Brief Life History of Haig
When Haig was christened on 10 June 1719, in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Alexander Haig, was 29 and her mother, Eupham Weir, was 35.
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1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
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Name Meaning
Scottish and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of various places in northern France named with Old Norse hagi ‘enclosure’, a word with cognates in most ancient Germanic languages. Compare Hay . The Haigs of Bemersyde in Berwickshire derive their name from the district of La Hague in Manche.
Scottish and Irish (Cavan): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Thaoig and Mac Thaidhg (see McCaig ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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