Ann Higgs

Femaleabout 1766–1806

Brief Life History of Ann

When Ann Higgs was born about 1766, in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Higgs, was 47 and her mother, Ann Robins, was 40. She died in 1806, at the age of 41, and was buried in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.

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  • Ann Higgs, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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World Events (5)

1770 · Boston Tea Party

Age 4

Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.

1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World

Age 9

"On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."

1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia

Age 21

The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.

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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