Brief Life History of George Aker
When George Aker Huggins was born on 5 April 1839, in Toms River Township, Ocean, New Jersey, United States, his father, William Huggins, was 27 and his mother, Mary Emeline Aker, was 23. He married Eliza Adams on 11 August 1865, in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Springville, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860 and Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 2 November 1893, in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 54, and was buried in Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- George Huggins, "United States Census, 1880"
- George Aker Huggins, "Find A Grave Index, 1893"
- George Huggins, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847
Historical Boundaries: 1848: Mexican Cession, United States 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1868: Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1859
Historical Boundaries: 1859: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
Name Meaning
English (East Anglia): from the Middle English personal name Hugin, an Old French diminutive of Hugh , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Occasionally the name may also arise from Middle English Huggen, a West Midlands dialect genitive form of the Middle English personal name Hugg (see Hug ), synonymous with Hughes , which has the more common -s genitival suffix.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Deseret News article
Deseret News 19 Mar 1873-Yesterday afternoon George Huggins stables and corrals were burned to the ground. A new plow and a set of harnesses were also consumed, and a large quantity of potatoes. The …
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