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Lydia Riggs 1828–1871 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 DEC 1828

Birth Location: Canada

Death Date: 15 NOV 1871

Death Location: Cheboygan, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA

Father: Cyrus Riggs

Mother: Elizabeth Squire

Spouse(s): Francis Stead

Children(s): Jonathan Stead, Mary Stead, Eliza Stead, Thomas Stead, Edward Stead, Harriette Stead, William Stead, Cyrus Stead

In 1828, Lydia Riggs entered the world in Canada, born to Cyrus Riggs And Elizabeth Wood Squire. Lydia Riggs married Francis Kay Stead, and had children including Cyrus Edgar Stead, Edward Miles Stead, Eliza Jane Stead, Harriette Milner Stead, Jonathan Benedict Stead, Mary Ann Stead, Thomas Aage Stead, William John Stead. Lydia Riggs passed away in 1871 in Cheboygan, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1828, Lydia Riggs entered the world in Canada, born to Cyrus Riggs And Elizabeth Wood Squire.
  • Lydia Riggs married Francis Kay Stead, and had children including Cyrus Edgar Stead, Edward Miles Stead, Eliza Jane Stead, Harriette Milner Stead, Jonathan Benedict Stead, Mary Ann Stead, Thomas Aage Stead, William John Stead.
  • Lydia Riggs passed away in 1871 in Cheboygan, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Cyrus Riggs
1799–1858
Birth Location: Butternuts, Otsego, New York, USA
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Elizabeth Squire
1805–1890
Birth Location: Salem, Washington, New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Francis Stead
1827–1909
Birth Location: Cawthorn, Yorkshire, England
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Children(s)

Jonathan Stead
1848–1930
Birth Location: Elzevir, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Mary Stead
1851–1932
Birth Location: Madoc, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Eliza Stead
1853–1931
Birth Location: Elzevir, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Thomas Stead
1854–1939
Birth Location: Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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Edward Stead
1858–1939
Birth Location: Belleville, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
ES
Harriette Stead
1861–1919
Birth Location: Elzevir, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
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William Stead
1863–1895
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Cyrus Stead
1865–1867
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
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Lydia Riggs's Ancestors

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Lydia Riggs
1828–1871
Birth Place: Canada
Parents
Cyrus Riggs
1799–1858
Butternuts, Otsego, New York, USA
Elizabeth (Wood) Squire
1805–1890
Salem, Washington, New York, USA
Grandparents
Miles Riggs
1777–1871
Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Hannah Benedict
1778–1860
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Miles Riggs
1748–1836
Martha Bull
1755–1778
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Bull
1722–1799
Jerusha Hopkins
1725–1791

Lydia Riggs's Descendants

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Lydia Riggs (24 DEC 1828–15 NOV 1871) m. Francis (Kay) Stead (11 AUG 1827–26 MAY 1909)
  1. 1. Jonathan (Benedict) Stead 1848–1930
  2. 2. Mary (Ann) Stead 1851–1932
  3. 3. Eliza (Jane) Stead 1853–1931
  4. 4. Thomas (Aage) Stead 1854–1939
  5. 5. Edward (Miles) Stead 1858–1939
  6. 6. Harriette (Milner) Stead 1861–1919
  7. 7. William (John) Stead 1863–1895
  8. 8. Cyrus (Edgar) Stead 1865–1867

Lydia Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1828
24 DEC 1828
Birth of Lydia Riggs in Canada
Canada
1871
15 NOV 1871
Age 43
Death of Lydia Riggs in Cheboygan, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA
Cheboygan, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 DEC 1828
    Event Place: Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 NOV 1871
    Event Place: Cheboygan, Cheboygan, Michigan, USA
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