Born in Vernon, Windham, Vermont, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Higgins
and Sylvenia (Morey) Higgins
Sister of
Pheba Phidelia (Higgins) Cameron, Henry C Higgins, William G Higgins and Benjamin Franklin Higgins
Wife of
Benjamin Franklin Morey
— married
12 May 1844 in Monmouth, Warren Co., IL
Descendants 
Mother of
Otis Reed Morey, Orinda Oritha (Morey) Smith, Marcia Ella (Morey) Park, Charlotte Morey, Orland Foote Morey, Oscar G Morey, William Cornelius Morey, Eunice Ann (Morey) Short, Lettie J (Morey) Terrey and Dollie Adelia (Morey) Smith
Died
at age 73
in Munden, Republic, Kansas, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 16 Dec 2018
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Biography
Philetta was born in 1823. She passed away in 1896.
Research Tree
Unsourced family tree handed down to L. (Blackburn) Roller. Refer to Haslinger Payne Webster Family Tree for sources
Name: Philetta Higgins Morey.
Born 18 Jan 1823. Vernon, Windham, Vermont, USA.
Died 8 Feb 1896. Munden, Republic, Kansas, United States.
Residence 1850 Warren, Illinois.
1860 Coldbrook, Warren, Illinois, United States.
1870 Greene, Mercer, Illinois, United States.
1880 Green, Mercer, Illinois, USA. Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Wife.
Buried https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/57174710/philletta-morey
Marriage
Marriage Name: Benjamin Franklin Morey Gender: Male Birth Place: PA Birth Year: 1822 Spouse Name: Philetta Higgins Spouse Birth Place: VT Spouse Birth Year: 1823 Marriage Year: 1844 Marriage State: IL Number Pages: 1. 12 Mar 1844. Warren County, Illinois, USA.
Ancestry Family Trees:
Haslinger Payne Webster Family Tree- Owner; njkr6070 - https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/77984662/person/34402226838/facts
Sources
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 September 2019), memorial page for Philletta Higgins Morey (18 Jan 1823–8 Feb 1896), Find A Grave Memorial no. 57174710, citing Bethel Cemetery, Munden, Republic County, Kansas, USA ; Maintained by Wynona Wieting Lipsett (contributor 46770113) .
- Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.
- 1850 United States Federal Census: Year: 1850; Census Place: Warren, Illinois; Roll: M432_131; Page: 11A; Image: 26. Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2009 Provo, UT, USA
- 1860 United States Federal Census: Year: 1860; Census Place: Coldbrook, Warren, Illinois; Roll: M653_234; Page: 584; Image: 584; Family History Library Film: 803234. Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2009 Provo, UT, USA
- 1870 United States Federal Census: Year: 1870; Census Place: Greene, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: M593_260; Page: 188A; Image: 379; Family History Library Film: 545759. Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2009 Provo, UT, USA
- 1880 United States Federal Census: Year: 1880; Census Place: Green, Mercer, Illinois; Roll: 236; Family History Film: 1254236; Page: 297D; Enumeration District: 175; Image: 0380. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2010 Provo, UT, USA
- Unsourced family tree handed down to L. (Blackburn) Roller.
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Publication: Ancestry.com Operations Inc 2004 Provo, UT, USA
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 2012 Provo, UT, USA
- Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: WW1 Ancestry Record 7836 #572383
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Philetta by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Philetta:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Philetta by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Philetta:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Jacquelin (Haslinger) Webster 
:
23andMe, GEDmatch GF4372656 [compare]
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Lisa (Blackburn) Roller :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch BH1322392 [compare], Ancestry member LisaRoller
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Janette (Blackburn) Doolittle :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DQ4997608 [compare]
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~1.56%
Jeff Moseley :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch NJ1641712 [compare], yourDNAportal JEF832dafcf, Ancestry member jmoseley80
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~0.78%
Cathy Aby :
23andMe
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