Mrs Ruth Riggs was the wife of John Riggs. She was born Ruth Wheeler, daughter of Henry Wheeler and Ann [probably Abigail--her mother was Ann] Allen, on 15 July 1671 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts. She married John Riggs in 1690 and moved to Gloucester, Massachusetts. Her older sister, Ann, had married Thomas Riggs (John's brother) three years earlier on 22 November 1687. John Riggs died on 12 January 1748 and is buried in Second Parish Cemetery, too.
Mrs Ruth Riggs was the wife of John Riggs. She was born Ruth Wheeler, daughter of Henry Wheeler and Ann [probably Abigail--her mother was Ann] Allen, on 15 July 1671 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts. She married John Riggs in 1690 and moved to Gloucester, Massachusetts. Her older sister, Ann, had married Thomas Riggs (John's brother) three years earlier on 22 November 1687. John Riggs died on 12 January 1748 and is buried in Second Parish Cemetery, too.
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