John Riggs
Birth Date
On 1812 December 20 (Born)
Death Date
On 1892 March 28 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Oxford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
1812 December 20
Mother
Susan Pitcher
Father
Gideon Riggs
Date Details
Occurred On 1812 December 20
Baptized by
Parley Parker Pratt
1839 July 20 (Age 26)
Married
Jane Kelton Bullock
1843 October 8 (Age 30)
Traveled in
William McPherson Company (1851)
1851 June 27 – September 5 (Age 38)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Susan Jane Riggs (Age 5)
Jane Kelton Bullock (Age 31)
Dorothy Melissa Riggs (Age 2)
Date Details
Started On 1851 June 27
Joined Company
Ended On 1851 September 5
Company Arrived
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1876 October 9 (Age 63)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
5th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Lorenzo Snow
Location Served
Eastern States
Date Details
Started On 1876 October 9
Set Apart
End Date Not Found
Died in Provo, Utah, Utah Territory, United States
1892 March 28 (Age 79)
Media
John Riggs (1812 - 1892) Profile
Sources
Mission
Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977
Eastern States Mission manuscript history and historical reports, 1830-1977, Vol. 2 - Part 2.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1876, Vol. A, Page 34, Line 1449.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1876, Vol. B, Page 37, Line 1449.
Pioneer
Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
"Isaac Houston letter", Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), (18 August 1851).
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Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah: Comprising Photographs, Genealogies, Biographies (1913)
Frank Esshom, Pioneers and Prominent Men of Utah: Comprising Photographs, Genealogies, Biographies (1913), Page 1133.
John Riggs autobiographical sketch, 1880
John Riggs autobiographical sketch, 1880, Page 6.
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