Heber Kimball Higgins
Birth Date
On 1839 September 4 (Born)
Death Date
On 1873 March 14 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Pioneer
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Born in Hancock Township, Hancock, Illinois, United States
1839 September 4
Mother
Sarah Blackman
Father
Nelson Higgins
Date Details
Occurred On 1839 September 4
Joined
Mormon Battalion Camp Followers
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 6)
Members in Company
Traveling Group
Carlos Smith Higgins
Drusilla Higgins
Nelson Daniel Higgins
Nelson Higgins
Sarah Blackman
Wealthy Matilda Higgins
Additional Information
Detached to Pueblo
Date Details
Started On 1846 July 16
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 16
Company Disbanded
Traveled in
Mormon Battalion Detachments (1847)
1847 May 24 – July 29 (Age 7)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Carlos Smith Higgins (Age 5)
Sarah Blackman (Age 41)
Nelson Higgins (Age 40)
Almira Higgins (Age 16)
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
Baptized
1850 (Age 10)
Died in Nephi, Juab, Utah Territory, United States
1873 March 14 (Age 33)
Media
Heber Kimball Higgins (1839 - 1873) Profile
Sources
Mormon Battalion
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847
Names of Pueblo soldiers and Mississippi brethren, 1847, Page 2.
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.