Timothy RIGGS

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abt. 1723 , Morristown, Morris, Crown Colony of New Jersey

Died

8 June 1805 , Christian, Kentucky, USA

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Samuel RIGGS Kegeah BALDWIN

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Born: abt. 1723 in Morristown, Morris, Crown Colony of New Jersey

Father: Samuel RIGGS

Mother: Kegeah BALDWIN

Timothy had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Timothy married Sarah DUNHAM 4 September 1743 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Sarah DUNHAM was born abt. 1723 in Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA. Sarah died abt. 1770 in Rutherford, North Carolina, USA.

Timothy RIGGS died 8 June 1805 in Christian, Kentucky, USA.
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Timothy RIGGS married

Sarah DUNHAM
Marriage date: 4 September 1743
Marriage place: Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA

Children of Timothy RIGGS and Sarah DUNHAM

Nancy Susannah RIGGS

Born: abt. 1749, , Crown Colony of North Carolina
Died: abt. 1823, Monroe, Kentucky, USA

Married: Timothy PENNINGTON

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1743 Marriage / Partner
Timothy RIGGS and Sarah DUNHAM 4 September 1743, Morristown, Morris, New Jersey, USA

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

Revolutionary War

RIGGS, TIMOTHY
Ancestor #: A096707
Notice: PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED WITH AT LEAST ONE PREVIOUSLY VERIFIED PAPER - SEE ANCESTOR’S FULL RECORD (WHY?)
Service: NORTH CAROLINA Rank(s): CIVIL SERVICE
Birth: CIRCA 1723 MORRIS CO NEW JERSEY
Death: ANTE 5-3-1805 CHRISTIAN CO KENTUCKY
Service Source: GRIFFIN, HIST OF OLD TRYON & LINCOLN COS NC P 15,72
Service Description: 1) JUSTICE OF PEACE, TRYON & RUTHERFORD COS
2) CO SURVEYOR, RUTHERFORD CO

COMMENTS(Overview)
1) ERROR IN LINEAGE THRU CHILD WM & THRU WM'S SON JOHN. 6-1958.

RESIDENCE
1) County: RUTHERFORD CO - State: NORTH CAROLINA

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1) X X

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1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

Death — 1805
8 June 1805
Christian, Kentucky, USA

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New Jersey was named for the English Channel Island of Jersey in honor of Sir George Carteret (one of the two men to whom the land was originally given). (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1687 - Crown Colony of New Jersey
1688 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1787 - Crown Colony of New Jersey
December 18, 1787 - New Jersey becomes 3rd U.S. state

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