John Worth Riggs (1879 - 1946)

Born 9 Oct 1879 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Ancestors

Died 23 Jan 1946 at age 66 in Roslindale, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA

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Biography

John was born in 1879. He was the son of Thomas Riggs and Elizabeth Worth. He passed away in 1946. ^[1]

He married Amy May Day in 1904. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVNW-Q64 : 2 March 2021), John Riggs in household of Thomas M. Riggs, Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing Thomas M. Riggs, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
2. ↑ Groom's Name John Riggs Groom's Residence Charlottetown Groom's Status Bachelor Bride's Name Amy May Day Bride's Residence Summerside Bride's Status Spinster Date of Marriage License or Bond 1 February 1904 Date of Marriage Ceremony 3 February 1904 Officiant's Name A. D McCully Source RG19, Series3, Subseries4: Marriage Licenses, 1904

• "Canada, Prince Edward Island Baptism Card Index, 1721-1885," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCXV-ZDM : 8 March 2021), Michael Thomas Riggs in entry for John Riggs, 26 Apr 1880; citing p. 177, volume 2, First Methodist Church,Ch'Town Trinity Church, Ch'Town , Prince Edward Island, Public Archives, Charlottetown; FHL microfilm 1,487,766.
• Massachusetts, U.S., State and Federal Naturalization Records, 1798-1950 for John Riggs (on Ancestry, has photo)
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227296209/john-riggs: accessed 23 July 2023), memorial page for John Riggs (9 Oct 1879–23 Jan 1946), Find a Grave Memorial ID 227296209, citing Blue Hill Cemetery, Braintree, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Michelle Starr (contributor 50828598).