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Elizabeth Roosa 1618–1669 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1618

Birth Location: Herwijnen, Lingewaal, Gelderland, Pays-Bas

Death Date: 2 Sep 1669

Death Location: Newark Essex Co NJ, New Jersey, USA

Father: Heijmen Roosa

Mother: Metje ROOS

Spouse(s): SGT. w, Edward I

Children(s): Edward III, Joseph *, Mary *, Samuel *, Elizabeth *, Lydia Riggs, Thomas Riggs, Samuel Riggs

Elizabeth Roosa was born in 1618 in Herwijnen, Lingewaal, Gelderland, Pays-Bas, the child of Heijmen Guijsbert Roosa And Metje Gijsberts De Roos. Elizabeth Roosa married Edward Riggs I, Sgt Edward Riggs Ii He Was A Sergeant In Pequot War In 1637 Distinguished Himself By Rescuing A Band Of His Companions From An Ambuscade Into W, and had children including Edward Riggs Iii, Elizabeth 1648 Riggs Ma Frm Ed, Joseph 1644 Riggs Hannah Ct Frm Ed Ii, Lydia Riggs, Mary 1646 Riggs Day Ma Frm Ed, Samuel Riggs, Samuel Roosa 1640 Riggs Sarah Sarah Ensigne Ct From Edward Iv, Thomas Riggs. Elizabeth Roosa passed away in 1669 in Newark Essex Co NJ, New Jersey, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Roosa was born in 1618 in Herwijnen, Lingewaal, Gelderland, Pays-Bas, the child of Heijmen Guijsbert Roosa And Metje Gijsberts De Roos.
  • Elizabeth Roosa married Edward Riggs I, Sgt Edward Riggs Ii He Was A Sergeant In Pequot War In 1637 Distinguished Himself By Rescuing A Band Of His Companions From An Ambuscade Into W, and had children including Edward Riggs Iii, Elizabeth 1648 Riggs Ma Frm Ed, Joseph 1644 Riggs Hannah Ct Frm Ed Ii, Lydia Riggs, Mary 1646 Riggs Day Ma Frm Ed, Samuel Riggs, Samuel Roosa 1640 Riggs Sarah Sarah Ensigne Ct From Edward Iv, Thomas Riggs.
  • Elizabeth Roosa passed away in 1669 in Newark Essex Co NJ, New Jersey, USA.

Immediate Family

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Elizabeth Roosa's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Roosa
1618–1669
Birth Place: Herwijnen, Lingewaal, Gelderland, Pays-Bas
Parents
Heijmen Guijsbert Roosa
1593–1626
Herwynen, Gelderland, Pays-Bas
Metje (Gijsberts de) ROOS
1596–1625
Herwynen, Gelderland, Pays-Bas
Grandparents
Goert (Reyersen Sterck) Roza
1516–1619
Herwijnen, Lingewaal Municipality, Gelderland, Netherlands
Maria (Alerts) Dircksen
1558–1615
Herwijnen, Gelderland, Pays-Bas
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Roosa's Descendants

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Elizabeth Roosa (1618–2 Sep 1669) m. SGT. (Edward Riggs II He was a Sergeant in Pequot War in 1637 & distinguished himself by rescuing a band of his companions from an ambuscade into) w (17 Oct 1619–1 June 1668) m. Edward (Riggs) I (30 March 1589–5 March 1672)
  1. 1. Edward (Riggs) III 1638–1715
  2. 2. Joseph (1644 Riggs (Hannah) CT frm Ed II) * 1642–1689
  3. 3. Mary (1646 Riggs Day Ma frm Ed) * 1644–1712
  4. 4. Samuel (Roosa 1640 Riggs (Sarah Sarah) Ensigne CT from Edward IV) * 1640–1738
  5. 5. Elizabeth (1648 Riggs Ma frm Ed) * 1648–
  6. 6. Lydia Riggs 1646–1678
  7. 7. Thomas Riggs 1632–1722
  8. 8. Samuel Riggs 1640–1712

Elizabeth Roosa's Timeline

3 Records

1618
1618
Birth of Elizabeth Roosa in Herwijnen, Lingewaal, Gelderland, Pays-Bas
Herwijnen, Lingewaal, Gelderland, Pays-Bas
1636
5 April 1636
Age 18
Elizabeth Roosa was married in Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
1669
2 Sep 1669
Age 51
Death of Elizabeth Roosa in Newark Essex Co NJ, New Jersey, USA
Newark Essex Co NJ, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1618
    Event Place: Herwijnen, Lingewaal, Gelderland, Pays-Bas
    Record Source:
    [1] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 April 1636
    Event Place: Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Sep 1669
    Event Place: Newark Essex Co NJ, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., New England Marriages Prior to 1700, Genealogical Publishing Co.; Baltimore, MD, USA; Volume Title: New England Marriages Prior to 1700
    [2] Netherlands, GenealogieOnline Trees Index
    [3] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

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