Rachel (Haskell) Riggs (1697 - abt. 1736)

Born 13 Mar 1697 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Jeremiah Riggs — married 31 Dec 1716 in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died about 1736 at about age 38 in Massachusetts Bay [uncertain]

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Biography

Rachel Haskell, the daughter of Joseph Haskell and Rachel Elwell, was born on 13 Mar 1696/97^[1][2] in Gloucester, Massachusetts.^[3][4][5]

Rachel married Jeremiah Riggs on 31 Dec 1716^[1][2] in Gloucester, Masssachusetts.^[6] They had the following children:^[4][5]

• Rachel m.Pennell;
• Wheeler;
• Joseph;
• Ruth m1.Pennell m2.Andrews;
• Abigail m.Tracey;
• Hannah;
• Mary m.Walker;
• Jeremiah;
• Stephen.

Rachel's date and place of death are unknown. It's possible that she died in or near Capisic (now Stroudwater) Maine.^[4][5]

Rachel was born in 1697. Rachel Haskel ... She passed away about 1736.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Babson, John James, "Notes and Additions to the History of Gloucester: Part First, Early Settlers, Volume 1." M.V.B. Perley; 1876, p.36. Accessed online 10 Jul 2018 on GoogleBooks.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Haskell, Ulysses G., "A Short Account of the Descendants of William Haskell of Gloucester MA" Historical Collections of the Essex Institute v.32, 1896, p.142.
3. ↑ Vital Records of Gloucester, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849. Online database accessed 10 Jul 2018. Births, page 340: "Haskall, Rachall, d.Joseph and Rachall, Mar.13,1696-7."
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Haskell Family Database. Online database accessed 18 Mar 2018.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} "Haskell Family in North America - Descendants of William Haskell and Elinor Foule." Online tree maintained by the Haskell Family Association, accessed 18 Mar 2018: profile #463.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch: 3 Nov 2017, Jeremiah Riggs and Rachel Haskell, 31 Dec 1716; citing Marriage, Gloucester, Essex, MA, U.S., town clerk offices, MA; FHL microfilm 864,861.
7. ↑ A source for this information is needed.

See also:

• Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

Rachal Haskall

Birth Date: 13 Mar 1697

Birth Place: Gloucester, Massachusetts

Father Name: Joseph Haskall

Mother Name: Rachal Elwell

• Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001 [1]

Jeremiah Riggs

Marriage Event Date: 31 Dec 1716

Event Place: Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Spouse's Name: Rachel Haskell

Acknowledgments

Thanks to Carleen Smith for starting this profile using: http://records.ancestry.com/Rachel_Haskell_records.ashx?pid=24892972