From book "Descendants of James Stanclift of Middletown, Connecticut and Allied Families", By Robert C. and Sherry [Smith] Stancliff
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LYSANDER HIGBY FAMILY
(217) OLIVE6 STANCLIFT (Danforth5, William4, Josiah3, William2, James1)
Daughter of Danforth and Zilpha [Salmon] Stanclift born Russia Corners, Herkimer County, NY July 27, 1832, died Alexandria, Thayer County, NE May 11, 1920, buried Constableville Cemetery, West Turin, Lewis County, NY, married 1. Turin, Lewis County, NY by Baptist minister, Rev. R. Streeter Dec 27, 1849 LYSANDER HIGBY son of Jeduthan and Florinda [Ragan] Higby born West Turin, Lewis County, NY July 14, 1822(1), died July 7, 1897, buried Rea Cemetery, Turin, NY. She married 2. Clayton, Jefferson County, NY July 1899 MARTIN DEVOE born NY 1846, died Faust, Franklin County, NY Feb. 19, 1907.
In 1850 Lysander and Olive were living in the household of Lysander's brother Newton Higby, along with their mother, Florinda [Ragan] Higby(2). In 1860 Lysander, Olive, and son, Francis were living in West Turin, Lewis County, NY(3). In 1880 they still lived West Turin and had with them Matilda Filkins born NY 1858 and listed as an "adopted daughter"(4). Several houses away lived Martin Devoe who was engaged in farming with his brother, Alison, and sister, Mary Ann, keeping house for them.
Olive's second husband died in 1907, and in August of that same year Olive went to Alexandria, Thayer County, NE to live with her nephew, Henry Marther Stanclift. She died there in 1920 and Henry brought her home for burial "with her family" at the Constableville Cemetery, West Turin, Lewis County, NY.(5)
CHILDREN: Lysander and Olive [Stanclift] Higby
1. SON born Sep. 20, 1850, died same day.
2. WASHINGTON C. HIGBY born Feb. 22, 1852, died Mar. 18, 1852.
3. MILTON MONROE HIGBY born Oct. 26, 1853, died Aug. 21, 1855.
4. FRANCIS ELMER HIGBY born Sept. 23, 1855, died Nov. 29, 1862.
5. INFANT died young.
See Appendix A: HIGBY
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Footnotes:
1. .EDWARD HIGBY AND HIS DESCENDANTS by Clinton David Higby, Ph.D., 1927, page 279 and WHITNEY FAMILY OF CONNECTICUT Vol III page 970.
2. .NY 1850 CENSUS, Lewis County, West Turin, Dwelling 915, Family 930.
3. .NY 1860 CENSUS, Lewis County, West Turin, Aug. 22, 1860, Dwelling 1867, Family 1859.
4. .NY 1880 CENSUS, Lewis County, West Turin, Jun. 1, 1880, Dwelling 7, Family 7, page 326A. The Devoe family living Dwelling 10.
5. .Information in an Obituary that had the notation "probably from the Boonville Herald"
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