Mary Susanna Higgs
Birth Date
On 1849 February 11 (Born)
Death Date
On 1951 May 2 (Died)
Gender
Female
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Daughter of Thomas and Elizabeth Higgs.
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Born
1849 February 11
Date Details
Occurred On 1849 February 11
Traveled in
William B. Hodgetts Company (1856)
1856 July 30 – December 10 (Age 7)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Ann Kite (Age 68)
Thomas Higgs (Age 33)
Elizabeth Stowe (Age 32)
Anna Elizabeth Higgs (Age 2)
Date Details
Started On 1856 July 30
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 10
Company Arrived
Married
Alfred Best
1865 March 25 (Age 16)
Died
1951 May 2 (Age 102)
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Mary Susanna Higgs (1849 - 1951) Profile
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Salt Lake Telegram
"Pioneer Women, Celebrating 89th Birthday, Recalls Hardships of Trek Across Prairies", Salt Lake Telegram, (12 February 1938), Page 16.
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"Pioneer Woman, Celebrating 89th Birthday, Recalls Hardships of Trek across Prairies", Salt Lake Telegram, (12 February 1938), Page 16.
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Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"W.B. Hodgetts Company report, 1856", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, Page 2.
Salt Lake Telegram
Melba M. Ferguson, "Resident Can Recall 100 Years of Events", Salt Lake Telegram, (5 February 1949), Page 9.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Josiah Rogerson, "Tells Story of Trials of the Handcart Pioneers", Salt Lake Tribune, (30 November 1913), Page 11.
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Treasures of Pioneer History
Treasures of Pioneer History, Vol. 6, Page 66.