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Mercy Riggs 1727–1769 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Oct 1727

Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 25 Mar 1769

Death Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Moses Riggs

Mother: Mercy Gowen

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Sarah Tucker, Mary Tucker, Elizabeth Tucker, John Tucker, Mercy Tucker, John Tucker, Samuel Tucker, James Tucker, David Tucker, Elisabeth Tucker, George Tucker, William Tucker, Lemuel Tucker

The story of Mercy Riggs began in 1727 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. Mercy Riggs had children including David Tucker, Elisabeth Tucker, Elizabeth Tucker, George Tucker, James Tucker, John Tucker, Lemuel Tucker, Mary Tucker, Mercy Tucker, Samuel Tucker, Sarah Tucker, William Tucker. Mercy Riggs passed away in 1769 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Mercy Riggs began in 1727 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Mercy Riggs had children including David Tucker, Elisabeth Tucker, Elizabeth Tucker, George Tucker, James Tucker, John Tucker, Lemuel Tucker, Mary Tucker, Mercy Tucker, Samuel Tucker, Sarah Tucker, William Tucker.
  • Mercy Riggs passed away in 1769 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mercy Riggs's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Riggs
1727–1769
Birth Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Moses Riggs
1698–1736
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Gowen
1701–
Kittery, York, Maine, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Riggs) Jr
1666–1756
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth Wheeler
1677–1732
Wenham, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
John Wooddee
1668–1773
Kittery, York, Maine, USA
Mercy Hammond
1674–1725
Wells, York, Maine, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Riggs
1632–1722
Mary Millett
1639–1695
John Dodge
1662–1703
ABIGAIL (CHECK)
1640–1696
William Gowen
1634–1686
Elizabeth Smith
1640–1733
Joseph Hammond
1646–1710
Katherine Frost
1637–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Riggs
1593–1672
Elizabeth Holmes
1590–1634
Thomas Millet
1604–1676
Mary Greenway
1603–1682
John Dodge
1636–1722
William Gowan
1614–1683
Jonet Paull
1609–1660
Nicholas Frost
1585–1663
Bertha Cadwalla
1610–1650
William Hammond
1597–1702
Nicholas Frost
1585–1663
Bertha Cadwalla
1610–1650

Mercy Riggs's Descendants

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Mercy Riggs (24 Oct 1727–25 Mar 1769)
  1. 1. Sarah Tucker 1763–
  2. 2. Mary Tucker 1750–
  3. 3. Elizabeth Tucker 1766–
  4. 4. John Tucker 1761–1830
  5. 5. Mercy Tucker 1752–
  6. 6. John Tucker 1756–
  7. 7. Samuel Tucker 1754–1829
  8. 8. James Tucker 1757–
  9. 9. David Tucker 1764–1826
  10. 10. Elisabeth Tucker –1823
  11. 11. George Tucker 1759–1824
  12. 12. William Tucker 1761–1818
  13. 13. Lemuel Tucker 1754–1805

Mercy Riggs's Timeline

3 Records

1727
24 Oct 1727
Birth of Mercy Riggs in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
1727
24 Dec 1727
Mercy Riggs was christened in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America
1769
25 Mar 1769
Age 42
Death of Mercy Riggs in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Oct 1727
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1727
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 19 October 2023, 19:50), entry for Mercy Riggs (PID ); contributed by various users.
    [2] FamilySearch FamilyTree
    [3] FamilySearch FamilyTree
    [4] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), Mary Riggs, 1727.
    [5] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 December 2022), Mercy Riggs in entry for Lemuel Tucker, 1751.
    [6] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), Dorothy in entry for Sarah Tucker, 1763.
    [7] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), Mercy in entry for Sarah Tucker, 1763.
    [8] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), Mercy Riggs in entry for James Tucker, 1757.
    [9] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), Mercy Riggs in entry for William Tucker, 1761.
    [10] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), Marcy Riggs, 1727.
    [11] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), Mercy Riggs in entry for Mercy Tucker, 1752.
    [12] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 15 January 2020), Mercy Riggs in entry for John Tucker, 1756.
    [13] FamilySearch FamilyTree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 15 January 2020), Mercy Riggs in entry for George Tucker, 1759.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1769
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

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