Brief Life History of Almira
When Almira Higgins was born on 18 May 1830, in Florence Township, Huron, Ohio, United States, her father, Nelson Higgins, was 23 and her mother, Sarah Blackman, was 24. She married John Darwin Chase on 12 February 1847, in Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1850 and Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 23 February 1873, in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 42, and was buried in Moroni City Cemetery, Moroni, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Almira Chase in household of John D Chase, "United States Census, 1870"
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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Almira Higgins Chase
Almira Higgins was born in Ohio in 1830. Her parents joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in 1834. While being camped at Winter Quarters, the President Polk, of the United States …
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