Brief Life History of Cynthia M.
When Cynthia M. Riggs was born on 27 December 1808, in Tennessee, United States, her father, Scott Adams Riggs, was 29 and her mother, Hannah Berry, was 28. She married Stephen Green on 1 January 1829, in Morgan, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Morgan, Morgan, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Jacksonville Election Precinct, Morgan, Illinois, United States for about 10 years. She died on 16 April 1879, in Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Diamond Grove Cemetery, Jacksonville, Morgan, Illinois, United States.
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- Cyntha Esun, "United States Census, 1850"
- Cyntha M. Riggs, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
- Unknown, "Washington Deaths and Burials, 1810-1960"
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1812
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
1825
Historical Boundaries: 1825: Morgan, Illinois, United States
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
Name Meaning
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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