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Melinda Riggs 1813–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 January 1813

Birth Location: Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 25 January 1882

Death Location: Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: William Hanson

Mother: Persis Gunn

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The story of Melinda Riggs began in 1813 in Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America. Melinda Riggs passed away in 1882 in Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Melinda Riggs began in 1813 in Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • Melinda Riggs passed away in 1882 in Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Melinda Riggs's Ancestors

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Melinda Riggs
1813–1882
Birth Place: Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
William Hanson
1774–1856
Wendell, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Persis Gunn
1779–1814
Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Asahel Gunn
1757–1834
Montague, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Lucy (Root) (Gunn)
1756–1790
Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Asahel Gunn
1730–1796
Thankful Marsh
1728–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Gunn
1693–1779
Esther Belden(Gunn)
1697–1779

Melinda Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1813
7 January 1813
Birth of Melinda Riggs in Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1882
25 January 1882
Age 69
Death of Melinda Riggs in Iowa, United States of America
Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 January 1813
    Event Place: Deerfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 January 1882
    Event Place: Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Pleasant, Henry County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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