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John Edward Riggs 1854–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Apr 1854

Birth Location: Bulls Cove, Burin, Newfoundland

Death Date: 1915

Death Location: Unknown

Father: Jonathan Riggs

Mother: Susan Brushett

Spouse(s): Sarah Wright

Children(s): John Riggs, Andrew Riggs, MARY RIGGS, HANNAH RIGGS, GEORGE RIGGS, ROSE RIGGS, ELI RIGGS, GEORGE RIGGS, MARY RIGGS

John Edward Riggs was born in 1854 in Bulls Cove, Burin, Newfoundland, the child of Jonathan Riggs And Susan Brushett. John Edward Riggs married Sarah Jane Wright, and had children including Andrew Riggs, Eli Riggs, George William Riggs, Hannah Frances Riggs, John Robert Riggs, Mary Ann Clarke Riggs, Mary Elizabeth Riggs, Rose Riggs. John Edward Riggs passed away in 1915 in Unknown.

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Biography

  • John Edward Riggs was born in 1854 in Bulls Cove, Burin, Newfoundland, the child of Jonathan Riggs And Susan Brushett.
  • John Edward Riggs married Sarah Jane Wright, and had children including Andrew Riggs, Eli Riggs, George William Riggs, Hannah Frances Riggs, John Robert Riggs, Mary Ann Clarke Riggs, Mary Elizabeth Riggs, Rose Riggs.
  • John Edward Riggs passed away in 1915 in Unknown.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Riggs's Ancestors

Self
John Riggs
1854–1915
Birth Place: Bulls Cove, Burin, Newfoundland
Parents
Jonathan Riggs
1815–1894
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Susan Brushett
1819–1858
Burin, Newfoundland
Grandparents
Andrew Riggs
1788–1870
Bay de Verde, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Elizabeth Manuel*
1788–1853
England
Great-Grandparents
John Riggs
1752–
Elizabeth Stephens
1765–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Riggs
1690–1783
Sarah Hooper
1711–1766

John Riggs's Descendants

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John (Edward) Riggs (30 Apr 1854–1915) m. Sarah (Jane) Wright (1868–27 Feb 1929)
  1. 1. John (Robert) Riggs 1891–
  2. 2. Andrew Riggs 1908–1977 m. Elizabeth ("Bessie") Harding 1907–1990
  3. 3. MARY (ANN CLARKE) RIGGS 1909–1939 m. George Foote 1901–1957
    1. 1. Mary (Ella) Foote 1934–1960
    2. 2. Albert (J) Foote 1935–2006
  4. 4. HANNAH (FRANCES) RIGGS 1889–1889
  5. 5. GEORGE (WILLIAM) RIGGS 1900–1901
  6. 6. ROSE RIGGS 1895–1930
  7. 7. ELI RIGGS 1897–1905
  8. 8. GEORGE (WILLIAM) RIGGS 1888–1893
  9. 9. MARY (ELIZABETH) RIGGS 1903–1906

John Riggs's Timeline

5 Records

1854
30 Apr 1854
Birth of John Edward Riggs in Burin, Newfoundland, Canada
Burin, Newfoundland, Canada
1854
30 Apr 1854
Birth of John Edward Riggs in Bulls Cove, Burin, Newfoundland
Bulls Cove, Burin, Newfoundland
1915
1915
Age 61
Death of John Edward Riggs in Unknown
Unknown
1915
1915
Age 61
Death of John Edward Riggs
None
1915
1915
Age 61
Death of John Edward Riggs
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1854
    Event Place: Burin, Newfoundland, Canada
    Record Source: Newfoundland, Canada, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, Newfoundland, Department of Tourism, Culture, and Recreation; Newfoundland, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1854
    Event Place: Bulls Cove, Burin, Newfoundland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Unknown

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1915

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1915

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