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Mary Riggs 1810–1853 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 May 1810

Birth Location: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1853

Death Location: Peters Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Edward Sr

Mother: Mary Higbee

Spouse(s): Hiram Holmes

Children(s): Mary Holmes, Andrew Holmes, Eliza Holmes, Nancy Holmes

The story of Mary Riggs began in 1810 in Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary Riggs married Hiram Holmes, and had children including Andrew Hiram Holmes, Eliza Holmes, Frances Holmes, Mary Jane Holmes, Nancy Holmes. Mary Riggs passed away in 1853 in Peters Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Riggs began in 1810 in Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Mary Riggs married Hiram Holmes, and had children including Andrew Hiram Holmes, Eliza Holmes, Frances Holmes, Mary Jane Holmes, Nancy Holmes.
  • Mary Riggs passed away in 1853 in Peters Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Riggs's Ancestors

Self
Mary Riggs
1810–1853
Birth Place: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Edward Riggs Sr
1764–1843
Hightstown, Mercer, New Jersey, United States
Mary Higbee
1764–1853
Trenton, Burlington County, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Obadiah Higbee
1732–1808
New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Anna (May) Brower
1741–1812
New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Higbee
1710–1750
Abram Brouwer
1701–
Elizabeth Ackerman
1704–1787
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Higbee
1685–1730
Mary Smith
1681–1729
Uldrick Brouwer
1673–1766
Hester Devoe
1671–1710
David Ackerman
1681–1726
Gerrebright Romeyn
1681–1724

Mary Riggs's Descendants

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Mary Riggs (11 May 1810–1853) m. Hiram Holmes (abt 1806–)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Holmes 1838–1927 m. Mark (J.) Winnett 1822–1895
    1. 1. Anna (May) Winnett 1864–1943 m. Willis (H) Clark 1863–1916
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Flo) Winnett 1868–1960 m. Samuel (Frederick) Ewart 1857–1923
  2. 2. Andrew (Hiram) Holmes 1842–1876 m. Ursula Smith 1845–1915
  3. 3. Eliza Holmes 1843–
  4. 4. Nancy Holmes 1846–1935 m. Thomas (Patterson) Morgan 1842–1930
    1. 1. Mary (Holmes) Morgan 1877–1953

Mary Riggs's Timeline

3 Records

1810
11 May 1810
Birth of Mary Riggs in Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1853
1853
Age 43
Death of Mary Riggs in Peters Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
Peters Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
1853
24 Aug 1853
Age 43
Mary Riggs - Probate in Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
Washington, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 May 1810
    Event Place: Snowden, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924
    [2] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 016501-019500

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1853
    Event Place: Peters Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Pennsylvania, Death Certificates, 1906-1924, Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 016501-019500
    [2] Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1781-1872; Index to Wills, 1781-1935; Author: Washington County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Washington, Pennsylvania

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1853
    Event Place: Washington, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, Wills and Probate Records, Will Books, 1781-1872; Index to Wills, 1781-1935; Author: Washington County (Pennsylvania). Register of Wills; Probate Place: Washington, Pennsylvania

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