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Rachel Riggs 1717–1775 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Nov 1717

Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1775

Death Location: Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Father: Jeremiah Riggs**

Mother: Rachel Haskell

Spouse(s): Thomas Pennell

Children(s): Lucy Pennell

The story of Rachel Riggs began in 1717 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. Rachel Riggs married Thomas Pennell, and had children including Lucy Pennell. Rachel Riggs passed away in 1775 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Rachel Riggs began in 1717 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Rachel Riggs married Thomas Pennell, and had children including Lucy Pennell.
  • Rachel Riggs passed away in 1775 in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Riggs**
1694–1761
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Rachel Haskell
1697–1735
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thomas Pennell
1720–1770
Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States [verified]
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Children(s)

Lucy Pennell
1742–1786
Birth Location: Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, USA
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Rachel Riggs's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Riggs
1717–1775
Birth Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Jeremiah Riggs**
1694–1761
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Rachel Haskell
1697–1735
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John Riggs
1669–1748
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, USA
Ruth Wheeler
1671–1732
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sgt. (Joseph) Haskell
1673–1718
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Jr.
1644–1708
Mary Browne
1649–1715
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Brown
1602–1662
Mary Robinson
1609–1690

Rachel Riggs's Descendants

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Rachel Riggs (10 Nov 1717–1775) m. Thomas Pennell (25 Feb 1720 [verified]–1770)
  1. 1. Lucy Pennell 1742–1786 m. William Cotton 1736–1812
    1. 1. William Cotton 1766–1841 m. Margaret Walker 1774–1862
      1. 1. Rahannah Cotton 1806–1880 m. Robert Walker 1802–1864
        1. 1. Martha Walker 1834–1880 m. Seth (Billington) Leavitt 1829–1885

Rachel Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1717
10 Nov 1717
Birth of Rachel Riggs in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
1775
1775
Age 58
Death of Rachel Riggs in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA
Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Nov 1717
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1775
    Event Place: Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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