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Joseph Riggs 1675–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1675

Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: September 11, 1744

Death Location: Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: Edward III

Mother: Mary Munn

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The story of Joseph Riggs began in 1675 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States. Joseph Riggs passed away in 1744 in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Riggs began in 1675 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States.
  • Joseph Riggs passed away in 1744 in Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Joseph Riggs's Ancestors

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Joseph Riggs
1675–1744
Birth Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Edward Riggs III
1636–1715
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Mary (Browne) Munn
1653–1688
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Edward (II Riggs) *
1619–1670
Nazeing, Epping Forest District, Essex, England
ELIZABETH Roosa
1618–1669
Herwijen, Lingewaal, Gelderland, Netherlands
John Brown
1628–1690
Milford, Connecticut, USA
Mary Burwell
1623–1689
, Hertfordshire, , England
Great-Grandparents
Edward Riggs
1589–1672
Elizabeth Holmes
1590–1635
GIJSBERT ROOS
1570–1661
Metje DeRoos
1596–1625
Francis Browne*
1595–1668
Mary Edwards*
1615–1693
John Burwell
1602–1649
Esther Winchester
1595–1635
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Riggs
1557–1602
Elizabeth Chambers
1555–1603
WILLIAM HOLMES
1551–1590
Elizabeth Rooke
1552–1635

Joseph Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1675
1675
Birth of Joseph Riggs in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
1744
September 11, 1744
Age 69
Death of Joseph Riggs in Orange, New York, USA
Orange, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1675
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: September 11, 1744
    Event Place: Orange, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orange, Essex County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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