When Samuel Ruggles Aiken Sr. was born on 28 October 1803, in Hardwick, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, his father, John Aiken Jr., was 48 and his mother, Sarah Ruggles, was 43. He married Nancy Mason Lazell on 16 April 1826, in New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850 and Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 15 December 1896, in Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Spring City Cemetery, Spring City, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Scottish and northern Irish: variant of Scottish Aitken .
History: Aiken is the name of a NH family that was prominent in the 18th century; also of a Charleston family descended from William Aiken, who emigrated from Antrim in Ireland to Charleston c. 1800.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesSon of John Aiken Jr. and Sarah Ruggles Married: Nancy Mason Lazelle, 16 Apr 1826, New Salem, Franklin, Massachusetts Children: Samuel Ruggles Aiken, Benjamin Burk Aiken, Elizabeth Aiken, Nancy Laze …
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