Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Bigler was born on 6 August 1810, in Shinnston, Harrison, Virginia, United States, her father, Mark Bigler, was 25 and her mother, Susannah Ogden, was 24. She married Josiah Wolcott Fleming on 3 June 1828, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. She died on 3 July 1886, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Nancy Fleming in household of Josiah W Fleming, "United States Census, 1850"
- Bigler Temple Book Page 3 (showing children's births of Mark Bigler and Susanna Ogden)
- Nancy Bigler, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
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World Events (8)
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
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.
Name Meaning
South German: topographic name for someone who lived by a curve in a street or river, or in a nook, from Middle High German biegel ‘nook, corner’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Nancy Bigler BIRTHDATE:06 August 1811 Harrison County, West Virginia DEATHDATE:05 Jun 1886 Provo, Utah. PARENTS:Mark Bigler and Susanna Ogden PIONEER:June 6 - 1850 Blake’s Company – wagon trai …
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