Brief Life History of Arvilla
When Arvilla Higgins was born in 1814, in New York, United States, her father, Aaron Higgins, was 21 and her mother, Ortentia Jenne, was 17. She married Charles R Russell on 23 November 1830, in Huron, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Defiance, Ohio, United States in 1860 and District 10, Grainger, Tennessee, United States in 1870. She died in 1876, in Florence Township, Erie, Ohio, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Birmingham, Erie, Ohio, United States.
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- Arvilla Russell in household of Charles Russell, "United States Census, 1870"
- Arvilla Higgins Russell, "Find A Grave Index"
- Arville Higgins in entry for Mary Runell Botsford, "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995"
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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.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
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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