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 • Josef II becomes Holy Roman Emperor. |
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Age: 23y
1788
Age: 23y
marriageSarah Anderson Kentucky, USA ⇓ Near Lexington. 4 Sources ⇓ |
1788 • Austria enters the Russo-Turkish War of 1787–1792 and attacks Moldavia. |
1797
Age: 32y
birth of childNancy Higbee Fayette, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
1797 • Joseph Haydn composes the music to Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, the tune of which also becomes the music to the German national anthem, Deutschland, Deutschland über alles. |
1810
Age: 45y
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 • Friedrich Krupp establishes a steel foundry in Essen. |
1820
Age: 55y
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
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 • France invades Algeria (see French Algeria). |
1849
Sep 24
Age: 84y
1849 • James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin, the Governor General of Canada, signs the Rebellion Losses Bill, outraging Montreal's English population and triggering the Montreal Riots. |