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Gideon Riggs 1713–1786 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1713

Birth Location: Essex County, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 25 JAN 1786

Death Location: Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States

Father: Joseph Riggs

Mother: Sarah Miles

Spouse(s): Rebecca Hand

Children(s):

In 1713, Gideon Riggs entered the world in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, born to Joseph Riggs And Sarah Miles. Gideon Riggs married Rebecca Hand. Gideon Riggs passed away in 1786 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1713, Gideon Riggs entered the world in Essex County, New Jersey, United States, born to Joseph Riggs And Sarah Miles.
  • Gideon Riggs married Rebecca Hand.
  • Gideon Riggs passed away in 1786 in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.

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Gideon Riggs's Ancestors

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Gideon Riggs
1713–1786
Birth Place: Essex County, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Joseph Riggs
1676–1744
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, British Colonial America
Sarah Miles
1682–1735
Newark, Essex, Colony of New Jersey, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Edward Riggs
1650–1715
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Mary
1650–1691
Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Edward Riggs
1619–1668
Elizabeth
1621–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Riggs
1593–1671
Elizabeth Holmes
1590–1634

Gideon Riggs's Timeline

3 Records

1713
1713
Birth of Gideon Riggs in Essex County, New Jersey, United States
Essex County, New Jersey, United States
1786
JAN 1786
Age 73
Burial of Gideon Riggs in First Presbyterian Churchyard, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States
First Presbyterian Churchyard, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States
1786
25 JAN 1786
Age 73
Death of Gideon Riggs in Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States
Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1713
    Event Place: Essex County, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: JAN 1786
    Event Place: First Presbyterian Churchyard, Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 JAN 1786
    Event Place: Morristown, Morris County, New Jersey, United States

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