John & Eliza donated the Old Pioneer Cemetery (aka Rigney/Rigney Catholic Cemetery) to Calvary in the early 1900s.
On 30 April 1847 John left Londonderry for passage from Glasgow, Scotland to New York City on the ship Fanny. He volunteered for Mexico service and enlisted in Company M 1st Artillery of the US army under General David Twiggs' Brigade on September 13, 1847. They were sent to Vera Cruz to find the war with Mexico soon ending. They arrived back in New York by the summer of 1848.
John Married Elizabeth Catherine Lowry in Brooklyn New York on September 30, 1848. The service was officiated by Reverend Father Bacon, Assistant priest in the parish house.
In November John and his new wife Elizabeth sailed on the steamship Massachusetts for the Columbia River to Fort Vancouver. They sailed by way of Cape Horn.
In the summer of of 1849 Company M along with Company L were ordered to Puget Sound at the request of Thomas Chambers to protect white settlers from possible attack by indians. They sailed on the sloop Harpooner and landed at Chambers Creek on August 26, 1849.
John was discharged from the Army on September 13, 1852 at the end of his five year enlistment.
Using the donation land claim act of 1850, John settled on 641.32 acres and built a log cabin. Part of the original land claim is now known as Manitou Park in South Tacoma.
In 1870 he filed for 160 more acres adjoining his original tract as a homestead and built a log cabin. The family moved there in 1873. This area was later known as Rigney hill.
in 1875 John was awarded a pension of 12 dollars a month from the US government for being a veteran of the Mexican War.
John and his wife led a quiet life as farmers. John became an influential citizen of the community, serving as a member of the school board.
John was politically involved being one of six men nominated as a delegate to the Territorial Convention of Democrats in 1859 and one of five men nominated for the Democratic Central Committee for Pierce County in the same year.
1870 WA Census
John Rigney M 55y Ireland
Eliza Rigney F 48y Ireland
John L Rigney M 20y Washington
George Rigney M 15y Washington
Mary E Rigney F 12y Washington
Thomas A Rigney M 10y Washington
Macella C Rigney F 9y Washington
Lucia R Rigney F 8y Washington
Edward M Rigney M 3y Washington
Source Citation
1880 Census Steilacoom WA
self John Rigney M 64 Ireland
wife Elisa Rigney F 55 Ireland
dau Rosa Rigney F 18 Washington
son Edward M. Rigney M 13 Washington
On 30 April 1847 John left Londonderry for passage from Glasgow, Scotland to New York City on the ship Fanny. He volunteered for Mexico service and enlisted in Company M 1st Artillery of the US army under General David Twiggs' Brigade on September 13, 1847. They were sent to Vera Cruz to find the war with Mexico soon ending. They arrived back in New York by the summer of 1848.
John Married Elizabeth Catherine Lowry in Brooklyn New York on September 30, 1848. The service was officiated by Reverend Father Bacon, Assistant priest in the parish house.
In November John and his new wife Elizabeth sailed on the steamship Massachusetts for the Columbia River to Fort Vancouver. They sailed by way of Cape Horn.
In the summer of of 1849 Company M along with Company L were ordered to Puget Sound at the request of Thomas Chambers to protect white settlers from possible attack by indians. They sailed on the sloop Harpooner and landed at Chambers Creek on August 26, 1849.
John was discharged from the Army on September 13, 1852 at the end of his five year enlistment.
Using the donation land claim act of 1850, John settled on 641.32 acres and built a log cabin. Part of the original land claim is now known as Manitou Park in South Tacoma.
In 1870 he filed for 160 more acres adjoining his original tract as a homestead and built a log cabin. The family moved there in 1873. This area was later known as Rigney hill.
in 1875 John was awarded a pension of 12 dollars a month from the US government for being a veteran of the Mexican War.
John and his wife led a quiet life as farmers. John became an influential citizen of the community, serving as a member of the school board.
John was politically involved being one of six men nominated as a delegate to the Territorial Convention of Democrats in 1859 and one of five men nominated for the Democratic Central Committee for Pierce County in the same year.
1870 WA Census
John Rigney M 55y Ireland
Eliza Rigney F 48y Ireland
John L Rigney M 20y Washington
George Rigney M 15y Washington
Mary E Rigney F 12y Washington
Thomas A Rigney M 10y Washington
Macella C Rigney F 9y Washington
Lucia R Rigney F 8y Washington
Edward M Rigney M 3y Washington
Source Citation
1880 Census Steilacoom WA
self John Rigney M 64 Ireland
wife Elisa Rigney F 55 Ireland
dau Rosa Rigney F 18 Washington
son Edward M. Rigney M 13 Washington
John & Eliza donated the Old Pioneer Cemetery (aka Rigney/Rigney Catholic Cemetery) to Calvary in the early 1900s.
