Born in Georgetown, Columbia, Washington, Maine, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Robert Colgate
— married
2 Jul 1844 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Mother of
Samuel James Colgate, Lawrason Colgate, Alice Riggs (Colgate) Wood, Robert Colgate and Romulus Riggs Colgate
Died
at age 45
in Paris, Île-de-France, France
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Biography
Mary Elizabeth Riggs was born on November 13, 1820 in Georgetown, Washington, United States.[1]
Mary (23) married Robert Colgate (32) (born on January 29, 1812 in New York City, New York, United States; son of William Colgate and Mary (Gilbert) Colgate) on July 2, 1844 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Robert's first wife had died 2 years before leaving him with 2 small children.[2]
Their children were:
- Samuel James Colgate (1845–1893)
- Lawrason Colgate (1846–1847)
- Alice Riggs Colgate (1847–1927)
- Robert Colgate (~1851–1923)
- Romulus Riggs Colgate (1858–1926)
Mary died on September 8, 1866 in Paris, Île-de-France, France, aged 45. She was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/201460309/mary-elizabeth-colgate: accessed 10 August 2022), memorial page for Mary Elizabeth Riggs Colgate (13 Nov 1820–8 Sep 1866), Find A Grave: Memorial #201460309, citing Woodlawn Cemetery, Bronx, Bronx County, New York, USA; Maintained by Neil Funkhouser (contributor 46781068)..
- ↑ Marriage: "U.S., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970"
Presbyterian Historical Society; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; U.s., Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1907; Book Title: Church Register 1806-1946; Accession Number: V Mi46 P477rr V.4
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry uk Record 61048 #1300471657 (accessed 27 July 2022)
Mary Elizabeth Reggs marriage to Robert Colgate on 2 Jul 1844 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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