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John Riggs 1798 – 1849 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1798

Birth Location: Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 10 Jun 1849

Death Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

Father: John Riggs

Mother: Elizabeth Walker

Spouse(s): Mary Gilman

Children(s): William Riggs

John Riggs III was born in 1798 in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Riggs and Elizabeth Walker. John Riggs III married Mary Gilman, and had children including William Sears Riggs. John Riggs III passed away in 1849 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • John Riggs III was born in 1798 in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA, the child of John Riggs and Elizabeth Walker.
  • John Riggs III married Mary Gilman, and had children including William Sears Riggs.
  • John Riggs III passed away in 1849 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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John Riggs's Ancestors

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John Riggs
1798 – 1849
Birth Place: Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Parents
John Riggs
1765 – 1835
Maryland, United States
Elizabeth Walker
1765 – 1846
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
John Riggs
1740 – 1827
, Prince George's, Maryland, USA
Chloe Masters
James Walker
1745 –
of, Bourbon, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Riggs's Descendants

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John Riggs (11 Apr 1798 – 10 Jun 1849) m. Mary Gilman (1802 – 28 May 1860)
  1. 1. William (Sears) Riggs (19 March 1830 – 15 May 1923) m. Sarah Reeves (28 September 1837 – 16 April 1893)
    1. 1. William (Reeves) Riggs (22 May 1865 – 26 June 1923) m. Priscilla (Sophia) Barnhurst (6 May 1868 – 16 May 1931)
      1. 1. Samuel (Barnhurst) Riggs (17 Oct 1891 – 29 August 1950) m. Effel (Harmon) Burrows (22 December 1893 – 1 Oct 1991)
        1. 1. Omega Riggs (27 July 1911 – 30 August 2004) m. Cloyd (Delton) Campbell (29 December 1910 – 26 January 1988)

John Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1798
11 Apr 1798
Birth of John Riggs III in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
1849
10 Jun 1849
Age 51
Death of John Riggs III in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1798
    Event Place: Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 171.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: CLB
    [2] Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961, Utah State Archives; Salt Lake City, Utah; Series Number: 81448

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Utah, USA
    Record Source: Utah Pioneers and Prominent Men, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah; Genealogies and Biographies; R; Privates

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1849
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

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