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Rachel Riggs 1745–1778 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1745

Birth Location: Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 11 May 1778

Death Location: Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Solomon Chatfield

Mother: Hannah Pierson

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The story of Rachel Riggs began in 1745 in Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America. Rachel Riggs passed away in 1778 in Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Rachel Riggs began in 1745 in Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.
  • Rachel Riggs passed away in 1778 in Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Rachel Riggs's Ancestors

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Rachel Riggs
1745–1778
Birth Place: Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Solomon Chatfield
1708–1779
Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Hannah (Elizabeth) Pierson
1715–1801
Derby, New Haven, Colony of Connecticut, British Colonial Am, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
John Chatfield
1661–1746
Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
*Hannah ("Anna") Harger
1668–1747
Stratford, Fairfield, Connecticut
Abraham Pierson
1680–1758
Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Sarah (Clark) Tomlinson
1680–1727
Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Isabel NETTLETON
1638–1671
Jabez HARGER
1642–1678
Margaret Tomlinson
1644–1698
Stephen Pierce
1642–1739
Mary Tomlinson
1649–1715
Jonas Tomlinson
1654–1693
Hannah Gunn
1650–1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Nettleton
1605–1656
Jabez Sr.
1619–1678
Henry Tomlinson
1606–1681
Alice Birdseye
1608–1698
Edward Pierson
1600–1645
Anne Clough
1618–1648
Henry Tomlinson
1606–1681
Alice Birdseye
1606–1698
Henricus Tomlynson
1606–1681
Mary Birdseye
1606–1698
Nathaniel Gunn
1637–1663

Rachel Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1745
1745
Birth of Rachel Riggs in Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
1778
11 May 1778
Age 33
Death of Rachel Riggs in Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1745
    Event Place: Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1778
    Event Place: Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Derby, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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