Riegel/Riggle Family History

Riegel/Riggle Family History PDF

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Published: 1996

Total Pages: 364

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Johann Jörg Riegel [George Rigel] (1718-1798) was born at Becherbach, a village near Kirn on the Nahe River, Germany, the son of Hans Henrich and Engela Caterina Buch Riegel. He immigrated to Pennsylvania in 1741 and settled in Nockamixon Township, Bucks County. He and his wife, Elizabeth, had a least eight children. He is buried in Nockamixon Township. His son, John Riegel [later Riggle] (1783-1847), and his wife, Sarah Shelter, had ten children, 1807-1828. The family lived at Hempfield Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, until 1820 when they moved to Allegheny (now Gilpin) Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania. John and Sarah Riggle are buried at Forks-Zion Lutheran Church, Armstrong County. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kansas, Texas, California and elsewhere.

Genealogies in the Library of Congress

Genealogies in the Library of Congress PDF

Author: Marion J. Kaminkow

Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com

Published: 2012-09

Total Pages: 882

ISBN-13: 9780806316673

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This ten-year supplement lists 10,000 titles acquired by the Library of Congress since 1976--this extraordinary number reflecting the phenomenal growth of interest in genealogy since the publication of Roots. An index of secondary names contains about 8,500 entries, and a geographical index lists family locations when mentioned.