When Susannah Riggs was born about 1815, in Scott, Virginia, United States, her father, William Miles Riggs, was 46 and her mother, Sarah Sally Richmond, was 48.
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With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
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.
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
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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