Susannah Curd

Brief Life History of Susannah

When Susannah Curd was born in 1788, in Buckingham, Virginia, United States, her father, Joseph Curd, was 56 and her mother, Mary Truehart, was 39. She married Robert Higgins on 5 August 1813, in Mercer, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died in 1854, in Christian, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

Robert Higgins
1789–1855
Susannah Curd
1788–1854
Marriage: 5 August 1813
Edward Bradshaw "Ned" Higgins
1816–1862
F. A. Higgins
1822–
M. S. Higgins
1829–
Sarah B Higgins
1832–
Nancy Caroline Higgins
1826–1857
A B Higgins
1830–

Sources (3)

  • S M Higgins in household of Robert Higgins, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Susanna Curd, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Susannah Curd -

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World Events (8)

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

1788 · Becomes the 10th state

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

Name Meaning

English (mainly Kent and Sussex): metonymic occupational name for a seller of dairy products, from Middle English crud(de), curd(de) ‘curd (cheese)’ a word of uncertain, possibly Celtic, origin.

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

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