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John Alexander Rigard
1875 - 1941 (65 years)-
Name John Alexander Rigard Birth 18 Aug 1875 St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA 
Gender Male Death 10 Aug 1941 St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Burial 13 Aug 1941 St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Person ID I6297 Branches and Roots Last Modified 13 Feb 2026
Father Anthony Rigard, b. 24 May 1844, Alace-Lorraine, France d. 13 Apr 1934, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 89 years) Relationship natural Mother Anna Maria "Mary" Goetz, b. 2 Aug 1854, Benezette, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 6 Jan 1932, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 77 years) Relationship natural Marriage 21 Nov 1874 [1] Family ID F2038 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Barbara Eckert, b. 13 Apr 1879, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Aug 1953, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 74 years) Marriage 26 Sep 1899 St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA Children + 1. Sadie Rigard, b. Abt 1901, Pennsylvania, USA d. Yes, date unknown [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 2. George J Rigard, b. 7 Apr 1902, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 5 Jun 1991, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 89 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 3. Aloysius Joseph Rigard, b. 20 Dec 1903, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 6 May 1997, Holley, Orleans, New York, United States (Age 93 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 4. Charles Anthony Rigard, b. 2 Jul 1905, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 May 1985, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 5. Gilbert George Rigard, b. 31 Oct 1912, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 28 Apr 1945, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 32 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]+ 6. James William Rigard, b. 18 Jan 1917, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 Jun 2005, St Marys, Elk, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 88 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]Family ID F1956 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 Feb 2026
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Notes
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: John Rigard
SSN: 193018313
Birth Date: 18 Aug 1875
Birth Place: St Marys, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 10 Aug 1941
Claim Date: 29 Aug 1941
Type of Claim: Death Claim
Notes: 05 Nov 1976: Name listed as JOHN RIGARD
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: John Rigard
SSN: 193018313
Birth Date: 18 Aug 1875
Birth Place: St Marys, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 10 Aug 1941
Claim Date: 29 Aug 1941
Type of Claim: Death Claim
Notes: 05 Nov 1976: Name listed as JOHN RIGARD
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: John Rigard
SSN: 193018313
Birth Date: 18 Aug 1875
Birth Place: St Marys, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 10 Aug 1941
Claim Date: 29 Aug 1941
Type of Claim: Death Claim
Notes: 05 Nov 1976: Name listed as JOHN RIGARD
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: John Rigard
SSN: 193018313
Birth Date: 18 Aug 1875
Birth Place: St Marys, Pennsylvania
Death Date: 10 Aug 1941
Claim Date: 29 Aug 1941
Type of Claim: Death Claim
Notes: 05 Nov 1976: Name listed as JOHN RIGARD
Source Information
Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.
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Sources - [S294] Elk County Gazette, Rigards, Mrs. Anthony (Mary Goetz). 7JAN1932.
DEATH CALLS GEORGE ST. WOMAN, 77
Funeral of Mrs. Anthony Rigard, Sr., Who Died Yesterday Afternoon, To Be Held Saturday Morning At St. Marys Church.
Mrs. Anthony Rigard, Sr., died at her home on George street yesterday afternoon at one-thirty o’clock.
Requiem mass for the repose of her soul will be said in St. Marys church Saturday morning at nine o’clock and interment will be made in the Catholic cemetery.
The funeral will be attended by members of the Rosary and Alter Societies.
Mrs. Rigard, nee Mary Goetz, was born at Benezette, Pa., August 2, 1954. She was married in 1874 to Anthony Rigard and following marriage made her home in Flower Valley, where she and Mrs. Rigard continue to live until moving to St. Marys about 17 years ago.
Mrs. Rigard was a woman who won and held the esteem of all in her acquaintance and her passing is marked with deep regret.
She is survived by her husband and the following children, all of St. Marys: John, Anthony, jr., Louis, Joseph, Michael and Crescentia, Mrs. John Zitzler; three brothers, Joseph Goetz, Goetz Summit; Michael Goetz, Johnsonburg and Frank Goetz, Flower Valley; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph Haney, Flower Valley and Mrs. George Decker, St. Marys, also by 26 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Elk County Gazette: 7JAN1932
HFA: 28AUG2023
- [S294] Elk County Gazette, Rigards, Mrs. Anthony (Mary Goetz). 7JAN1932.