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Lewis Riggs 1779–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 August 1779

Birth Location: Hightstown, Mercer, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 6 February 1876

Death Location: Cranbury, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

Father: Joseph Riggs

Mother: Leah Cosad

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In 1779, Lewis Riggs entered the world in Hightstown, Mercer, New Jersey, United States, born to Joseph Riggs And Leah Cox Cosad. Lewis Riggs passed away in 1876 in Cranbury, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1779, Lewis Riggs entered the world in Hightstown, Mercer, New Jersey, United States, born to Joseph Riggs And Leah Cox Cosad.
  • Lewis Riggs passed away in 1876 in Cranbury, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States.

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Lewis Riggs's Ancestors

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Lewis Riggs
1779–1876
Birth Place: Hightstown, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Joseph Riggs
1740–1829
Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Leah (Cox) Cosad
1743–1827
Roxbury, Morris, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
DAVID (RIGGS) Sr
1709–1799
Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
ELIZABETH (COX () RIGGS)
1716–1799
Basking Ridge, Somerset, NJ, USA
Great-Grandparents
Edward Riggs
1668–1744
Alphia Stoughton
1671–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Riggs
1636–1715
Mary Munn
1640–1689
Samuel Stoughton
1648–1671
Sarah Munn
1651–1735

Lewis Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1779
22 August 1779
Birth of Lewis Riggs in Hightstown, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
Hightstown, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
1876
6 February 1876
Age 97
Death of Lewis Riggs in Cranbury, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Cranbury, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 August 1779
    Event Place: Hightstown, Mercer, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 February 1876
    Event Place: Cranbury, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States

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