Joseph Smith Biggs

Brief Life History of Joseph Smith

When Joseph Smith Biggs was born on 18 November 1875, in Franklin, Oneida, Idaho, United States, his father, John Biggs, was 44 and his mother, Jane Theodora Wright, was 22. He married Minerva Olive Allen on 11 February 1897, in Logan, Cache, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in United States in 1949 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1950. He died on 4 November 1968, in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Smith Biggs
1875–1968
Minerva Olive Allen
1878–1970
Marriage: 11 February 1897
Osie Allen Biggs
1900–1993
Della Ophelia Biggs
1902–1993
Andrew John Biggs
1903–1980
Joseph Sidney Biggs
1905–1996
Charles Allen Biggs
1907–1974
Ruth Minerva Biggs
1910–1996
Wesley Allen Biggs
1911–1985
Willis Allen Biggs
1914–1981
Ether Allen Biggs
1917–1991
Rebecca Allen Biggs
1919–1989
Rex Allen Biggs Sr.
1921–1958
Olive Allen Biggs
1924–2000

Sources (84)

  • Joseph S Biggs, "United States 1950 Census"
  • Joseph Biggs, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
  • Joseph W Briggs, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

1890

Idaho is the 43rd state.

1900 · Gold for Cash!

This Act set a price at which gold could be traded for paper money.

Name Meaning

English: variant of Bigg , with plural or post-medieval excrescent -s.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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