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Dorothy Riggs 1711–1803 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1711

Birth Location: Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 23 NOV 1803

Death Location: Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA

Father: John Riggs*4th

Mother: Alphia Stoughton

Spouse(s): John II

Children(s): Samuel Breese, Henry Breese, Mary Breese, Stephen Breese, John Breese

In 1711, Dorothy Riggs entered the world in Somerset County, New Jersey, USA, born to John Edward Riggs 4Th And Alphia Stoughton. Dorothy Riggs married John Breese Ii, and had children including Henry Breese, John Breese, Mary Breese, Samuel Breese, Stephen Breese. Dorothy Riggs passed away in 1803 in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1711, Dorothy Riggs entered the world in Somerset County, New Jersey, USA, born to John Edward Riggs 4Th And Alphia Stoughton.
  • Dorothy Riggs married John Breese Ii, and had children including Henry Breese, John Breese, Mary Breese, Samuel Breese, Stephen Breese.
  • Dorothy Riggs passed away in 1803 in Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Riggs*4th
1668–1744
Birth Location: Newark,Essex,New Jersey,USA
JR
Alphia Stoughton
1671–1734
Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
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Spouses(s)

John II
1713–1803
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
JI

Children(s)

Samuel Breese
1758–1837
Birth Location: Shrewsbury, Mass
SB
Henry Breese
1752–1835
Birth Location: Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey
HB
Mary Breese
1747–1820
Birth Location: Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey
MB
Stephen Breese
1755–1833
Birth Location: Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey
SB
John Breese
1738–1829
Birth Location: Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
JB

Dorothy Riggs's Ancestors

Self
Dorothy Riggs
1711–1803
Birth Place: Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Parents
John Edward Riggs*4th
1668–1744
Newark,Essex,New Jersey,USA
Alphia Stoughton
1671–1734
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Edward (Riggs) III
1636–1714
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward II
1619–1667
Elizabeth Riggs
1618–1669
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elizabeth Riggs
1590–1634
Elizabeth Rooke
1552–1635

Dorothy Riggs's Descendants

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Dorothy Riggs (1711–23 NOV 1803) m. John (Breese) II (1713–4 Mar 1803)
  1. 1. Samuel Breese 1758–1837
  2. 2. Henry Breese 1752–1835 m. Ruth Pierson 1754–1833
  3. 3. Mary Breese 1747–1820
  4. 4. Stephen Breese 1755–1833
  5. 5. John Breese 1738–1829 m. Hannah (Priscilla Gildersleeve) Brees 1750–1844
    1. 1. Deborah Breese 1773–1839
    2. 2. John (Breese) Jr 1791–1882 m. Mary (Ann) Truesdell 1797–1874
      1. 1. John (H.) Breese 1830–1893
      2. 2. Hannah Dean 1832–1909
      3. 3. Mary (Ann) Stowell 1840–1907
      4. 4. Sara (Jackson) Douglass 1826–1885
      5. 5. Caroline (E.) Breese 1820–1904
      6. 6. Horace (J.) Breese 1837–1910
      7. 7. Angeline Breese 1836–1913
      8. 8. Josiah (Truesdell) Breese 1824–1884
      9. 9. Esther Kilbourn 1828–1882
      10. 10. LeMoyne Breese 1822–1893
      11. 11. Katherine (Calista) Ellsworth 1833–1917
    3. 3. Sarah Breese 1789–1881 m. John Jackson 1787–1863
      1. 1. Cornelius Johnson 1822–1903
      2. 2. Lyman (F.) Jackson 1831–1914
      3. 3. Lewis (Breese) Jackson 1826–1897
    4. 4. Hannah Breese 1786–1873
    5. 5. Silas (Gildersleeve) Breese 1784–1855 m. Mary Brees 1784–1850
      1. 1. Achilles Brees 1825–1893
      2. 2. Ira (L.) Breese 1819–1903
      3. 3. Ulysses Brees 1822–1909
    6. 6. Azariah Breese 1781–1866
    7. 7. Lewis Breese 1779–1864
    8. 8. Samuel Breese 1777–1849
    9. 9. Phebe Brees 1773–1873
      1. 1. Hannah Culver 1797–1890
    10. 10. Stephen Breese 1769–1769
    11. 11. Elias BREESE 1775–1863 m. Deborah Bennett 1789–1838
      1. 1. Phoebe (Ann) Rorick 1811–1858
        1. 1. E (B) Rorick 1832–
      2. 2. Hannah (M.) Rorick 1819–1896
      3. 3. Solomon (M) Brees 1816–1907 m. Keziah (L) Carpenter 1816–1902
      4. 4. Jacob (Wanzer) Breese 1823–1906
      5. 5. Abraham (Bennitt) Brees 1808–1911 m. Lucy (Ann) Brees –1849
      6. 6. Nancy (A) Rorick 1829–1912
      7. 7. Daniel Brees 1822–1876
      8. 8. Lewis Brees 1814–1889 m. Elizabeth Mead 1818–1882
        1. 1. Edgar (M) Brees 1860–1925
        2. 2. Mary (E) Sweet 1854–1940
      9. 9. John Breese 1809–1897
      10. 10. Darius (C.) Brees 1823–1896 m. Mary Meade 1824– m. Clarissa EDSON 1834–1870 m. Mary Meade 1823–1850
        1. 1. Ernest (Birdett) BREESE 1862–1864
        2. 2. Sylvester (Abiraham) BREESE 1860–
        3. 3. Adella (Louisa) BREESE 1857–1927
        4. 4. Clarraetta (Arzelia) BREESE 1856–1856
        5. 5. Ella BREESE 1854–
        6. 6. Charles (Darius) BREESE 1852–1931
        7. 7. Mary (F) Breese 1850–1850
        8. 8. Estel (Rorick) BREESE 1848–1850
        9. 9. Harriett BREESE 1846–1864
        10. 10. Emily BREESE 1845–
        11. 11. Elias (L) Breese 1843–1912 m. Sarah (Jane) Maguire 1842–1913

Dorothy Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1711
1711
Birth of Dorothy Riggs in Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
1803
23 NOV 1803
Age 92
Death of Dorothy Riggs in Barnard, New Jersey, USA
Barnard, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1711
    Event Place: Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 80016
    [2] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)
    [3] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1989.020; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [4] Millennium File
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 347
    [7] Family Data Collection - Births
    [8] American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI)

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 NOV 1803
    Event Place: Barnard, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Source Citation: SAR Membership Number: 80016
    [2] Millennium File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 347

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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