Hannah Skillings

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Skillings was born on 1 September 1793, in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States, her father, Edward Skillings, was 21 and her mother, Susanna Trickey, was 32. She married Samuel Higgins on 9 November 1815, in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 13 March 1883, in Maine, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Scarborough, Cumberland, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Samuel Higgins
1792–1874
Hannah Skillings
1793–1883
Marriage: 9 November 1815
Edward Higgins
1816–
Hiram Higgins
1818–1891
Mary Higgins
1822–1892
John Higgins
1826–1905
Milton Higgins
1828–1912
Susan F. Higgins
1830–1844
Thomas J Higgins
1833–

Sources (16)

  • Hannah Higgins in household of Hiram Higgins, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Hannah Skillings Higgins, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Hannah Skillings in entry for Milton Higgins, "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

1804 · Whitehead Light

In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: variant of Skilling , with post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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