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Higbee, Isaac, Jr., 1797-1874

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1797 - 1874

Biography

Isaac Higbee Jr. (1797-1874) was a farmer, merchant, and judge in Utah.

Isaac Higbee Jr. was born December 23, 1797, in Galloway, New Jersey, to Isaac Higbee and Sophia Somers. Isaac married Keziah String on February 11, 1819, in Tate, Ohio. In May 1832, he was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Isaac served a mission for the church in Illinois and Ohio from 1835 to 1838. In 1841, he was appointed a bishop in Nauvoo, Illinois. In 1848, Isaac and his family migrated to the Salt Lake Valley, where he was asked to preside over Latter-day Saints in Utah Valley, later known as Provo, Utah, in 1849. Isaac was appointed a probate judge in Utah County in 1852. Isaac died February 16, 1874, in Provo, Utah.

Citation:
familysearch, via www, September 28, 2023 (Isaac Higbee Jr. born on December 23, 1797, in Galloway, New Jersey to Isaac Higbee and Sophia Somers; married Keziah String February 11, 1819, in Tate, Ohio; lived in Utah county; In 1870, occupation is listed as farmer; died on February 16, 1874, in Provo, Utah) https://ancestors.familysearch.org/KWJJ-ZFL/isaac-higbee-jr.-1797-1874

The Joseph Smith Papers, via www, September 28, 2023 (Farmer, merchant, judge; Baptized into Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, May 1832; Moved to Independence, Missouri, spring 1833; mission in Illinois and Ohio, 1835–1838. Appointed bishop 1841, in Nauvoo; Migrated to Salt Lake Valley; arrived 1848; Appointed to preside over Saints in Utah Valley (later Provo, Utah Co., Utah), 1849; Appointed probate judge in Utah Co., 1852) https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/isaac-higbee

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Book B, 1855 February-December

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: 31197225560785], Folder: 2
Identifier: MSS 3905 Item 2
Scope and Contents

Includes deeds of consecration to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Includes a consecration deed that belonged to Apostle George A. Smith. Recorded by Lucius N. Scovil, county recorder, and Isaac Higbee, probate judge. Dated February-December 1855.

Dates: 1855 February-December
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / Utah County record books

Land deed

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309251]
Identifier: MSS SC 1196
Scope and Contents

Handwritten and signed deed documenting the purchase of 166.5 acres of land for $500. Accompanying the deed is a document, written by Isaac Higbee, certifying the deed's legality and file number in the Caldwell County Records Office.

Dates: 1838
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections

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