

marriage


Jedidiah Skidmore
Him and Thomas Skidmore appeared to know eachother very well, they are mentioned many times together and in records.
1647 1647 Santiago earthquake rattles Chile.

1652


Age: 37y
1652 First Anglo-Dutch WarBattle of Plymouth: A fleet from the Commonwealth of England attacks an outward-bound convoy of the United Provinces, escorted by 23 men-of-war and 6 fire ships commanded by Vice-Commodore Michiel de Ruyter.

1654


Age: 39y

occupation


Huntington, Long Island, New York, USA ⇓
Higbee purchases a boat and moves to Huntington. He was the captain of the boat doing extensive bussiness with the West indies to where he made several trips. In 1660, his boat was presumed lost at sea. His wife passed away, and his children were moved to the custody of Thomas Skidmore Jr. (their uncle.) Higbee ended up returning safely, and there on he gave up the sea as a career.
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1654 • French mathematician, scientist, and religious philosopher Blaise Pascal experiences an intense mystical vision that marks him for life.

1699


Sep
Age: 84y
1699 • Pirate Captain William Kidd is arrested and imprisoned in Boston, Massachusetts.

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