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John Rigby 1615–1647 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 May 1615

Birth Location: Brower, Devon, England

Death Date: Jan 1647

Death Location: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Rigby

Mother: Wilmotte Rigby

Spouse(s): Isabel Prescott

Children(s): Elizabeth Rigby, Samuel Rigby, Mehitable Rigby, Abigail Rigby, Mary Breck, John Breck

In 1615, John Rigby entered the world in Brower, Devon, England, born to John Rigby And Wilmotte Rigby. John Rigby married Isabel Prescott, and had children including Abigail Rigby, Elizabeth Rigby, John Breck, Mary Breck, Mehitable Rigby, Samuel Rigby. John Rigby passed away in 1647 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1615, John Rigby entered the world in Brower, Devon, England, born to John Rigby And Wilmotte Rigby.
  • John Rigby married Isabel Prescott, and had children including Abigail Rigby, Elizabeth Rigby, John Breck, Mary Breck, Mehitable Rigby, Samuel Rigby.
  • John Rigby passed away in 1647 in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Rigby's Ancestors

Self
John Rigby
1615–1647
Birth Place: Brower, Devon, England
Parents
John Rigby
1590–
England
Wilmotte Rigby
1590–
England
Grandparents
Saint (John Rigby, Catholic) Martyr
1536–1635
Wigan, Lancashire, England
Alice Ashawe
1570–1604
Shaw Hall, Flixton, Lancashire, England
Elynor Mann
1569–1635
Budbrooke, Warwick, England
Great-Grandparents
Leonard Ashawe
1544–1594
Elizabeth Hodgkinson
1546–1627
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Rigby's Descendants

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John Rigby (6 May 1615–Jan 1647) m. Isabel Prescott (1610–21 Jun 1673)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Rigby 1657–1732 m. Watching Atherton 1651–1672 m. Humphrey Atherton 1651–1661
    1. 1. Samuel Atherton 1686–1744
    2. 2. Elizabeth Atherton 1679–1731
    3. 3. Margaret Atherton 1684–
    4. 4. Patience Atherton 1682–1732 m. David Chaffee 1680–1750
      1. 1. ELIZABETH CHAFFEE 1711–1761 m. Ichabod Read 1708–1784
        1. 1. Ichabod Read 1735–1748
        2. 2. Patience Read 1737–1823
        3. 3. Amos Read 1739–1779
        4. 4. Daniel Read 1743–
        5. 5. Olive Read 1746–
        6. 6. Ichabod Read 1750–
        7. 7. Johnathan Read 1752–
      2. 2. Atherton Chaffee 1715–1778
      3. 3. MARGARET CHAFFEE 1719–1777
      4. 4. PATIENCE CHAFFEE 1720–1754
      5. 5. EXPERIENCE CHAFFEE 1722–1753
      6. 6. DAVID CHAFFEE 1733–1784
      7. 7. David (Chaffee) Jr 1708–1784
      8. 8. Mary Chaffee 1717–1731 m. Gideon FRANKLIN 1711–1761
        1. 1. DAVID FRANKLIN 1738–1754
        2. 2. Asa Franklin 1739–1807
        3. 3. MOLLY FRANKLIN 1741–1807
        4. 4. HANNAH FRANKLIN 1743–
        5. 5. GIDEON FRANKLIN 1745–
        6. 6. OLIVER FRANKLIN 1748–1807
        7. 7. Daniel FRANKLIN 1736–1818 m. Beriah TITUS 1735–1806
  2. 2. Samuel Rigby 1641–1691
  3. 3. Mehitable Rigby 1643–1680
  4. 4. Abigail Rigby 1645–1703
  5. 5. Mary Breck 1648–1720
  6. 6. John Breck 1650–1691

John Rigby's Timeline

2 Records

1615
6 May 1615
Birth of John Rigby in Brower, Devon, England
Brower, Devon, England
1647
Jan 1647
Age 32
Death of John Rigby in Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 May 1615
    Event Place: Brower, Devon, England
    Record Source: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 226.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: HEW.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Dorchester, Massachusetts; Year: 1642; Page Number: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jan 1647
    Event Place: Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

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