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Thomas RIGGS 1701–1789 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 December 1701

Birth Location: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Death Date: 24 April 1789

Death Location: Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Father: Edward Riggs

Mother: Aphia Stoughton

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The story of Thomas RIGGS began in 1701 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States. Thomas RIGGS passed away in 1789 in Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas RIGGS began in 1701 in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States.
  • Thomas RIGGS passed away in 1789 in Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States.

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Thomas RIGGS's Ancestors

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Thomas RIGGS
1701–1789
Birth Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Parents
Edward Joseph Riggs
1668–1744
Newark, Essex Co., NJ
Aphia Stoughton
1671–1719
Newark, Essex Co., NJ
Grandparents
Edward Riggs
1640–
Samuel (Edward) Stoughton
1648–1671
Staffordshire, England
Sarah Munn
1651–1735
Deerfield, Franklin, Massachusetts
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Thomas RIGGS's Timeline

2 Records

1701
13 December 1701
Birth of Thomas RIGGS in Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
1789
24 April 1789
Age 88
Death of Thomas RIGGS in Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 December 1701
    Event Place: Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 April 1789
    Event Place: Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States

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