Joseph Riggie

[hanes teulu]

Re. his time in New York is this the family?

North Tonawada NY Evening News, 8 Jul 1930

JOSEPH RIGGIE
Joseph Riggie, 83 years old, a former resident of North Tonawada, died last night at the home of his son John Riggie, 74 Sennimore Avenue, Buffalo. Besides his son he is survived by a daughter, Mrs Charles J Miller, Buffalo., six grandchildren and a sister, Mrs Joseph Rouleau, of Sherbrooke, Quebec. The funeral will be held Thursday morning at 8 30 o'clock from the St James' Church in Buffalo. Burial will be at Mount Olivet.

[hanes teulu]

Are you familiar with Fulton - NY papers?
http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html

There's an item in the North Tonawanda Evening News, Nov 20 1925, re the death of a Joseph A Riggie, age 43

[EdCan]

Thanks hanes

Ed

[oldohiohome]

with lots of help from a small tree at ancestry:

Marriage, Roman Catholic, October 17, 1877, in Thorold, by banns, by T J Sullivan
Joseph Reagy, 25, bachelor, stone cutter, born in Canada, living in Merriton, Canada, parents: Veas [?] Reagy, and Mary Marcy

Mary Clifford, 24, born and living in Merriton, Canada, parents: Anthony Clifford and Eliza Delany

witnesses: David Jordan and Ann Clifford, both of Merriton

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMNL-489


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Indexed as Rega
1891 Census, Merriton, Ontario
Eliza Clifford, 63, head, born in Ireland
Mary Rega, 36, daughter, born in Ontario
Joseph Rega, 39, son in law, born in Quebec, occupation: C laborer, wage earner
John Rega, 9, grandson
Joseph Rega, 7, grandson
Mary Rega, 4, grand daughter
Eliza Rega, 2, grand daughter
Teresa Rega, 4m, grand daughter

all children born in Ontario. religion of all: R C. all age 7 and older can read and write

http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1891&op=img&id=30953_148153-00072

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1861 Grantham, District Lincoln Canada West
Anthony Clifford 45 born Ireland 
Eliza  32 born Ireland
John 14 born Canada
Ellen 12
Mary 10
Margaret 5
Ann 3
Eliza 1

1871 Eliza is a widow still living in Grantham with 2 more children
James A. 6  (1864/65) and Andrew 2 (1869)

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1881 Merriton Canada
Eliza Clifford 56
Anna 23
Eliza 18
James 17
Andrew 13
Mary 1
No relationships given

Andrew married Florence J Becket 16 March 1892 in Merriton and by 1910 they are in Tonawanda NY

Cathedral of St Catherine's Ontario baptisms R.C.

Margaret Clifford was born 26 September 1855 baptized 3 October 1855 parents Anthony Clifford and Eliza Delany
Ann Clifford was born 18 October 1857 baptized 1 November 1857 same parents
Elisa Clifford was born 6 August 1860 baptized 7 October 1860 same parents

Have not found the other children as yet.

[EdCan]

Thanks

[oldohiohome]

NY Death Index
Elizabeth Clifford
10 January 1901, North Tonawanda

https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGRS-FL75

the record might include her parents' names.