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George Nelson Wiggins 1769 – 1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 April 1769

Birth Location: Newburgh, Orange County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 14 March 1861

Death Location: New York, United States of America

Father: John Wiggins

Mother: Mary Nichols

Spouse(s): Amey Hawkins

Children(s): John Wiggins

George Nelson Wiggins was born in 1769 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York, United States of America, the child of John Wiggins and Mary "Polly" Dobson Nichols. George Nelson Wiggins married Amey Hawkins, and had children including John Wiggins. George Nelson Wiggins passed away in 1861 in New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • George Nelson Wiggins was born in 1769 in Newburgh, Orange County, New York, United States of America, the child of John Wiggins and Mary "Polly" Dobson Nichols.
  • George Nelson Wiggins married Amey Hawkins, and had children including John Wiggins.
  • George Nelson Wiggins passed away in 1861 in New York, United States of America.

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George Wiggins's Ancestors

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George Wiggins
1769 – 1861
Birth Place: Newburgh, Orange County, New York, United States of America
Parents
John Wiggins
1734 – 1811
Newburgh, Orange County, New York, United States of America
Mary ("Polly" Dobson) Nichols
1735 – 1788
Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Benjamin (F) Wiggins
1702 – 1776
Jamaica, Long, Island, New York, USA
Rachel (Stauffer) (Wiggins)
1705 – 1742
Hempstead, Nassau, New York, USA
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George Wiggins's Descendants

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George (Nelson) Wiggins (5 April 1769 – 14 March 1861) m. Amey Hawkins (23 October 1775 – 21 March 1860)
  1. 1. John Wiggins (1806 – 22 February 1883) m. Sarah Collett (Abt 1811 – )
    1. 1. Martha Wiggins (31 May 1852 – 26 April 1942) m. William (Harrison) Meldrim (25 Dec 1845 – 11 Mar 1921)
      1. 1. Rollin (Collett) Meldrim (29 January 1873 – 23 September 1934) m. Mildred (Marjorie) Anderson (26 Aug 1876 – 20 Febr 1961)
        1. 1. Maybelle (Isabelle) Meldriam (21 Sep 1906 – 11 May 1996) m. Charles (Dodds Riggs) Pease (23 Jul 1889 – 12 May 1950) m. William Trent

George Wiggins's Timeline

2 Records

1769
5 April 1769
Birth of George Nelson Wiggins in Newburgh, Orange County, New York, United States of America
Newburgh, Orange County, New York, United States of America
1861
14 March 1861
Age 92
Death of George Nelson Wiggins in New York, United States of America
New York, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 April 1769
    Event Place: Newburgh, Orange County, New York, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 March 1861
    Event Place: New York, United States of America

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