Sarah Or Sally HIGLEY

BIRTH: Higley p 225 gives Nov 20 1785.

DEATH: Of disease of the heart

NAME: Barnard records seem to name her Sarah.

NAME: In Higley book (see cited source), named Sallie on p. 188, but named Sally in transcript of father's will on p. 187.

NAME: Both married and maiden name is Higley, because both husband and father were Higleys.

In 1870, Sally is living with daugher Samuel and Mary Newberry. ⁵

Sally Higley, the ninth child, was born at Simsbury, Conn., November 20,1785. She married, October 15, 1805, George Barnard, a man who bore a reputation for exceptional worth and character as long as he lived. Theysettled on a farm in a part of Simsbury which is now the town of Bloomfield. Here they always resided. Mr. Barnard was a blacksmith by trade, which he carried on as well as farming. They were well-to-do inthe world, and highly respected. They were both members of the BaptistChurch. Mr. Barnard died of pneumonia, April 19, 1862. His wife, who was a bright and active woman, always enjoying strong health till late in life, died of disease of the heart, November 20, 1870.

They were interred in the cemetery of the parish of St. Andrews. Thy were the parents of twelve children, viz.:

George A., Caroline, George (again), Harriet, Chloe, Carlos, Caroline(again), Amelia, Elizabeth, James, Mary, Henry.

Of this family, George A., Caroline, and Carlos died in infancy; Chloeand James both died when about sixteen years of age; two others, one of whom was Elizabeth, died at thirty, unmarried.

DEATH: Of pneumonia

1854. Sarah Or Sally HIGLEY ¹ ⁵ ⁴² (Mindwell HIGLEY⁶, Nathaniel HIGLEY⁵, Sarah STRONG⁴, Return³, John (Elder)², Father of Elder John¹) was born on 30 Nov 1785 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA,^{⁵ ⁴²} died on 20 Nov 1870 in Bloomfield, Hartford, Connceticut, USA ^{⁵ ⁴²} at age 84, and was buried in Parish Of St Andrews.^⁴² Other names for Sarah were Salley,⁵ Sarah, Sallie, Sally, and Salley.

Noted events in her life were:

• Alt Birth: 20 Nov 1785, Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. ⁴³

Sarah married George BARNARD,⁵ son of Francis BARNARD Jr and Chole Mills BROWN, on 15 Oct 1805.¹ George was born on 22 Feb 1782 in Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA ^⁵ and died on 19 Apr 1862 in Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut, USA ^{⁵ ⁴²} at age 80.

(Duplicate Line. See Person 114, George BARNARD)

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