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Walter Miles Denyes Riggs 1850–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 SEP 1850

Birth Location: Madoc, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 1933

Death Location: Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, USA

Father: Albert Riggs

Mother: Sophronia Denyes

Spouse(s): Mary Davenport

Children(s): Floyd Riggs, Charles Riggs, Milford Riggs, Walter Riggs, Sarah Riggs, Florence Riggs, Albert Riggs, Grace Riggs, Ralph Riggs, Luella Riggs

Walter Miles Denyes Riggs was born in 1850 in Madoc, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, the child of Albert Bidwell Riggs And Sophronia Denyes. Walter Miles Denyes Riggs married Mary Elizabeth Davenport, and had children including Albert Arthur Riggs, Charles Clarence Riggs, Florence Frances Riggs, Floyd Herbert Betts Riggs, Grace Ruth Riggs, Luella Lilla Riggs, Milford Miles Riggs, Ralph Roy Riggs, Sarah S Riggs, Walter W Riggs. Walter Miles Denyes Riggs passed away in 1933 in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, USA.

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Biography

  • Walter Miles Denyes Riggs was born in 1850 in Madoc, Hastings, Ontario, Canada, the child of Albert Bidwell Riggs And Sophronia Denyes.
  • Walter Miles Denyes Riggs married Mary Elizabeth Davenport, and had children including Albert Arthur Riggs, Charles Clarence Riggs, Florence Frances Riggs, Floyd Herbert Betts Riggs, Grace Ruth Riggs, Luella Lilla Riggs, Milford Miles Riggs, Ralph Roy Riggs, Sarah S Riggs, Walter W Riggs.
  • Walter Miles Denyes Riggs passed away in 1933 in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, USA.

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Walter Riggs's Ancestors

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Walter Riggs
1850–1933
Birth Place: Madoc, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Parents
Albert Bidwell Riggs
1824–1888
Ontario, Canada
Sophronia Denyes
1829–1899
Thurlow Tp., Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Cyrus Riggs
1799–1858
Butternuts, Otsego, New York, USA
Elizabeth (Wood) Squire
1805–1890
Salem, Washington, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Miles Riggs
1777–1871
Hannah Benedict
1778–1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Miles Riggs
1748–1836
Martha Bull
1755–1778

Walter Riggs's Descendants

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Walter (Miles Denyes) Riggs (28 SEP 1850–1933) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Davenport (19 SEP 1856–26 MAY 1937)
  1. 1. Floyd (Herbert Betts) Riggs 1897–1958
  2. 2. Charles (Clarence) Riggs 1890–1948
  3. 3. Milford (Miles) Riggs 1888–1982
  4. 4. Walter (W.) Riggs 1880–
  5. 5. Sarah (S.) Riggs 1877–1880
  6. 6. Florence (Frances) Riggs 1891–1979
  7. 7. Albert (Arthur) Riggs 1875–1951 m. Carrie Pickle 1878–1962 m. Marion (A.) Spilman 1888–1974
    1. 1. Francis (Mildred) Riggs 1906–1961 m. Werner (Arthur Hugo) Klein 1906–
    2. 2. Walter (A.) Riggs 1914–1976
    3. 3. Alford (Bidwell) Riggs 1898–1958
    4. 4. Jeanette Riggs 1916–2008
  8. 8. Grace (Ruth) Riggs 1901–1985
  9. 9. Ralph (Roy) Riggs 1889–1910
  10. 10. Luella (Lilla) Riggs 1883–1971

Walter Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1850
28 SEP 1850
Birth of Walter Miles Denyes Riggs in Madoc, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
Madoc, Hastings, Ontario, Canada
1933
1933
Age 83
Death of Walter Miles Denyes Riggs in Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, USA
Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 SEP 1850
    Event Place: Madoc, Hastings, Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1933
    Event Place: Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, USA

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