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Lewis Weldon Riggs 1867–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Dec 1867

Birth Location: Snowden Twp., Allegheny Co., PA

Death Date: 23 Jan 1904

Death Location: Castle Shannon, Allegheny Co., PA

Father: Lewis Riggs

Mother: Catherine Maits

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The story of Lewis Weldon Riggs began in 1867 in Snowden Twp., Allegheny Co., PA. Lewis Weldon Riggs passed away in 1904 in Castle Shannon, Allegheny Co., PA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lewis Weldon Riggs began in 1867 in Snowden Twp., Allegheny Co., PA.
  • Lewis Weldon Riggs passed away in 1904 in Castle Shannon, Allegheny Co., PA.

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Lewis Riggs's Ancestors

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Lewis Riggs
1867–1904
Birth Place: Snowden Twp., Allegheny Co., PA
Parents
Lewis T. Riggs
1831–1875
Library, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Catherine (A.) Maits
1836–1919
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John Riggs
1800–1848
Library, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary Philips
1800–1882
St Clair, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
John (Maits) Sr
1806–1876
Upper St. Clair Township, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Higbee
1810–1892
Upper St Clair, Allegheny Co, Pa.
Great-Grandparents
Edward Sr
1764–1843
Mary Higbee
1764–1853
Joseph Higbee
1773–1843
Elizabeth Crayton
1780–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Higbee
1732–1808
Anna Brower
1741–1812
Obadiah Higbee
1732–1808
Anna Brower
1741–1812

Lewis Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1867
11 Dec 1867
Birth of Lewis Weldon Riggs in Snowden Twp., Allegheny Co., PA
Snowden Twp., Allegheny Co., PA
1904
23 Jan 1904
Age 37
Death of Lewis Weldon Riggs in Castle Shannon, Allegheny Co., PA
Castle Shannon, Allegheny Co., PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1867
    Event Place: Snowden Twp., Allegheny Co., PA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1904
    Event Place: Castle Shannon, Allegheny Co., PA

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