Brief Life History of Peter William
When Peter William Higdon was born on 16 March 1820, in Hamilton, Ohio, United States, his father, Benjamin D. Higdon, was 35 and his mother, Sarah Jane Morgan, was 27. He married Permelia Elizabeth Humphrey on 12 September 1844, in Franklin, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Marion Township, Boone, Indiana, United States in 1880. He died on 14 April 1899, in Lebanon, Center Township, Boone, Indiana, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Parr-Jones Cemetery, Marion Township, Boone, Indiana, United States.
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- Peter W higdon, "United States Census, 1860"
- Peter W Higdon, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- Peter William Higdon, "Find A Grave Index"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1829
Historical Information 1829: Decatur, Indiana, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Somerset):
in Somerset probably a variant of the Devon name Heggadon, a habitational name from Heggadon in Ashwater (Devon). The placename may derive from Old English hēah ‘high’ + dūn ‘hill’.
from the Middle English personal name Hikedun, a diminutive of Hick, a pet form of Ricard (see Richard ) + the Old French hypocoristic suffix -dun. For explanation of the initial H-, see Hick .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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