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Personal data William Powell Riggins 

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Household of William Powell Riggins

(1) He is married to Priscilla Willliams.

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


Child(ren):

  1. Richard Riggins  1748-????
  2. Powell Riggins  1753-1806


(2) 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. John Wesley Riggins  1754-1854
  8. James Riggins  1756-1843
  9. James Riggins  1756-1843
  10. Charles Riggins  1758-1840
  11. John Riggins  1764-1854
  12. Richard Riggins  1768-< 1799

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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 29 » James Cook arrives in Australia at Botany Bay, which he names.
      • June 11 » British explorer Captain James Cook runs aground on the Great Barrier Reef.
      • July 1 » Lexell's Comet is seen closer to the Earth than any other comet in recorded history, approaching to a distance of 0.0146 astronomical units (2,180,000km; 1,360,000mi).
      • 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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