When Lovina Bigelow was born on 24 March 1834, in Coles, Illinois, United States, her father, Nahum Bigelow, was 49 and her mother, Mary Gibbs, was 24. She married John Wesley Witt on 27 March 1851, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 5 November 1900, in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Heber City Cemetery, Heber City, Wasatch, Utah, United States.
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Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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Historical Boundaries: 1859: Utah, Utah Territory, United States 1862: Wasatch, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Wasatch, Utah, United States
English or Irish: perhaps a variant of English Bigley or Irish Begley .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesOn March 27. 1851, Lovina Bigelow married John Wesley Witt. They were married at a dance by John Bare. She had . a chest of clothing and John had a chest, and that comprised their possessions. They we …
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