Brief Life History of Jacob
When Jacob Bigler, Jr. was born on 9 June 1793, in Goodhope, Harrison, Virginia, United States, his father, Jacob Bigler, was 41 and his mother, Hannah Booher, was 32. He married Elizabeth Harvey on 24 March 1814, in Harrison, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He died on 3 September 1859, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Farmington City Cemetery, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Jacob Bigler, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jacob Bigler, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
- Jacob Bigler, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.
While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.
1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
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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Short history of Jacob Bigler, his wives and children and their conversion to Mormonism
Jacob's first wife was Elizabeth Harvey. Jacob and Elizabeth were poor, humble, hard-working, honest and religious. They arose by candlelight and worked until late at night. They loomed the flax of th …
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