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Gideon Riggs 1782–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 JAN 1782

Birth Location: Oxford, New Haven, CT

Death Date: 1861-12-28

Death Location: Franklin, Iowa, USA

Father: John Riggs

Mother: Elizabeth Hawkins

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Gideon Riggs was born in 1782 in Oxford, New Haven, CT, the child of John Riggs And Elizabeth Hawkins. Gideon Riggs passed away in 1861 in Franklin, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Gideon Riggs was born in 1782 in Oxford, New Haven, CT, the child of John Riggs And Elizabeth Hawkins.
  • Gideon Riggs passed away in 1861 in Franklin, Iowa, USA.

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Gideon Riggs's Ancestors

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Gideon Riggs
1782–1861
Birth Place: Oxford, New Haven, CT
Parents
John Riggs
1743–1814
Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Elizabeth Hawkins
1746–1815
Derby, New Haven, Connecticut Colony
Grandparents
Joseph (Harvey) Riggs
1709–1792
Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Mabel Johnson
1719–1806
Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Riggs
1676–1755
Elizabeth Tomlinson
1676–1747
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Riggs
1640–1738
Sara Baldwin
1649–1713

Gideon Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1782
30 JAN 1782
Birth of Gideon Riggs in Oxford, New Haven, CT
Oxford, New Haven, CT
1861
1861-12-28
Age 79
Death of Gideon Riggs in Franklin, Iowa, USA
Franklin, Iowa, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 JAN 1782
    Event Place: Oxford, New Haven, CT

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1861-12-28
    Event Place: Franklin, Iowa, USA

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