Joseph Higbee was possibly a drummer boy during the Revolution, and one night had the honor of standing guard outside General Washington's tent. Him and his family moved to Randolph County, Missouri, from Kentucky. A church was built on Joseph Higbee's farm, and later a railroad station was made from the church. This was the origin of what is now the city of Higbee, Missouri.
1765
| 1765 • Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor marries Princess Maria Josepha of Bavaria in Vienna. |
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Age: 23y
1788
Age: 23y
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marriageSarah Anderson Kentucky, USA ⇓ Near Lexington. 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1788 • Georgia ratifies the United States Constitution and becomes the fourth U.S. state under the new government. |
1797
Age: 32y
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birth of childNancy Higbee Fayette, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1797 • Horatio Nelson is wounded at the Battle of Santa Cruz, losing an arm. |
1810
Age: 45y
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residenceJessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ The household of Joseph Higbee was only one house away from the homes of Peter and Vincent Higbee. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1810 • Rocky Point Manor is built in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. |
1820
Age: 55y
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residenceJessamine County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ Joseph and his wife are two pages away from their daughter, the household of John D Bourn. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • Slavery in the United States: The Missouri Compromise becomes law, allowing admission of Missouri and Maine, slave and free states respectively, as U.S. states. |
1830
Age: 65y
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residenceRandolph, Missouri, USA ⇓ The household of Joseph Higbee is directly next to the household of William B Tompkins, whose daughter Paulina married his grandson William Bourne. Tompkins and his wife are aged over 30 and under 40 years, which lines up with their given birth dates. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1830 • The General Assembly's Institution, now the Scottish Church College, one of the pioneering institutions that ushered the Bengal Renaissance, is founded by Alexander Duff and Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in Calcutta, India. |
1849
Sep 24
Age: 84y
| 1849 • The first segment of the Pennsylvania Railroad, from Lewiston to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, opens for service. |