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HENRY RIGGS 1819–1893 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Apr 1819

Birth Location: Marshall County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 10 May 1893

Death Location: Greene, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: James Riggs

Mother: ROSANNAH RIGGS

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In 1819, HENRY RIGGS entered the world in Marshall County, West Virginia, USA, born to James Dodson Riggs And Rosannah Whitlatch M Riggs. HENRY RIGGS passed away in 1893 in Greene, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1819, HENRY RIGGS entered the world in Marshall County, West Virginia, USA, born to James Dodson Riggs And Rosannah Whitlatch M Riggs.
  • HENRY RIGGS passed away in 1893 in Greene, Pennsylvania, USA.

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HENRY RIGGS's Ancestors

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HENRY RIGGS
1819–1893
Birth Place: Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
James Dodson Riggs
1778–1860
Pike Run, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
ROSANNAH (WHITLATCH m.) RIGGS
1783–1837
Morgan, Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Rev (William) Riggs
1750–1833
Cecil County, MD
Mary Dodson
1755–1819
Potomac, Montgomery, Maryland, USA
William (Thomas) Whitlatch
1761–1846
Harford County, MD
Nancy (Anne) Veatch
1760–1843
Harford, Maryland, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Riggs
1717–1769
Frances Colburn
1719–1756
James Dodson
1725–1788
Eleanor Miller
1731–1788
Charles Whitlatch
1720–1818
Elizabeth 🪶
1721–1814
Daniel Sr.
1722–1803
Dorcas Plummer
1720–1773
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Riggs
1669–1762
Frances Colburne
1688–1756
Isaac Colburn
1693–1719
Mary Lewis
1697–1783
Fortunatus Dodson
1704–1737
Alice Goad
1704–1767
Charles Whitlatch
1688–1727
Sarah Glover
1688–
John Bond
1664–1739
Patience 🪶
1664–1727
James Veech)
1695–1762
Thomas Plummer
1697–1774
Sarah Wilson
1694–1788

HENRY RIGGS's Timeline

2 Records

1819
18 Apr 1819
Birth of HENRY RIGGS in Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
1893
10 May 1893
Age 74
Death of HENRY RIGGS in Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
Greene, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Apr 1819
    Event Place: Marshall County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 May 1893
    Event Place: Greene, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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