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Joshua Riggs 1707–1790 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Feb 1707

Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1790

Death Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John 7ggf

Mother: Ruth 7ggm

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The story of Joshua Riggs began in 1707 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Joshua Riggs passed away in 1790 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joshua Riggs began in 1707 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Joshua Riggs passed away in 1790 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Joshua Riggs's Ancestors

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Joshua Riggs
1707–1790
Birth Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
John Riggs 7ggf
1669–1756
Goose Cove, Essex, Massachusetts
Ruth (Riggs) 7ggm
1671–1732
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Thomas Riggs
1632–1722
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Millett
1639–1695
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Henry (Wheeler 8) ggf
1633–1681
Salisbury, Wiltshire Unitary Authority, Wiltshire, England
Abigail (Allen) 8ggm
1639–1696
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Lt. 9ggf
1591–1670
Agnes ggm
1592–1662
William Jr
1611–1686
Anne Goodale
1623–1678
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Dominick GGF
1568–1615
Mercye ggm
1569–1615
William Sr
1590–
Elizabeth
1606–1633
Richard Goodale
1594–1682
Dorothy Whiterent
1606–1646

Joshua Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1707
26 Feb 1707
Birth of Joshua Riggs in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1790
1790
Age 83
Death of Joshua Riggs in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1707
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1790
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

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