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Rebekah Riggs 1779–1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Sep 1779

Birth Location: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey

Death Date: 19 Jun 1823

Death Location: Mt. Vernon, Knox, Ohio

Father: Joseph Riggs

Mother: Hannah Cook

Spouse(s): Isaac Axtell

Children(s): Hiram Axtell, Joseph Axtell, Jesse Axtell, Thankful Axtell, Electa Axtell, Mahala Axtell, Hannah Axtell, David Axtell, Daniel Axtell, Rebecca Axtell

Rebekah Riggs was born in 1779 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, the child of Joseph Riggs And Hannah Cook. Rebekah Riggs married Isaac Tuttle Axtell, and had children including Daniel Riggs Axtell, David Axtell, Electa Axtell, Hannah Axtell, Hiram Tuttle Axtell, Jesse Miller Axtell, Joseph Axtell, Mahala Axtell, Rebecca A Axtell, Thankful Axtell. Rebekah Riggs passed away in 1823 in Mt. Vernon, Knox, Ohio.

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Biography

  • Rebekah Riggs was born in 1779 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, the child of Joseph Riggs And Hannah Cook.
  • Rebekah Riggs married Isaac Tuttle Axtell, and had children including Daniel Riggs Axtell, David Axtell, Electa Axtell, Hannah Axtell, Hiram Tuttle Axtell, Jesse Miller Axtell, Joseph Axtell, Mahala Axtell, Rebecca A Axtell, Thankful Axtell.
  • Rebekah Riggs passed away in 1823 in Mt. Vernon, Knox, Ohio.

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Rebekah Riggs's Ancestors

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Rebekah Riggs
1779–1823
Birth Place: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey
Parents
Joseph Riggs
1743–1814
Morristown, Morris, New Jersey
Hannah Cook
1742–1819
Morristown, Morris, New Jersey
Grandparents
Gideon Riggs
1713–1786
Orange, Essex, New Jersey
Rebekah Hand
1716–1785
Orange, Essex, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Rebekah Riggs's Descendants

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Rebekah Riggs (6 Sep 1779–19 Jun 1823) m. Isaac (Tuttle) Axtell (1776–1 Sep 1838)
  1. 1. Hiram (Tuttle) Axtell 1803–1839
  2. 2. Joseph Axtell 1808–1878
  3. 3. Jesse (Miller) Axtell 1815–1871
  4. 4. Thankful Axtell 1806–1807
  5. 5. Electa Axtell 1813–1841
  6. 6. Mahala Axtell 1801–1805
  7. 7. Hannah Axtell 1810–1883
  8. 8. David Axtell 1820–1877
  9. 9. Daniel (Riggs) Axtell 1823–1903
  10. 10. Rebecca (A) Axtell 1817–1860

Rebekah Riggs's Timeline

3 Records

1779
6 Sep 1779
Birth of Rebekah Riggs in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey
Morristown, Morris, New Jersey
1779
31 Oct 1779
Rebekah Riggs was baptized in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey
Morristown, Morris, New Jersey
1823
19 Jun 1823
Age 44
Death of Rebekah Riggs in Mt. Vernon, Knox, Ohio
Mt. Vernon, Knox, Ohio

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1779
    Event Place: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1779
    Event Place: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey
    Record Source: New Jersey, U.S., Births and Christenings Index, 1660-1931

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jun 1823
    Event Place: Mt. Vernon, Knox, Ohio

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