Brief Life History of Catherine Beasley
When Catherine Beasley Higgins was born on 14 November 1797, in Kershaw, Camden District, South Carolina, United States, her father, Benjamin Higgins, was 44 and her mother, Sarah Catherine Beasley, was 36. She married John Holladay on 16 April 1822, in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Utah, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 19 April 1877, in Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Santaquin City Cemetery, Santaquin, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Catharine B Holliday in household of Jno Holliday, "United States Census, 1860"
- Katharine Higgins Holladay, "Find A Grave Index"
- Catharine D Higgins in entry for Caron H Holladay, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1803
France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
1818
Historical Boundaries: 1818: Marion, Alabama Territory, United States 1819: Marion, Alabama, United States
Name Meaning
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hUiginn ‘descendant of Uiginn’, a byname meaning ‘viking, sea-rover’ (from Old Norse víkingr). Compare McGuigan .
English (Lancashire and Yorkshire): variant of Higgin, itself either a Lancashire variant of Huggin (from a pet form of Hugh ), or a variant of Hickin (from a pet form of Richard ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. See Hick and compare Higson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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A Short History of the Life of John Holladay (1798-1862)
John Holladay was born on 10 March 1798, the son of Daniel Holladay Jr. and Keziah Rebecca Terry, in Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina. John's father, Daniel Holladay Jr. and grandfather Daniel Holladay …
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