Thomas Higgs
Birth Date
On 1822 December 17 (Born)
Death Date
On 1895 April 12 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Welton, Northamptonshire, England, United Kingdom
1822 December 17
Mother
Susannah Reynolds
Father
Thomas Higgs
Married
Elizabeth Stowe
1844 May 22 (Age 21)
Baptized by Edward Bunker
1856 May 18 (Age 33)
Traveled in
William B. Hodgetts Company
1856 July 30 – December 10 (Age 33)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Mary Susanna Higgs (Age 7)
Ann Kite (Age 66)
Elizabeth Stowe (Age 32)
Anna Elizabeth Higgs (Age 2)
Date Details
On 1856 July 30
Joined Company
On 1856 December 10
Company Arrived
Married
Elizabeth Hannah Parkes
1862 August 30 (Age 39)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 9 – 1870 April 24 (Age 46)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
16th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Joseph Young
Set Apart By
Joseph Young
Date Details
On 1869 October 9
Set Apart
On 1870 April 24
Released
Served in
Southern States Mission
1876 October 9 (Age 53)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
16th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
F D Richards
Set Apart By
Franklin Dewey Richards
Died in Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
1895 April 12 (Age 72)
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Thomas Higgs (1822 - 1895)
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Sources
Person
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975.
Mission
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1876, Vol. 2, Page 38, Line 1501.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. 1, Page 15, Line 640.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1876, Vol. 1, Page 35, Line 1501.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. 2, Page 17, Line 640.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862
"W. B. Hodgetts Company report, 1856.", Brigham Young office emigrating companies reports, 1850-1862, Page 1-8.
Deseret News
"Immigration to Utah", Deseret News, (15 October 1856), Page 6.
Transcript for "Immigration to Utah," Deseret News, 15 October 1856, 254
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 15 December 1856, Page 3.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
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