Veteran of the Revolutionary War. Served in the Connecticut Train band in Hartford. Commissioned to Lieutenant.
The young couple settled in Granby (now North Granby), Conn., probably on land belonging to his father, to which he received a "Deed of Gift" on June 17, 1765. The manual of the First Congregational Church in North Granby shows that Joel Higley became a member of the church when fifteen years of age, 1754, but he appears afterwards to have joined the Simsbury parish for a time. The bend character of Deacon Brewster Higley, 2d's, sons was decidedly of a religious nature, wrought into them, no doubt, by the precept and example of their father, to whose faith and teachings they strictly adhered. They were all prominent laymen in the church.
The young couple settled in Granby (now North Granby), Conn., probably on land belonging to his father, to which he received a "Deed of Gift" on June 17, 1765. The manual of the First Congregational Church in North Granby shows that Joel Higley became a member of the church when fifteen years of age, 1754, but he appears afterwards to have joined the Simsbury parish for a time. The bend character of Deacon Brewster Higley, 2d's, sons was decidedly of a religious nature, wrought into them, no doubt, by the precept and example of their father, to whose faith and teachings they strictly adhered. They were all prominent laymen in the church.
Veteran of the Revolutionary War. Served in the Connecticut Train band in Hartford. Commissioned to Lieutenant.
The young couple settled in Granby (now North Granby), Conn., probably on land belonging to his father, to which he received a "Deed of Gift" on June 17, 1765. The manual of the First Congregational Church in North Granby shows that Joel Higley became a member of the church when fifteen years of age, 1754, but he appears afterwards to have joined the Simsbury parish for a time. The bend character of Deacon Brewster Higley, 2d's, sons was decidedly of a religious nature, wrought into them, no doubt, by the precept and example of their father, to whose faith and teachings they strictly adhered. They were all prominent laymen in the church.
The young couple settled in Granby (now North Granby), Conn., probably on land belonging to his father, to which he received a "Deed of Gift" on June 17, 1765. The manual of the First Congregational Church in North Granby shows that Joel Higley became a member of the church when fifteen years of age, 1754, but he appears afterwards to have joined the Simsbury parish for a time. The bend character of Deacon Brewster Higley, 2d's, sons was decidedly of a religious nature, wrought into them, no doubt, by the precept and example of their father, to whose faith and teachings they strictly adhered. They were all prominent laymen in the church.
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