Pierre Higgenbothom

Brief Life History of Pierre

When Pierre Higgenbothom was born on 12 March 1880, in Louisiana, United States, his father, Giles Higginbotham, was 26 and his mother, Marie Celeste Eleda Guidry, was 23. He married Euphemie Miller on 20 November 1901, in St. Landry, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He lived in Ward Three, Acadia, Louisiana, United States in 1940. He died on 28 February 1959, in Lawtell, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Lawtell, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Pierre Higgenbothom
1880–1959
Euphemie Miller
1879–1965
Marriage: 20 November 1901
Jacques Jacob Higgenbotham
1902–1971
Baby Higginbotham
1904–1904

Sources (10)

  • Pierre Higgenbotham, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Pierre Higginbotham, "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934"
  • Pierre Higginbotham, "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"

World Events (8)

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.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1901 · Assassination of Mckinley

President William McKinley was shot at the Temple of Music, in the Pan-American Exposition, while shaking hands with the public. Leon Czolgosz shot him twice in the abdomen because he thought it was his duty to do so. McKinley died after eight days of watch and care. He was the third American president to be assassinated. After his death, Congress passed legislation to officially make the Secret Service and gave them responsibility for protecting the President at all times.

Name Meaning

English (Derbyshire): variant of Higginbotham .

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

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