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Benjamin Franklin Riggs 1820–1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1820

Birth Location: Jennings County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 23 May 1846

Death Location: Bear Creek Cemetery Sand Creek Twp, Jennings County, IN

Father: John Riggs

Mother: Sarah Wilson

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Benjamin Franklin Riggs was born in 1820 in Jennings County, Indiana, USA, the child of John Riggs And Sarah Wilson. Benjamin Franklin Riggs passed away in 1846 in Bear Creek Cemetery Sand Creek Twp, Jennings County, IN.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Riggs was born in 1820 in Jennings County, Indiana, USA, the child of John Riggs And Sarah Wilson.
  • Benjamin Franklin Riggs passed away in 1846 in Bear Creek Cemetery Sand Creek Twp, Jennings County, IN.

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Benjamin Riggs's Ancestors

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Benjamin Riggs
1820–1846
Birth Place: Jennings County, Indiana, USA
Parents
John Riggs
1781–1852
Pennsylvania, United States
Sarah Wilson
1786–1875
Pennsylvania
Grandparents
James Riggs
1742–1815
Rock Creek, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Mary (Ann) Johnson
1748–1818
Clarksburg, Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Samuel Wilson
1760–1824
Down, Down, , Ireland
Nancy Weedon
1764–1788
, , , Ireland
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Benjamin Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1820
1820
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Riggs in Jennings County, Indiana, USA
Jennings County, Indiana, USA
1846
23 May 1846
Age 26
Death of Benjamin Franklin Riggs in Bear Creek Cemetery Sand Creek Twp, Jennings County, IN
Bear Creek Cemetery Sand Creek Twp, Jennings County, IN

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1846
    Event Place: Bear Creek Cemetery Sand Creek Twp, Jennings County, IN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Jennings County, Indiana, USA

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