Brief Life History of Elisha
When Elisha Higgs was born in 1789, in Wedmore, Somerset, England, his father, John Higgs, was 32 and his mother, Sarah Tutton, was 31. He died in June 1789, in his hometown, at the age of 0, and was buried in Wedmore, Somerset, England.
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- Elisha Haggs, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elisha Higgs, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
- Elisha Haggs, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
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1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Former slave Olaudah Equiano settled in London and published his autobiography titled "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano." Equiano learned to read and write and converted to Christianity. His autobiography is one of the oldest published works by an African-American writer.
Name Meaning
English:
variant of Hicks with voicing of -k-.
variant of Higg, itself from Middle English Higge (a pet form of Hugh), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Higson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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