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Cyrus Riggs 1840–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 MAR 1840

Birth Location: Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1 FEB 1895

Death Location: Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA

Father: Cyrus Riggs

Mother: Elizabeth Squire

Spouse(s): Hester Woodard

Children(s): Orrin Riggs, Louisa Riggs

Cyrus Riggs was born in 1840 in Ontario, Canada, the child of Cyrus Riggs And Elizabeth Wood Squire. Cyrus Riggs married Hester Ann Woodard, and had children including Ella Riggs, Gussie Riggs, Louisa Winifred Riggs, Orrin Brett Riggs. Cyrus Riggs passed away in 1895 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • Cyrus Riggs was born in 1840 in Ontario, Canada, the child of Cyrus Riggs And Elizabeth Wood Squire.
  • Cyrus Riggs married Hester Ann Woodard, and had children including Ella Riggs, Gussie Riggs, Louisa Winifred Riggs, Orrin Brett Riggs.
  • Cyrus Riggs passed away in 1895 in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA.

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Cyrus Riggs's Ancestors

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Cyrus Riggs
1840–1895
Birth Place: Ontario, Canada
Parents
Cyrus Riggs
1799–1858
Butternuts, Otsego, New York, USA
Elizabeth (Wood) Squire
1805–1890
Salem, Washington, New York, USA
Grandparents
Miles Riggs
1777–1871
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Benedict
1778–1860
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Miles Riggs
1748–1836
Martha Bull
1755–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bull
1722–1799
Jerusha Hopkins
1725–1791

Cyrus Riggs's Descendants

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Cyrus Riggs (21 MAR 1840–1 FEB 1895) m. Hester (Ann) Woodard (1846–)
  1. 1. Orrin (Brett) Riggs 1877–1942
  2. 2. Louisa (Winifred) Riggs 1880–1929

Cyrus Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1840
21 MAR 1840
Birth of Cyrus Riggs in Ontario, Canada
Ontario, Canada
1895
1 FEB 1895
Age 55
Death of Cyrus Riggs in Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA
Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Riggsville Cemetery, Riggsville, Cheboygan, MI

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 MAR 1840
    Event Place: Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 FEB 1895
    Event Place: Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan, USA

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