William H.
Rigby
Born in West Marlborough Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Eli Rigby
and Elizabeth (Harlan) Rigby
Brother of
Seth Rigby
Husband of
Lydia (Chandler) Rigby
— married
17 Jan 1820 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Jehu Rigby, William Harlan Rigby, Hannah (Rigby) Denburow, Eli Rigby, Enoch Harlan Rigby, Lydia A Rigby, John C Rigby, George Rigby and Eber Rigby
Died
at age 75
in Marcus Hook, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Sep 2014
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Biography
William was the son of Eli Rigbyand Elizabeth Harlan. He moved to Delaware County, PA, with his parents when he was a child. He was a farmer by trade. [1] He was married to Lydia Chandler.[2]
- Marriage
- On the 23d ult., by the Rev. H.G. King, PENROSE DEBUROW of
- Bethel, to Miss HANNAH C. RIGBY, daughter of W.H. Rigby, of
- Marcus Hook, Delaware county.
Sources
- ↑ History and genealogy of the Harlan family, and particularly of the descendants of George and Michael Harlan, who settled in Chester County, Pa., 1687; pg. 404: https://archive.org/details/historygenealogy00harl/page/404/mode/2up?q=passmore
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HC-CW6 : 22 December 2020), Wm Rigby, Marcus Hook, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
familysearch.org ID: KZ15-2MC
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