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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Historical Boundaries: 1871: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
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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.
Possible Related NamesWhen 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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