Almira Higgins
Alternate Names
Almira Chase (Married Name)
Birth Date
On 1830 May 18 (Born)
Death Date
On 1873 February 23 (Died)
Gender
Female
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Born in Florence Township, Huron, Ohio, United States
1830 May 18
Mother
Sarah Blackman (1806 - 1864)
Father
Nelson Higgins (1806 - 1890)
Date Details
Occurred On 1830 May 18
Baptized
1839 (Age 8)
Joined
Mormon Battalion Camp Followers
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 16)
Members in Company
Traveling Group
John Darwin Chase
Additional Information
Detached to Pueblo
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Married
John Darwin Chase
1847 (Age 16)
Traveled in
Mormon Battalion Detachments (1847)
1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 16)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Heber Kimball Higgins (Age 7)
Carlos Smith Higgins (Age 5)
Sarah Blackman (Age 41)
Nelson Higgins (Age 40)
Alfred Higgins (Age 15)
Drusilla Higgins (Age 13)
Nelson Daniel Higgins (Age 11)
Wealthy Matilda Higgins (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Died in Moroni, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
1873 February 23 (Age 42)
Media
Almira Higgins (1830 - 1873) Profile
Sources
Mormon Battalion
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996
Ricketts, Norma Baldwin, The Mormon Battalion: U.S. Army of the West, 1846-1848, Logan, Utah, Utah State University Press, 1996, Page 233-234.