Brief Life History of Russell Snow
When Russell Snow Higgins was born on 9 September 1826, in Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Josiah K. Higgins, was 35 and his mother, Hannah Snow, was 31. He married Hannah Maria West on 21 July 1851. They were the parents of at least 7 sons. He lived in North Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States for about 5 years. He died on 15 September 1926, in Orleans, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 100, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Eastham, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States.
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- Russell S Higgins, "United States Census, 1920"
- Russel S. Higgins, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
- Russel S. Higgens, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hUiginn ‘descendant of Uiginn’, a byname meaning ‘viking, sea-rover’ (from Old Norse víkingr). Compare McGuigan .
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): variant of Higgin, itself either a Lancashire variant of Huggin (from a pet form of Hugh ), or a variant of Hickin (from a pet form of Richard ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. See Hick and compare Higson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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