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Thomas Riggs 1666–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1666

Birth Location: Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts

Death Date: Aug 1756

Death Location: Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts

Father: Thomas Sr

Mother: Mary Millet

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Wheeler

Children(s): Ann Riggs

Thomas Riggs was born in 1666 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, the child of Thomas Riggs Sr And Mary Millet. Thomas Riggs married Elizabeth Ann Wheeler, and had children including Ann Riggs. Thomas Riggs passed away in 1756 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Thomas Riggs was born in 1666 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, the child of Thomas Riggs Sr And Mary Millet.
  • Thomas Riggs married Elizabeth Ann Wheeler, and had children including Ann Riggs.
  • Thomas Riggs passed away in 1756 in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Riggs's Ancestors

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Thomas Riggs
1666–1756
Birth Place: Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts
Parents
Thomas Riggs Sr
1631–1722
Lancashire, England
Mary Millet
1639–1694
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Edward Riggs
1593–1671
Harwich, Tendring District, Essex, England
Elizabeth (Holmes) Wheeler
1590–1634
Nazeing, Essex, England
Thomas Millett
1602–1676
Chertsey, Surrey, England
Mary Grenaway
1605–1682
Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
John Millett
1569–1643
Eleanor Pritchard
1573–1615
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Millett
1539–1587
Alice Clark
1539–1586

Thomas Riggs's Descendants

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Thomas Riggs (7 Dec 1666–Aug 1756) m. Elizabeth (Ann) Wheeler (27 May 1667–28 Sep 1723)
  1. 1. Ann Riggs 1686–1749 m. Joseph (Richardson) Jr. 1686–1767
    1. 1. Caleb Richardson 1731–1815 m. Catherine Allen 1730–1764
      1. 1. Caleb (Richardson) II 1755–1837 m. Martha Holmes 1765–1851
        1. 1. Lois Richardson 1805–1867 m. David Bradbury 1802–1887
        2. 2. Caleb (Richardson) III 1785–1846

Thomas Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1666
7 Dec 1666
Birth of Thomas Riggs in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts
1756
Aug 1756
Age 90
Death of Thomas Riggs in Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1666
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 705.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: DH1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1756
    Event Place: Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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