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Jonathan Riggs 1741–1836 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1741

Birth Location: Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 2 Apr 1836

Death Location: Sheakleyville, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Thomas Riggs

Mother: Eunice Morris

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Jonathan Riggs was born in 1741 in Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, the child of Thomas Riggs And Eunice Morris. Jonathan Riggs married Mary Hampton. Jonathan Riggs passed away in 1836 in Sheakleyville, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • Jonathan Riggs was born in 1741 in Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, the child of Thomas Riggs And Eunice Morris.
  • Jonathan Riggs married Mary Hampton.
  • Jonathan Riggs passed away in 1836 in Sheakleyville, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Jonathan Riggs's Ancestors

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Jonathan Riggs
1741–1836
Birth Place: Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Thomas Riggs
1701–1789
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Eunice Morris
1703–1789
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Edward Riggs
1668–1744
Newark, Essex Co., NJ
Alphia Stoughton
1671–1715
Newark, Essex Co., NJ
Great-Grandparents
Edward Riggs
1636–1715
Mary Munn
1640–1689
Samuel Stoughton
1648–1671
Sarah Munn
1651–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Riggs
1619–1668
Elizabeth Roosa
1617–1664
Benjamin "Capt."
1625–1675
Abigail Burt
1623–1707

Jonathan Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1741
1741
Birth of Jonathan Riggs in Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
1836
2 Apr 1836
Age 95
Death of Jonathan Riggs in Sheakleyville, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States
Sheakleyville, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1741
    Event Place: Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Apr 1836
    Event Place: Sheakleyville, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States

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