Brief Life History of Silas Gardner
When Dr Silas Gardner Higgins was born on 16 November 1822, in Gray, Cumberland, Maine, United States, his father, Samuel Higgins, was 42 and his mother, Lydia B Young, was 40. He married Nancy Louisa Clark on 19 June 1859, in Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Sonoma, Sonoma, California, United States in 1850 and Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1860. He registered for military service in 1868. He died on 18 August 1904, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States.
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- Silas Higgins, "United States Census, 1860"
- Silas Gardener Higgins, "Utah, County Birth and Death Records,1892-1951"
- Silas G. Higgins, "United States Western States Marriage Index"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
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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Letter from David Stuart to George A. Smith (Dr. Silas Gardner Higgins, Companion)
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