Brief Life History of Catharine
When Catharine Riggs was born on 24 February 1734, in All Hallows Parish, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States, her father, John Riggs, was 46 and her mother, Mary Davis, was 32. She had at least 1 daughter with Abednego Hyatt. She died on 8 April 1802, at the age of 68.
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1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
Maryland is the 7th state.
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
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English (Dorset):
variant of Ricks with voicing of /ks/ to /gs/.
variant of Rigg , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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