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Samuel Riggs 1728 – 1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Apr 1728

Birth Location: Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey

Death Date: 12 Sep 1798

Death Location: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, United States

Father: Samuel Riggs

Mother: Keziah Prudden

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Samuel Riggs was born in 1728 in Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey, the child of Samuel Riggs and Keziah Mary Prudden. Samuel Riggs passed away in 1798 in Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Samuel Riggs was born in 1728 in Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey, the child of Samuel Riggs and Keziah Mary Prudden.
  • Samuel Riggs passed away in 1798 in Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, United States.

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Samuel Riggs's Ancestors

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Samuel Riggs
1728 – 1798
Birth Place: Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey
Parents
Samuel Riggs
1681 – 1770
Newark, Essex, Colony of New Jersey
Keziah (Mary) Prudden
1681 – 1750
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Rev. (John Samuel) Prudden
1645 – 1725
Milford, New Haven, Connecticut
Abigail (Grace) Judson
1647 – 1718
Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut
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Samuel Riggs's Timeline

4 Records

1728
11 Apr 1728
Birth of Samuel Riggs in Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey
Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey
1728
11 Apr 1728
Birth of Samuel Riggs in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
1728
11 Apr 1728
Birth of Samuel Riggs in Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey
Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey
1798
12 Sep 1798
Age 70
Death of Samuel Riggs in Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, United States
Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1728
    Event Place: Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1728
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Apr 1728
    Event Place: Morristown, Middlesex, New Jersey
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1798
    Event Place: Dobson, Surry, North Carolina, United States

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