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Ruth Wheeler Riggs

Birth
Salisbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
1732 (aged 60–61)
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA Add to Map
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(footstone) "Early Vital Records of Mass. (Gloucester Deaths)"

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.
(footstone) "Early Vital Records of Mass. (Gloucester Deaths)"

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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  • Created by: V. Nareen Lake
  • Added: May 6, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69445039/ruth-riggs: accessed ), memorial page for Ruth Wheeler Riggs (15 Jul 1671–1732), Find a Grave Memorial ID 69445039, citing Second Parish Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by V. Nareen Lake (contributor 46613568).