Background
Higbee was born in 1810 in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, the son of Review Daniel Higbee and his wife Beulah Hollinshead.
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Edward Higbee
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Education
He was educated at General Theological Seminary from which he graduated in 1829.
Career
Born in New Jersey in 1812, Higbee was ordained a deacon in 1829, and became rector of Trinity Church in Washington, District of Columbia, in 1834. From 1835 to 1836 he served as Chaplain of the United States Senate before becoming assistant rector of Trinity Church, New York, where he served for the remainder of his career. He died unexpectedly in 1871.⋅
On July 9, 1829 he was ordained a deacon, and at once took charge of the parishes of Saint John and Saint George in Harford County, Maryland, his ministry being based in Havre de Grace.
He was ordained a priest on June 27, 1833, in Saint John's Church, Havre de Grace.
He was elected to Chaplain of the Senate in 1835-1836. In 1836 he was elected to serve as assistant rector of Trinity Church, New York, which he served admirably during the remaining years of his active ministry (1836–1871).
Much of his work centered upon Trinity Chapel, one of six houses of worship under the auspices of Trinity Church. During his ministry, Trinity Church built its current building, whose tower was at the time of its completion in 1846, the tallest building in New York and would not be surpassed until 1890.
Higbee was found dead in his room early on Sunday morning, December 10, 1871.
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December 10, 1871 (aged 61)