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Nelson Daniel Higgins Sr.



Birth9 October 1835Florence, Huron, Ohio, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Nelson Daniel Higgins Sr, ID: KWVM-P2H.

    Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Management and Archives), database with images, FamilySearch, entry for Nelson D. Higgins (23 October 1890); citing Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County Management and Archives, “Death records, numbers: 0001-4430, 1890-1894,” image 11-12, FHL microfilm 4139830.

    Utah Military Records Section of State Archives, Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives, 1966), database with images, FamilySearch, entry for Nelson D. Higgins (22 October 1890); citing Utah, Division of State Archives, Military Records Section, “Utah County, Payson - Spanish Fork, A-F,” image 1; FHL microfilm 485501.

    Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946, Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), database, FamilySearch, entry for Nelson D Higgins (23 October 1890); citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Office of Vital Statistics, “Another filming, 1977 Death registers, 1848-1894,” FHL microfilm 982294.

Death22 October 1890Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Nelson Daniel Higgins (1835-1890), memorial #23292262.

    Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Management and Archives), database with images, FamilySearch, entry for Nelson D. Higgins (23 October 1890); citing Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County Management and Archives, “Death records, numbers: 0001-4430, 1890-1894,” image 11-12, FHL microfilm 4139830.

    Utah Military Records Section of State Archives, Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives, 1966), database with images, FamilySearch, entry for Nelson D. Higgins (22 October 1890); citing Utah, Division of State Archives, Military Records Section, “Utah County, Payson - Spanish Fork, A-F,” image 1; FHL microfilm 485501.

    Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946, Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), database, FamilySearch, entry for Nelson D Higgins (23 October 1890); citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Office of Vital Statistics, “Another filming, 1977 Death registers, 1848-1894,” FHL microfilm 982294.

    Utah State Archives, Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives), database with images FamilySearch, entry for Nelson D. Higgins (23 October 1890); citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery, Sexton, “Interment records, nos. 11876-19750,” image 391-392, FHL microfilm 1299169.

Burial25 October 1890Salem City Cemetery, Salem, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
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    Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Nelson Daniel Higgins (1835-1890), memorial #23292262.

    Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Management and Archives), database with images, FamilySearch, entry for Nelson D. Higgins (23 October 1890); citing Salt Lake County, Utah, Salt Lake County Management and Archives, “Death records, numbers: 0001-4430, 1890-1894,” image 11-12, FHL microfilm 4139830.

    Utah Military Records Section of State Archives, Utah, Veterans with Federal Service Buried in Utah, Territorial to 1966 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives, 1966), database with images, FamilySearch, entry for Nelson D. Higgins (22 October 1890); citing Utah, Division of State Archives, Military Records Section, “Utah County, Payson - Spanish Fork, A-F,” image 1; FHL microfilm 485501.

    Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946, Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah), database, FamilySearch, entry for Nelson D Higgins (23 October 1890); citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Office of Vital Statistics, “Another filming, 1977 Death registers, 1848-1894,” FHL microfilm 982294.

    Utah State Archives, Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery Records, 1847-1976 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah State Archives), database with images FamilySearch, entry for Nelson D. Higgins (23 October 1890); citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Salt Lake City Cemetery, Sexton, “Interment records, nos. 11876-19750,” image 391-392, FHL microfilm 1299169.

FatherNelson Higgins
MotherSarah Blackman

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   • Sarah Jane Lowry
Married18 October 1855Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Nelson Daniel Higgins Sr. and Sarah Jane Lowry, ID: KWVM-P2H and ID: LKVY-N5S.

          Children:
               Nelson Daniel Higgins Jr
               Sarah Drusilla Higgins
               John Adelbert Higgins
               William Higgins
               Mary Artemisia Higgins
               Alice Rozella Higgins
               James Abner Higgins Sr
               Effie Jane Higgins


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• 1840Hancock County, Illinois, United States
• 1850Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Moroni, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Pondtown, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
• 1880Salem, Utah, Utah Territory, United States

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• 1840 Population CensusHancock County, IllinoisExtractImage
• 1850 Population CensusManti, Sanpete, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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• 1860 Population CensusMoroni, Sanpete, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1870 Population CensusPondtown, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusSalem Precinct, Utah, Utah TerritoryExtractImage

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Crossing the Plains

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    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Pioneer Overland Travel" (Salt Lake City, UT: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

       Departure24 May 1847
       Arrival29 Jul 1847


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