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Col Philip Hicky

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Col Philip Hicky

Birth
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
1 Oct 1859 (aged 81)
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 2 Hicky plot
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Col. Philip Hickey
Born, Manchac (now East Baton Rouge Parish, La.), June 17, 1778; son of Daniel Hickey (d. 1808) and Martha Sriven ([?J d. 1794). Died, Hope Plantation, East Baton Rouge Parish, October 1, 1859.

Operated several large plantations in East Baton Rouge Parish. Captain of cavalry in the Spanish militia; active in the West Florida Rebellion, 1810. State senator; colonel, Eleventh Regiment, Louisiana Militia, during War of 1812. Erected the first sugar mill in East Baton Rouge Parish in 1814. Trustee, College of Baton Rouge. Died, Hope Plantation, East Baton Rouge Parish, October 1, 1859.

Married Ann Mather (1779-1851), daughter of James Mather (q.v.), April 24, 1800. Children: Martha Frances (b. 1802), married Simon W. Walsh, 1827; Elizabeth Constance (b. 1804), married James Scallan, 1820; Caroline, married Morris Morgan, 1832; Adele, married Henry W. Fowler, 1835; Daniel, married Mary Elizabeth Towles, 1848. There were other children.

A.W.B. Sources: Philip Hickey Family Papers, Louisiana State University Department of Archives and Manuscripts; DeBow's Review, XI (1851); Isaac J. Cox, The West Florida Controversy, 1798-1813 (1918); sacramental records, Diocese of Baton Rouge, 1770-1852.
Col. Philip Hickey
Born, Manchac (now East Baton Rouge Parish, La.), June 17, 1778; son of Daniel Hickey (d. 1808) and Martha Sriven ([?J d. 1794). Died, Hope Plantation, East Baton Rouge Parish, October 1, 1859.

Operated several large plantations in East Baton Rouge Parish. Captain of cavalry in the Spanish militia; active in the West Florida Rebellion, 1810. State senator; colonel, Eleventh Regiment, Louisiana Militia, during War of 1812. Erected the first sugar mill in East Baton Rouge Parish in 1814. Trustee, College of Baton Rouge. Died, Hope Plantation, East Baton Rouge Parish, October 1, 1859.

Married Ann Mather (1779-1851), daughter of James Mather (q.v.), April 24, 1800. Children: Martha Frances (b. 1802), married Simon W. Walsh, 1827; Elizabeth Constance (b. 1804), married James Scallan, 1820; Caroline, married Morris Morgan, 1832; Adele, married Henry W. Fowler, 1835; Daniel, married Mary Elizabeth Towles, 1848. There were other children.

A.W.B. Sources: Philip Hickey Family Papers, Louisiana State University Department of Archives and Manuscripts; DeBow's Review, XI (1851); Isaac J. Cox, The West Florida Controversy, 1798-1813 (1918); sacramental records, Diocese of Baton Rouge, 1770-1852.


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  • Created by: April Braun
  • Added: Apr 24, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/89091334/philip-hicky: accessed ), memorial page for Col Philip Hicky (17 Jun 1778–1 Oct 1859), Find a Grave Memorial ID 89091334, citing Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by April Braun (contributor 47576091).