Staley ancestry » Commodore W Riggs (1858-1908)
Personal data Commodore W Riggs
Source 1Sources 2, 3, 4, 5, 6- He was born on June 26, 1858 in Fayette County, Indiana, USA.Sources 3, 5, 6
- Resident:
- in the year 1900: Fairmount, Grant, Indiana, USA.Source 5
- in the year 1880: Salamonie, Huntington, Indiana, Verenigde Staten.Source 3
- He died on September 8, 1908 in Fayette County, Indiana, USA, he was 50 years old.Source 6
- He is buried in Fairmount, Grant County, Indiana, United States of America.Source 6
- A child of Denton J. Riggs and Barbara Barbary Louderback
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 5
Child(ren):
- Charles James "Charley" Riggs 1888-????
- Mary E. Riggs 1889-????
- Iva May Riggs 1894-1953
- Thelma N. Riggs 1900-1938
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Sources
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- 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
- 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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- 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, Year: 1900; Census Place: Fairmount, Grant, Indiana; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 0032; FHL microfilm: 1240373 / Ancestry.com
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / 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
- This page is only available in Dutch.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.
- May 11 » Minnesota is admitted as the 32nd state of the United States.
- August 2 » The Government of India Act 1858 replaces Company rule in India with that of the British Raj.
- August 7 » The first Australian rules football match is played between Melbourne Grammar and Scotch College.
- August 11 » The Eiger in the Bernese Alps is ascended for the first time by Charles Barrington accompanied by Christian Almer and Peter Bohren.
- August 21 » The first of the Lincoln–Douglas debates is held in Ottawa, Illinois.
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.
- 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.
- June 30 » The first transcontinental train trip across Canada departs from Montreal, Quebec. It arrives in Port Moody, British Columbia on July 4.
- October 28 » President Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty.
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.
- January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
- April 1 » The Territorial Force (renamed Territorial Army in 1920) is formed as a volunteer reserve component of the British Army.
- July 25 » Ajinomoto is founded. Kikunae Ikeda of the Tokyo Imperial University discovers that a key ingredient in kombu soup stock is monosodium glutamate (MSG), and patents a process for manufacturing it.
- 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).
- August 17 » Fantasmagorie, the first animated cartoon, created by Émile Cohl, is shown in Paris, France.
- December 2 » Puyi becomes Emperor of China at the age of two.
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