On 30 April 1847 John left Londonderry for passage from Glasgow, Scotland to New York City on the ship Fanny. He volunteered for Mexico service and enlisted in Company M 1st Artillery of the US army under General David Twiggs' Brigade on September 13, 1847. They were sent to Vera Cruz to find the war with Mexico soon ending. They arrived back in New York by the summer of 1848.
John Married Elizabeth Catherine Lowry in Brooklyn New York on September 30, 1848. The service was officiated by Reverend Father Bacon, Assistant priest in the parish house.
In November John and his new wife Elizabeth sailed on the steamship Massachusetts for the Columbia River to Fort Vancouver. They sailed by way of Cape Horn.
In the summer of of 1849 Company M along with Company L were ordered to Puget Sound at the request of Thomas Chambers to protect white settlers from possible attack by indians. They sailed on the sloop Harpooner and landed at Chambers Creek on August 26, 1849.
John was discharged from the Army on September 13, 1852 at the end of his five year enlistment.
Using the donation land claim act of 1850, John settled on 641.32 acres and built a log cabin. Part of the original land claim is now known as Manitou Park in South Tacoma.
In 1870 he filed for 160 more acres adjoining his original tract as a homestead and built a log cabin. The family moved there in 1873. This area was later known as Rigney hill.
in 1875 John was awarded a pension of 12 dollars a month from the US government for being a veteran of the Mexican War.
John and his wife led a quiet life as farmers. John became an influential citizen of the community, serving as a member of the school board.
John was politically involved being one of six men nominated as a delegate to the Territorial Convention of Democrats in 1859 and one of five men nominated for the Democratic Central Committee for Pierce County in the same year.
1870 WA Census
John Rigney M 55y Ireland
Eliza Rigney F 48y Ireland
John L Rigney M 20y Washington
George Rigney M 15y Washington
Mary E Rigney F 12y Washington
Thomas A Rigney M 10y Washington
Macella C Rigney F 9y Washington
Lucia R Rigney F 8y Washington
Edward M Rigney M 3y Washington
Source Citation
1880 Census Steilacoom WA
self John Rigney M 64 Ireland
wife Elisa Rigney F 55 Ireland
dau Rosa Rigney F 18 Washington
son Edward M. Rigney M 13 Washington
On 30 April 1847 John left Londonderry for passage from Glasgow, Scotland to New York City on the ship Fanny. He volunteered for Mexico service and enlisted in Company M 1st Artillery of the US army under General David Twiggs' Brigade on September 13, 1847. They were sent to Vera Cruz to find the war with Mexico soon ending. They arrived back in New York by the summer of 1848.
John Married Elizabeth Catherine Lowry in Brooklyn New York on September 30, 1848. The service was officiated by Reverend Father Bacon, Assistant priest in the parish house.
In November John and his new wife Elizabeth sailed on the steamship Massachusetts for the Columbia River to Fort Vancouver. They sailed by way of Cape Horn.
In the summer of of 1849 Company M along with Company L were ordered to Puget Sound at the request of Thomas Chambers to protect white settlers from possible attack by indians. They sailed on the sloop Harpooner and landed at Chambers Creek on August 26, 1849.
John was discharged from the Army on September 13, 1852 at the end of his five year enlistment.
Using the donation land claim act of 1850, John settled on 641.32 acres and built a log cabin. Part of the original land claim is now known as Manitou Park in South Tacoma.
In 1870 he filed for 160 more acres adjoining his original tract as a homestead and built a log cabin. The family moved there in 1873. This area was later known as Rigney hill.
in 1875 John was awarded a pension of 12 dollars a month from the US government for being a veteran of the Mexican War.
John and his wife led a quiet life as farmers. John became an influential citizen of the community, serving as a member of the school board.
John was politically involved being one of six men nominated as a delegate to the Territorial Convention of Democrats in 1859 and one of five men nominated for the Democratic Central Committee for Pierce County in the same year.
1870 WA Census
John Rigney M 55y Ireland
Eliza Rigney F 48y Ireland
John L Rigney M 20y Washington
George Rigney M 15y Washington
Mary E Rigney F 12y Washington
Thomas A Rigney M 10y Washington
Macella C Rigney F 9y Washington
Lucia R Rigney F 8y Washington
Edward M Rigney M 3y Washington
Source Citation
1880 Census Steilacoom WA
self John Rigney M 64 Ireland
wife Elisa Rigney F 55 Ireland
dau Rosa Rigney F 18 Washington
son Edward M. Rigney M 13 Washington
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