Josiah Higley III was born 4 September 1762 in Salisbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States to Josiah Higley (1725-1778) and Hephzibah Colton (1736-1786) and died 1821 Nelson, Portage County, Ohio, United States of unspecified causes. He married Deliverance Carpenter (1763-1852) 4 May 1786 in Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts.
Marriage and Family
- Polly Higley (1787-)
- Josiah Higley (1788-1877)
- Hezekiah Higley (1789-1886)
- Sevilla Higley (1793-)
- Adelia Higley (1794-1864)
- Sophia Elisef Higley (1796-1870)
- Philander Higley (1800-)
- Charity Higley (1801-1861)
- Elizabeth Higley (1803-1882)
- Hector Almon Higley (1804-1892)
- Vashti Higley (1807-1882) - md Peter Whitmer, Jr. who is recorded as one of the Eight Witneses to the Book of Mormon translated by the prophet Joseph Smith (1805-1844).
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Polly Higley (1787-) | |||
| Josiah Higley (1788-1877) | |||
| Hezekiah Higley (1789-1886) | |||
| Sevilla Higley (1793-) | |||
| Adelia Higley (1794-1864) | |||
| Sophia Elisef Higley (1796-1870) | |||
| Philander Higley (1800-) | |||
| Charity Higley (1801-1861) | |||
| Elizabeth Higley (1803-1882) | |||
| Hector Almon Higley (1804-1892) | |||
| Vashti Higley (1807-1882) | 1807 Becket, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States | 18 April 1882 Richmond, Ray County, Missouri, United States | Peter Whitmer (1809-1836) |
Siblings