Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Biggs was born on 29 October 1815, in Bona Ferry, Inverness-shire, Scotland, United Kingdom, his father, Jonathan Biggs, was 34 and his mother, Elizabeth Edwards, was 35. He married Syrina Billings Piercy on 25 December 1847, in St Pancras, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Provo, Utah, Utah, United States in 1860. He died on 1 December 1886, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Thomas Biggs, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Thomas Biggs, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Marriage Index, 1837-1915
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1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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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Histories of Thomas Biggs and Syrina Billings Peircy
History of Thomas Biggs and Syrina Billings Piercy by Atella Byers (Granddaughter) used by permission of DUP I am writing a short history of my Grandfather and Grandmother Biggs after they lef …
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