Nelson Daniel Higgins
Birth Date
On 1835 October 9 (Born)
Death Date
On 1890 October 22 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Battalion Activity
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Pioneer
1
Born in Florence, Huron, Ohio, United States
1835 October 9
Date Details
Occurred On 1835 October 9
Joined
Mormon Battalion Camp Followers
1846 July 16 – 1847 July 16 (Age 10)
Members in Company
Role
Officer Servant
Traveling Group
Carlos Smith Higgins
Drusilla Higgins
Heber Kimball 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 11)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Heber Kimball Higgins (Age 7)
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)
Wealthy Matilda Higgins (Age 0)
Date Details
Started On 1847 May 24
Joined Company
Ended On 1847 July 29
Company Arrived
Re-baptized by adison everett
1847 August 8 (Age 11)
Married
Sarah Jane Lowry
1855 October 18 (Age 20)
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
1890 October 22 (Age 55)
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.
