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Personal data William Powell Riggins 

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  • He was born on April 10, 1722 in St Pauls Parish, Virginia, United States.
  • He died on August 15, 1770 in Butte, Bladen, North Carolina, United States, he was 48 years old.

Household of William Powell Riggins

He is married to Priscilla Willliams.

They got married in the year 1746 at Virginia, United States, he was 23 years old.


Child(ren):

  2. Richard D Riggins  1748-????
  3. Pvt. James RIGGINS  1752-1843
  4. Powell Riggins  1753-1806
  5. Charles Riggins  1754-1806 
  6. John Wesley Riggins  1754-1854
  7. James Riggins  1756-1843

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Powell Riggins

William Powell Riggins
1722-1770

1746

Priscilla Willliams
1726-1810

William David Riggins
1747-1820
Richard D Riggins
1748-????
Pvt. James RIGGINS
1752-1843
Powell Riggins
1753-1806
Charles Riggins
1754-1806
John Wesley Riggins
1754-1854
James Riggins
1756-1843

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Birthday April 10, 1722

  • The temperature on April 10, 1722 was about 15.0 °C. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1722: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 8 » The Safavid Empire of Iran is defeated by an army from Afghanistan at the Battle of Gulnabad, pushing Iran into anarchy.
    • April 5 » The Dutch explorer Jacob Roggeveen discovers Easter Island.
    • July 25 » Dummer's War begins along the Maine-Massachusetts border.

Day of death August 15, 1770

  • The temperature on August 15, 1770 was about 20.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly north-northeast. Weather type: betrokken donder weerlicht regen. 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 1770: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 5 » Boston Massacre: Five Americans, including Crispus Attucks, are fatally shot by British troops in an event that would contribute to the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War (also known as the American War of Independence) five years later.
    • April 19 » Marie Antoinette marries Louis XVI of France in a proxy wedding.
    • April 20 » The Georgian king, Erekle II, abandoned by his Russian ally Count Totleben, wins a victory over Ottoman forces at Aspindza.
    • June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
    • August 21 » James Cook formally claims eastern Australia for Great Britain, naming it New South Wales.
    • August 22 » James Cook names and lands on Possession Island, and claims the east coast of Australia for Britain as New South Wales.


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