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John Pettit Rigsby 1878–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1878

Birth Location: Caistorville, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 27 Oct 1929

Death Location: Ridley Park, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: R. Rigsby

Mother: Sarah Pettit

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In 1878, John Pettit Rigsby entered the world in Caistorville, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada, born to R Walter Rigsby And Sarah Eliza Pettit. John Pettit Rigsby passed away in 1929 in Ridley Park, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1878, John Pettit Rigsby entered the world in Caistorville, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada, born to R Walter Rigsby And Sarah Eliza Pettit.
  • John Pettit Rigsby passed away in 1929 in Ridley Park, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA.

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John Rigsby's Ancestors

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John Rigsby
1878–1929
Birth Place: Caistorville, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
Parents
R. Walter Rigsby
1846–1922
Hamilton, Ontario
Sarah (Eliza) Pettit
1848–1891
Ontario
Grandparents
John Rigsby
1813–1889
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Eleanor Dutton
1820–1887
Liverpool, Lancashire, , England
John* (Charles Pettit) Jr
1808–1877
Saltfleet Twp, Wentworth, Ontario, Canada
Harriet (Eliza Pettit, nee) Bedell*
1815–1889
Winona, Saltfleet Township, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
John Rigsby
1787–1850
Margaret Trick
1788–1789
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Trick
1764–1796
Ann Chalk
1761–1795

John Rigsby's Timeline

2 Records

1878
14 May 1878
Birth of John Pettit Rigsby in Caistorville, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
Caistorville, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada
1929
27 Oct 1929
Age 51
Death of John Pettit Rigsby in Ridley Park, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA
Ridley Park, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1878
    Event Place: Caistorville, Lincoln, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1929
    Event Place: Ridley Park, Delaware, Pennsylvania, USA

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