Born in New Jersey in 1812, Higbee was ordained a deacon in 1829, and became rector of Trinity Church in Washington, D.C., in 1834.
He died unexpectedly in 1871.⋅ Higbee was born in 1810 in Mount Holly Township, New Jersey, the son of Rev.
On July 9, 1829, he was ordained a deacon, and at once took charge of the parishes of St. John and St. George in Harford County, Maryland, his ministry being based in Havre de Grace.
[3] In 1834 he accepted the rectorship of the recently organized Trinity Church in Washington, D.C., Daniel Webster being among his friends there.
Higbee was found dead in his room early on Sunday morning, December 10, 1871.