Brief Life History of Jane Kilton
When Jane Kilton Bullock was born on 4 September 1819, in Grafton, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, her father, Benjamin Bullock III, was 27 and her mother, Dorothy Kimball, was 20. She married John Riggs on 8 October 1843, in Franklin, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Utah, Utah, United States in 1910. In 1880, at the age of 61, her occupation is listed as keeping house. She died on 5 September 1910, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Jane Riggs in household of W O Busley, "United States Census, 1910"
- 1910 Jane Kimball Riggs, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
- Jane Kilton Riggs, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1820 · Making States Equal
The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (West Midlands): from Middle English bulluc, bullok ‘bullock’ (Old English bulluc), referring to a young bull, probably applied as a nickname for an exuberant young man or a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of bullocks.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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John Riggs: By JoAnn Stewart Lewis
John was born in Oxford, Connecticut on December 20, 1812. His father was Major Gideon Riggs, and his mother was Susan Pitcher. He had three older brothers and three younger sisters. When h …
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