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Nelson Higgins


Birth1 September 1806Milford, Otsego, New York, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Nelson Higgins (1806-1890), memorial #14177239.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Nelson Higgins, ID: KWJZ-6SG.

    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 Higgins (20 November 1899); citing Utah, Division of State Archives, Military Records Section, “Sevier County - Summit County,” image 1; FHL microfilm 485498.
Death20 November 1890Elsinore, Sevier, Utah Territory, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Nelson Higgins (1806-1890), memorial #14177239.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Nelson Higgins, ID: KWJZ-6SG.

    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 Higgins (20 November 1899); citing Utah, Division of State Archives, Military Records Section, “Sevier County - Summit County,” image 1; FHL microfilm 485498.
Burial23 November 1890Monroe City Cemetery, Monroe, Sevier, Utah Territory, United States
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     Find A Grave, database and images, memorial page for Nelson Higgins (1806-1890), memorial #14177239.

    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Nelson Higgins, ID: KWJZ-6SG.

    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 Higgins (20 November 1899); citing Utah, Division of State Archives, Military Records Section, “Sevier County - Summit County,” image 1; FHL microfilm 485498.
FatherDaniel Higgins
MotherMary Daggett
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   • Sarah Blackman
Married24 December 1826Fitchville, Huron, Ohio, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Nelson Higgins and Sarah Blackman, ID: KWJZ-6SG and ID: KWVM-P2Q.
          Children:
               Alonzo Higgins
               Almira Higgins
               Alfred Higgins
               Druzilla Higgins
               Nelson Daniel Higgins Sr.
               Heber Kimball Higgins
               Carlos Smith Higgins
               Clarissa Higgins
               Wealthy Matilda Higgins
               Sarah Alice Higgins


   • Margaret Ogilvey
Married4 November 1851Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Nelson Higgins and Margaret Ogilvey, ID: KWJZ-6SG and ID: KWV3-HHV.

   • Nancy Meribah Behunin
Married20 February 1856Great Salt Lake City, Great Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
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    "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (: FamilySearch.org), entry for Nelson Higgins and Nancy Meribah Behunin, ID: KWJZ-6SG and ID: KWJZ-6S2.

    Kane County (Utah) County Clerk, Marriage license records and applications 1887-1966 (Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1966), database, FamilySearch, entry for Nelson Higgins and Nancy Meribah Behunin (20 January 1888); citing Sevier County, Utah, County Clerk, "Marriage License Records 1887-1917," FHL microfilm 482036.
          Children:
               Moroni Higgins
               Melvin Andrew Higgins
               Nelson William Higgins
               Joseph Henry Higgins
               Isaac M Higgins
               Alvin Isaac Higgins
               Lewis Higgins
               Hyrum Smith Higgins
               Meribah Elmira Higgins
               Nancy Loretta Higgins

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• 1840Hancock County, Illinois, United States
• 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
• 1850Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
• 1860Moroni, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
• 1870Nephi, Juab, Utah Territory, United States
• 1880Elsinore, Sevier, 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 CensusNephi City, Juab, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
• 1880 Population CensusElsinore Precinct, Sevier, Utah TerritoryExtractImage
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Crossing the Plains

• Mormon Battalion Sick DetachmentsView Source
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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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• Compiled Military Service RecordExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Co. Muster-In RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Company Muster RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Co. Muster-Out RollExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--ReturnsExtractImage
• Compiled Military Service Record--Descriptive Muster Roll of DetachmentExtractImage

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