Leonard Clarke HiggsAge: 94 years1756–1850
- Name
- Leonard Clarke Higgs
- Given names
- Leonard Clarke
- Surname
- Higgs
 Birth | September 13, 1756 21 15 |
 Birth of a sister | Elizabeth “Eliza” Higgs 1757 (Age 3 months) |
 Historical Event | The French & Indian War between 1754 and 1763Note: The French and Indian War is the American name for the North American theater of the Seven Years War, fought primarily between the colonies of British America and New France - http://goo.gl/SiIuNc |
| Birth of a brother | John Higgs January 1, 1764 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Cassandra Elizabeth Higgs 1764 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Kenelm H Higgs January 1, 1769 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Eleanor Higgs 1773 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Sothoron Higgs 1775 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1775 and 1776 (Age 18 years)Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics |
 Marriage | Sarah Kittrell — View this family May 14, 1777 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a brother | William Higgs 1777 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783 (Age 18 years)Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Woodson about 1784 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth “Eliza” Higgs after 1789 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 36 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
 Census | August 4, 1800 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 46 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Death of a sister | Mary Jane Higgs 1810 (Age 53 years) |
| Census | August 6, 1810 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Clarke after 1810 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 55 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Death of a father | Capt. Zachariah Higgs 1816 (Age 59 years) |
| Census | August 7, 1820 (Age 63 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1830 (Age 73 years) |
| Death of a brother | Kenelm H Higgs 1832 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 75 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Death of a wife | Sarah Kittrell February 2, 1833 (Age 76 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 79 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Census | June 1, 1840 (Age 83 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 89 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Census | July 25, 1850 (Age 93 years) |
 Death | December 17, 1850 (Age 94 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Capt. Zachariah Higgs Birth: 1735 24 — Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: 1816 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Clarke Birth: about 1741 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: after 1810 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: 1755 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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-4 years elder sister |
Mary Jane Higgs Birth: before 1750 15 9 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: 1810 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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7 years himself |
Leonard Clarke Higgs Birth: September 13, 1756 21 15 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: December 17, 1850 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Elizabeth “Eliza” Higgs Birth: 1757 22 16 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: after 1789 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
John Higgs Birth: January 1, 1764 29 23 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: |
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1 year younger sister |
Cassandra Elizabeth Higgs Birth: 1764 29 23 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: |
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5 years younger brother |
Kenelm H Higgs Birth: January 1, 1769 34 28 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: 1832 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Eleanor Higgs Birth: 1773 38 32 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Sothoron Higgs Birth: 1775 40 34 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
William Higgs Birth: 1777 42 36 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: |
| Family with Sarah Kittrell |
| himself |
Leonard Clarke Higgs Birth: September 13, 1756 21 15 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: December 17, 1850 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Sarah Kittrell Birth: August 8, 1751 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: February 2, 1833 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: May 14, 1777 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |