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Whitney Family.
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135
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Child of Joseph and Mary (Keeler) Riggs.
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114, 97
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I. Daniel Riggs, b. in Norwalk, Conn., about 1762; a farmer; was given six pounds, in the will of Daniel Keeler, 14 Nov. 1764, and called "my loving grandson"; married, 9 Sept. 1784, in Ridgefield, Conn., Susanna Lobdell, born in Ridgefield, 9 July 1758, dau. of Ebenezer and Rebecca (Benedict) Lobdell.1 They settled at Ridgefield, where he was accidentally killed, while raising a building, 6 June 1793. She dwelt, for many years, with her daughter, Mrs. Polly (Riggs) Gray; and during the last five years of her life, with her g. dau., Mrs. Sarah Ann (Gray) Roberts, of Ridgefield. She died there, 5 Aug. 1841, aged 83 years. He was a soldier in the Revolution.
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1785
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Chil. of Joseph end Margaret (Resseguie) Riggs.
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114
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II. Jonathan Riggs, married, 1 Jan. 1792, at Norwalk, Conn., Esther Keeler.
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1789
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III. Esther Riggs, b. at Ridgefield, Conn., 8 June 1784; or, according to another record, 18 June 1784.
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IV. James Riggs, lived at Sherman, Conn. It is not quite certain that he was a member of this household.
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Chil. of Miles and Patty (Bull) Riggs.
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118
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I. ----- Riggs, died, according to tradition, at some time during the Revolutionary War.
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| 526
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II. Miles Riggs, b. in Norfolk, Conn., 20 Dec. 1775, or, as his descendants say, 1777; a farmer; married, 19 Oct 1797, Hannah Benedict, born at Danbury, Conn., 10 Dec. 1778, dau. of Jonathan and Huldah (Seelye) Benedict,2 g. dau. of Nathaniel and Hannah Benedict, g. g. dau. of Nathaniel and Sarah Benedict, g. g. g. dau. of Samuel and Rebecca (Andrews) Benedict, g. g. g. g. dau. of Thomas and Mary (Bridgum) Benedict. They dwelt at Butternuts, N. Y.; Hamilton Co., N. Y.; Lebanon, N. Y.; Marysburgh, Upper Canada; and, lastly, at Madoc, Upper Canada, now Ontario, where she died, 17 Jan. 1800, and was buried in Fuller's Hill Cemetery. He died at Wetmore, Nemaha Co., Kansas, in 1873. He served in the war of 1812, and was at the battle of Plattsburgh.
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1793
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1 See note to number 24.
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2 See Benedict Genealogy, p.250.
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