Anne Elizabeth Higgs

Brief Life History of Anne Elizabeth

When Anne Elizabeth Higgs was born on 28 December 1853, in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States, her father, Thomas Higgs, was 31 and her mother, Elizabeth Stowe, was 29. She married William Clayton on 30 December 1870, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons. She lived in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 24 January 1947, in Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 93, and was buried in Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Ole Mikkelsen Jensen
1858–1927
Anne Elizabeth Higgs
1853–1947
Marriage: 1 May 1881
Michael Christian Jensen
1882–1920
Mary Elizabeth Jensen
1884–1953
Pearl Zina Maria Jensen
1885–1908
Florence Matilda Jensen
1887–1966
Daisy Gladys Jensen
1889–1983
Royal Welcome Jensen
1891–1983
Anna Leona Jensen
1893–1964
Viola Jensen
1898–1993
Louise Jensen
1901–1990

Sources (43)

  • Anna E Jensen in household of Mikel C Jensen, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Anne Elizabeth Higgs - Published information: birth-name: Anna Elizabeth HIggs
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1871

Historical Boundaries: 1871: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English:

variant of Hicks with voicing of -k-.

variant of Higg, itself from Middle English Higge (a pet form of Hugh), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Higson .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Anne Elizabeth Higgs

When Anne came to Mayfield, she was going to be married. She had three sons from a previous marriage to William Clayton, author of “Come, Come, Ye Saints,” and also “Resurrection Day.” Bishop Ole C. …

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