Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands » Capt. Amon Riggs (1748-1822)

Personal data Capt. Amon Riggs 

Sources 1, 2

Household of Capt. Amon Riggs

He is married to Ruth Griffith.

They got married on December 21, 1769, he was 21 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. John Riggs  1770-???? 
  2. Eleanor M. Riggs  1784-± 1863 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Amon Riggs

Thomas Davis
1667-1749
Mary Pierpont
± 1670-1749
John Riggs
1687-1762
Mary Davis
1701-1768

Amon Riggs
1748-1822

1769

Ruth Griffith
1747-1830

John Riggs
1770-????
Eleanor M. Riggs
1784-± 1863

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Sources

  1. "Thomas A. Stobie, rootsweb, 2009.," supplied by Stobie, july 2014., Thomas A. Stobie, compiled by Thomas A. Stobie SFO [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,]
  2. Carroll, Fonda. Rootsweb GEDCOM. flcarl@charter.net, Fonda Carroll's Rootsweb GEDCOM

Historical events

  • The temperature on April 21, 1748 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west. Weather type: geheel betrokken regen. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem IV (Huis van Oranje) was from 1747 till 1751 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1748: Source: Wikipedia
    • June 11 » Denmark adopts the characteristic Nordic Cross flag later taken up by all other Scandinavian countries.
    • August 26 » The first Lutheran denomination in North America, the Pennsylvania Ministerium, is founded in Philadelphia.
    • October 12 » War of Jenkins' Ear: A British squadron wins a tactical victory over a Spanish squadron off Havana.
    • October 18 » Signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle ends the War of the Austrian Succession.
  • The temperature on December 21, 1769 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west by south. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1769: Source: Wikipedia
    • July 14 » An expedition led by Gaspar de Portolá leaves its base in California and sets out to find the Port of Monterey (now Monterey, California).
    • July 16 » Father Junípero Serra founds California's first mission, Mission San Diego de Alcalá. Over the following decades, it evolves into the city of San Diego, California.
    • December 13 » Dartmouth College is founded by the Reverend Eleazar Wheelock, with a royal charter from King George III, on land donated by Royal governor John Wentworth.
    • December 22 » Sino-Burmese War: The war ends with an uneasy truce.
  • The temperature on March 16, 1822 was about 7.0 °C. Wind direction mainly south-southeast. Weather type: betrokken mist. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1822: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 1 » The Greek Constitution of 1822 is adopted by the First National Assembly at Epidaurus.
    • February 24 » The first Swaminarayan temple in the world, Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, Ahmedabad, is inaugurated.
    • March 30 » The Florida Territory is created in the United States.
    • July 26 » José de San Martín arrives in Guayaquil, Ecuador, to meet with Simón Bolívar.
    • September 27 » Jean-François Champollion announces that he has deciphered the Rosetta Stone.
    • October 31 » Emperor Agustín de Iturbide attempts to dissolve the Congress of the Mexican Empire.


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Richard Remmé, "Genealogy Richard Remmé, The Hague, Netherlands", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/genealogie-richard-remme/I618315.php : accessed April 30, 2024), "Capt. Amon Riggs (1748-1822)".