Zial Riggs
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Azial Litchfield Riggs (1824 - 1909)

Azial Litchfield (Zial) Riggs
Born in Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 24 May 1846 in Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 18 Jul 1864 in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utahmap
Husband of — married 6 Dec 1868 in Wellsville, Cache, Utahmap
Husband of — married 1 Dec 1869 in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utahmap
Husband of — married 31 Jul 1891 in Wellsville, Cache, Utahmap
Husband of — married 18 May 1895 in Millville, Cache, Utahmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 84 in Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United Statesmap
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Biography

Massachusetts state seal
Zial Riggs was a Massachusettsan.
Zial Riggs was buried in Wellsville Cemetery, Wellsville, Utah.

Azial or Zial as he was fondly called by family and friends, was born November 4 1824 near the village of Chester, Hampden County, Massachusetts. He was the second child and first son of Amasa Shurtliff Riggs and Marvilla Litchfield. He was a strong and healthy child. He had large brown eyes and black hair. His skin was rather dark. He could have been mistaken for an Indian baby. In fact he did have Indian blood in this veins. (the family has the understanding that Grandfather Zial said his father was a quarter blood Indian. The Decendant of Chief Massasoit. Passed away in 1909 and buried in the Wellsville Cemetery in Wellsville, Cache County, Utah.

Name

Azial Litchfield Riggs

Birth

04 NOV 1824 Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Death

24 APR 1909 Wellsville, Cache, Utah, USA[10][11][12][13]

Residence

Utah, United States[14]
1870 Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory, United States[15]
1880 Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States[16]
1900 Wellville, Cache, Utah[17]

Marriage

24 MAY 1846 Chester, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States[18]
24 MAY 1846 Granby, Hartford, Connecticut[19]
Wife: Emeline Eunice Knox
Child: Maud Richards Riggs
Child: Emma Marvilla Riggs
Child: James Harper Riggs
Child: Celia Emeline Knox Riggs
Child: Delia Ann Knox Riggs
Child: Martha Sophronia Riggs
Child: William Henry Riggs
Child: Sarah Riggs
Child: Egbert Zial Riggs
Child: Fred Richards Riggs
Child: Mary Jane Knox Riggs
Child: Robert Ensign Riggs
Child: Albert Amasa Riggs
Child: Amelia Maria Riggs
18 MAY 1895 Millville, Cache, Utah[20][21][22][23]
Wife: Eliza Richards
Child: Fred Richards Riggs

Sources

  • S00041: 1870 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.Original data - 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Record
1870 Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory; Roll: M593_; Birth date: abt 1825 Birth place: Massachusetts Residence date: 1870 Residence place: Wellsville, Cache, Utah Territory, United States
  • S00045: Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Title: 1880 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints© Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved.
1880 Wellsville, Cache, Utah; Roll: 1335; Family History Film: 1255335; Page: 179B; Enumeration District: 10; Image: . Data: Text: Birth date: abt 1825 Birth place: Massachusetts Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Wellsville, Cache, Utah, United States
  • S00047: Utah Death Index, 1905-1951 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2003.Original data - Bureau of Vital Statistics. Utah Death Index, 1905-1951. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: Utah Department of Health.Original data: Bureau of Vital Statistics. Utah Death Index
Birth: abt 1824 Death: 24 Apr 1909 Utah, United States
  • S00061: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
Birth: 1 November 1824 Chester, Hampden, MA
Birth: 4 November 1824 Lunford Hamden, MA Death: 24 April 1903 Wellsville Marriage: 1842
Birth: 15 April 1826 Blandsford Hamden, MA Death: 25 April 1891 Wellsville Marriage: 1842
  • S00063: Edmund West, comp. Title: Family Data Collection - Births Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.
Birth: 4 November 1824 Lunford Hamden, MA, USA
  • S00068: Utah State Historical Society, comp. Title: Utah Cemetery Inventory Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.Original data - Utah State Historical Society. Utah Cemetery Inventory. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: 2000.Original data: Utah State Historical Society. Utah Cemetery Inventory.
Birth: 4 November 1824 Death: 24 April 1909 Wellsville, Utah
  • S00078: 1900 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 18
1900 Wellsville, Cache, Utah; Roll: T623_1682; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 81. Data: Text: Birth date: Nov 1824 Birth place: Massachusetts Marriage date: 1880 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Wellville, Cache, Utah
  • S00088: Web: Utah, Find A Grave Index, 1850-2011 Publication: Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.Original data - Find A Grave. Find A Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8566600/zial-litchfield-riggs; NOTEAncestry.com, Web: Utah, Find A Grave Index, 1850-2011 (Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Birth: 24 Nov 1824 Death: 24 Apr 1909

Footnotes

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