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James R. Riggs 1817–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 1880

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: John Riggs

Mother: Sally Foster

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Children(s):

In 1817, James R. Riggs entered the world in Tennessee, USA, born to John Riggs And Sally Foster. James R. Riggs passed away in 1880 in Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1817, James R. Riggs entered the world in Tennessee, USA, born to John Riggs And Sally Foster.
  • James R. Riggs passed away in 1880 in Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Riggs
1782–1857
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
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Sally Foster
1780–1870
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Riggs's Ancestors

Self
James Riggs
1817–1880
Birth Place: Tennessee, USA
Parents
John Riggs
1782–1857
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Sally Foster
1780–1870
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Ambrose Foster
1720–1802
Essex County, Virginia, USA
Peggy Link
1729–1809
Halifax County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of James R. Riggs in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 63
Death of James R. Riggs in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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