Ada Riggs
Ada county in Idaho is named for her
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| Intro | Ada county in Idaho is named for her | ||||||
| Places | United States of America | ||||||
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| Birth | 3 April 1856, Napa County, California, USA | ||||||
| Death | 29 May 1909San Francisco, California, USA (aged 53 years) | ||||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||||
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Ada County in Idaho is named after Ada Hobbs Riggs (3 April 1856 – 29 May 1909).
Riggs was born April 3, 1856, to Henry Chiles Riggs (1826 – 1912) and Mary Ann Lipscomb (1834 – 1912), in Napa County, California. Her father was a member of the Boise legislature who established Ada county and introduced the bill that established Boise as the capital of Idaho in 1864.
Riggs married John R. Coon (1864 - 1920) on 26 February 1884 at Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho.
She died on May 29, 1909, in San Francisco, California, at the age of 53.
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| Article Title: | Ada Riggs: Ada county in Idaho is named for her - Biography and Life |
| Author(s): | PeoplePill.com Editorial Staff |
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| Publish Date: | 19 Oct 2019 |
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