Brief Life History of George Herbert
When George Herbert Higbee was born on 31 October 1846, in Chagrin Falls, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States, his father, Elbert Herbert Higbee, was 27 and his mother, Melissa Dolph, was 24. He married Mary Roxann Strickland on 24 March 1870, in Hillsdale, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Jonesville, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States in 1900. He died on 4 February 1929, in La Mesa, San Diego, California, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Greenwood Memorial Park, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States.
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- G H Higbey in household of E H Higbey, "United States Census, 1860"
- George Herbert Higbee, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
- George H Higbee, "California Death Index, 1905-1939"
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World Events (8)
1847 · Moving the State Capital
The capital of Michigan was moved from Detroit to Lansing on March 17, 1847. The capital was moved to be further away from Canada, to encourage settlement and boost economy toward the inner regions of the state, and to make to capital more accessible to everyone statewide.
1848 · The California Gold Rush
On January 24, 1848, gold was found at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California, which began the California gold rush. In December of that same year, U.S. President James Polk announced the news to Congress. The news of gold lured thousands of “forty-niners” seeking fortune to California during 1849. Approximately 300,000 people relocated to California from all over the world during the gold rush years. It is estimated that the mined gold was worth tens of billions in today’s U.S. dollars.
1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
Name Meaning
English (London): perhaps a habitational name, but no place of this name is known in Britain. The proposed etymology from an Old English personal name, Higbert, is equally doubtful.
History: The name was brought to North America in the 1640s from Ivinghoe in Buckinghamshire, England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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