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John Thomas Riggs 1889–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Apr 1889

Birth Location: Bulls Cove, Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Death Date: 7 Feb 1917

Death Location: Sinking of Mina Swin

Father: William Riggs

Mother: Elizabeth Brinton

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In 1889, John Thomas Riggs entered the world in Bulls Cove, Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, born to William Henry Riggs And Elizabeth Brinton. John Thomas Riggs passed away in 1917 in Sinking of Mina Swin.

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Biography

  • In 1889, John Thomas Riggs entered the world in Bulls Cove, Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, born to William Henry Riggs And Elizabeth Brinton.
  • John Thomas Riggs passed away in 1917 in Sinking of Mina Swin.

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John Riggs's Ancestors

Self
John Riggs
1889–1917
Birth Place: Bulls Cove, Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Parents
William Henry Riggs
1845–1923
Burin, Newfoundland, Canada
Elizabeth Brinton
1853–1891
Burin, Newfoundland
Grandparents
Andrew Riggs
1817–1894
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Harriet Hollett
1821–1893
Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Ann Chaulker
1816–1901
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Riggs
1788–1870
Elizabeth Manuel*
1788–1853
Samuel Hallett
1790–1855
Ann
1787–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Riggs
1752–
Elizabeth Stephens
1765–
John Hollett
1736–1819
Dinah Long
1747–1826

John Riggs's Timeline

3 Records

1889
6 Apr 1889
Birth of John Thomas Riggs in Bulls Cove, Burin, Newfoundland
Bulls Cove, Burin, Newfoundland
1889
6 Apr 1889
Birth of John Thomas Riggs in Bulls Cove, Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Bulls Cove, Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
1917
7 Feb 1917
Age 28
Death of John Thomas Riggs in Sinking of Mina Swin
Sinking of Mina Swin

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1889
    Event Place: Bulls Cove, Burin, Newfoundland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1889
    Event Place: Bulls Cove, Burin, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1917
    Event Place: Sinking of Mina Swin

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