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Personal data Commodore W Riggs 

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Household of Commodore W Riggs

He is married to Mary Antice McLin.

They got married on December 18, 1886 at Wells County, Indiana, he was 28 years old.Source 4


Child(ren):

  2. Mary E. Riggs  1889-????
  3. Iva May Riggs  1894-1953
  4. Thelma N. Riggs  1900-1938

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Commodore W Riggs

J. Philip Louderback
1778-1837
Mary Koontz
± 1787-1867

Commodore W Riggs
1858-1908

1886

Mary Antice McLin
1869-1951

Charles James "Charley" Riggs
1888-????
Mary E. Riggs
1889-????
Iva May Riggs
1894-1953
Thelma N. Riggs
1900-1938

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    3. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    4. 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairmount, Grant, Indiana; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1240373 / Ancestry.com
    5. Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com, Wells County, Indiana; Index to Marriage Record 1837 - 1920 Inclusive Vol, W. P. A. Original Record Located: County Clerks Of; Book: C- 7; Page: 13 / Ancestry.com
    6. 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Year: 1880; Census Place: Salamonie, Huntington, Indiana; Roll: 285; Page: 608D; Enumeration District: 198 / Ancestry.com

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    Birthday June 26, 1858

    • The temperature on June 26, 1858 was about 22.7 °C. The air pressure was 8.5 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. 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 Netherlands , there was from July 1, 1856 to March 18, 1858 the cabinet Van der Brugghen, with Mr. J.L.L. van der Brugghen (protestant) as prime minister.
    • From March 18, 1858 till February 23, 1860 the Netherlands had a cabinet Rochussen - Van Bosse with the prime ministers J.J. Rochussen (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal).
    • In the year 1858: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
      • January 14 » Napoleon III of France escapes an assassination attempt made by Felice Orsini and his accomplices in Paris.
      • April 10 » After the original Big Ben, a 14.5 tonnes (32,000lb) bell for the Palace of Westminster, had cracked during testing, it is recast into the current 13.76 tonnes (30,300lb) bell by Whitechapel Bell Foundry.
      • July 1 » Joint reading of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace's papers on evolution to the Linnean Society of London.
      • August 7 » The first Australian rules football match is played between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College.
      • September 10 » George Mary Searle discovers the asteroid 55 Pandora.
      • November 17 » Modified Julian Day zero.

    Day of marriage December 18, 1886

    • The temperature on December 18, 1886 was about 1.0 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The air pressure was 4 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the north. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 98%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1886: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • January 18 » Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England.
      • March 29 » John Pemberton brews the first batch of Coca-Cola in a backyard in Atlanta.
      • May 5 » The Bay View massacre: A militia fires into a crowd of protesters in Milwaukee, killing seven.
      • June 10 » Mount Tarawera in New Zealand erupts, killing 153 people and burying the famous Pink and White Terraces. Eruptions continue for three months creating a large, 17km long fissure across the mountain peak.
      • June 26 » Henri Moissan isolated elemental Fluorine for the first time.
      • November 30 » The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.

    Day of death September 8, 1908

    • The temperature on September 8, 1908 was between 9.5 °C and 23.7 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 9.6 hours of sunshine (73%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
      • February 1 » Lisbon Regicide: King Carlos I of Portugal and Infante Luis Filipe are shot dead in Lisbon.
      • March 9 » Inter Milan was founded on Football Club Internazionale, following a schism from A.C. Milan.
      • April 20 » Opening day of competition in the New South Wales Rugby League.
      • May 10 » Mother's Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia.
      • July 26 » United States Attorney General Charles Joseph Bonaparte issues an order to immediately staff the Office of the Chief Examiner (later renamed the Federal Bureau of Investigation).
      • November 7 » Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente Canton, Bolivia.
    

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