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Benjamin George Riggs 1868–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1868

Birth Location: Burin, Newfoundland, Canada

Death Date: 1938

Death Location: Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Father: Thomas Riggs

Mother: Eleanor Buffett

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Benjamin George Riggs was born in 1868 in Burin, Newfoundland, Canada, the child of Thomas Riggs And Eleanor Chilcott Buffett. Benjamin George Riggs passed away in 1938 in Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Biography

  • Benjamin George Riggs was born in 1868 in Burin, Newfoundland, Canada, the child of Thomas Riggs And Eleanor Chilcott Buffett.
  • Benjamin George Riggs passed away in 1938 in Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

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Benjamin Riggs's Ancestors

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Benjamin Riggs
1868–1938
Birth Place: Burin, Newfoundland, Canada
Parents
Thomas Riggs
1821–1902
Lawn, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Eleanor (Chilcott) Buffett
1827–1894
Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Grandparents
Benjamin (Robert) Buffett
1778–1865
Grand Bank, Burin, Newfoundland, Canada
Christianna Forsey
1778–1856
Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
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Benjamin Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1868
15 Feb 1868
Birth of Benjamin George Riggs in Burin, Newfoundland, Canada
Burin, Newfoundland, Canada
1938
1938
Age 70
Death of Benjamin George Riggs in Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1868
    Event Place: Burin, Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Grand Bank, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

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