Benjamin J. Riggs

1759 - 1846  (86 years)

• Name	Benjamin J. Riggs  [1]
  Born	26 Mar 1759	Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Died	2 Jan 1846	Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine   [4]
  Buried	Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine (Riggs Cemetery)   [4, 5]
  Person ID	I9593	GHS
  Last Modified	11 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Moses Riggs,   b. 4 Jul 1731, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts
  Mother	Mary Ellery,   b. 10 Nov 1730, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts ,   d. 2 Nov 1820, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine  (Age 89 years)
  Married	26 Feb 1756	Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts   [6]
  Family ID	F4155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ruth Pearl,   b. 31 Dec 1760, Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine ,   d. 13 Jan 1857, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine  (Age 96 years)
  Married	17 Sep 1782	Edgecomb, Lincoln, Maine   [7]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Riggs,   b. 8 Jun 1783, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine ,   d. 18 Jun 1832, Georgetown,Sagadahoc, Maine  (Age 49 years)   2. Elizabeth Riggs,   b. Bef 11 Mar 1783, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine ,   d. 11 Nov 1792, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine  (Age ~ 9 years) + 3. James Riggs,   b. 5 Jun 1785, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine ,   d. 7 Oct 1866, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine  (Age 81 years)   4. Salley Riggs,   b. 17 Sep 1787, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine ,   d. 2 Mar 1866, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine  (Age 78 years)   5. Alice Riggs,   b. 29 Jan 1793, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine ,   d. 11 Apr 1874, Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine  (Age 81 years) + 6. Moses Riggs,   b. 18 Jun 1795, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine ,   d. 3 May 1886, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine  (Age 90 years)   7. Nancy Lane Riggs,   b. 12 Sep 1798, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine ,   d. 19 Oct 1800, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine  (Age 2 years)   8. Susannah Riggs,   b. 9 Sep 1801, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine ,   d. 8 Jun 1806, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine  (Age 4 years)   9. Warner Riggs,   b. 17 Apr 1804, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine ,   d. 26 Dec 1804, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine  (Age 0 years)   10. Benjamin Franklin Riggs,   b. 4 Nov 1805, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine ,   d. 19 Feb 1867, Augusta, Kennebec, Maine  (Age 61 years)   11. Eliza Jane Riggs,   b. 22 Jun 1809, Georgetown, Sagadahoc, Maine ,   d. 27 Oct 1851, Phippsburg, Sagadahoc, Maine  (Age 42 years)
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2020
  Family ID	F3850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S1741] Georgetown Births to 1892 Vol. 1, Mary Pelham Hill, (Maine Historical Society 1943), 132 (Reliability: 3), 25 Oct 2016. Riggs, Benjamin J. [S1750] Mass. VR to 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, (New England Historic Genealogical Society), 579 Vol.1 Gloucester VR Births (Reliability: 3), 25 Oct 2016. Riggs, Benjamin, s. Moses and Mary, Mar. 26, 1759. [S1741] Georgetown Births to 1892 Vol. 1, Mary Pelham Hill, (Maine Historical Society 1943), 132 (Reliability: 3), 25 Oct 2016. Riggs, Benjamin J., Esq., h. Ruth, d. Major Simeon Pearl of Edgecomb, 27 Mar 1759, in Gloucester, Mass. G.R.6 gravestone record, Riggs Cemetery, Riggsville, now Robinhood. [S1738] Georgetown Deaths to 1892 Vol. 3, Mary Pelham Hill, (Maine Historical Society 1943), 62 (Reliability: 3), 25 Oct 2016. Riggs, Benjamin Mr., 2 Jan 1846. [Benjamin J., Esq., h. Ruth, d. Maj. Simon Pearl of Edgecomb, "erected 1847" G.R.6 gravestone record, Riggs Cemetery, Riggsville, now Robinhood.] [S1743] Cemetery Records Georgetown, ME, (Georgetown Historical Society), Riggs Cemetery (Reliability: 3), 28 Mar 2020. Riggs, Benjamin, Esq. born Gloucester, Mass. 27 Mar 1759, died Georgetown 2 Jan 1846. [S1750] Mass. VR to 1850, New England Historic Genealogical Society, (New England Historic Genealogical Society), 455 Vol.2 Gloucester VR Marriages (Reliability: 3), 12 Nov 2017. Riggs, Moses, and Mary Ellery, Feb. 26, 1756.* [S1789] Misc. Sources, Family Search-Pedigree Resource File (Reliability: 2), 25 Oct 2016. Riggs, Benjamin J. and Ruth Pearl, 17 Sep 1782, in Edgecomb, ME.