Catherine Beasley Higgins

14 November 1797–19 April 1877 (Age 79)
Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States

The Life Summary 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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Family Time Line

John Holladay
1798–1862
Catherine Beasley Higgins
1797–1877
Marriage: 16 April 1822
Susannah Fleming Holladay
1823–1823
Lettisha Hollis Holladay
1824–1849
Catherine Beasley Holladay
1824–1896
John Daniel Holladay
1826–1909
Sarah Ann Holladay
1828–1915
Caron Huppuch Holladay
1830–1915
David Hollis Holladay
1832–1874
Keziah Donnell Holladay
1834–1853
Thomas Wiley Middleton Holladay
1836–1921
Lenora McCray Holladay
1839–1853

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    16 April 1822Camden, Kershaw, South Carolina, United States
    • Children

    (10)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
    Age 3
    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
    Age 6
    France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.
    1818
    Age 21
    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.

    Possible Related Names

    Higgens
    McGuigan
    Haggins
    Heggins
    Kiggins

    Story Highlight

    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 …

    Sources (38)

    • Catharine B Holliday in household of Jno Holliday, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Sarah C. Pickeus in entry for Sarah A. H. Dowdel, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
    • Catherine Holliday in household of John Holliday, "United States Census, 1850"

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