Miles Riggs + Hannah Abigail Benedict

Miles Riggs
1748–1836
Miles Riggs
Birth 20 May 1748 31  Norwalk, Conn.
Death 20 September 1836 (Age 88)  Norfolk, Litchfield Co., Conn
Patty Bull
1750–1777
Patty Bull
Birth 1750  
Death about 1777 (Age 27)  Norfolk, Conn
Marriage about 1775  

Jonathan Benedict
1744–1834
Jonathan Benedict
Birth 12 April 1744  
Death 20 July 1834 (Age 90)  
Huldah Seelye
1765–1852
Huldah Seelye
Birth 11 July 1765  Newtown, Fairfield, Connecticut
Death 6 March 1852 (Age 86)  Fabius, Onondaga, New York
Marriage about 1782  
Miles Riggs
1775–1873
Miles Riggs
Birth 20 December 1775 27 25  Norfolk, Conn
Death 1873 (Age 97)  Wetmore, Nemaha Co. Kansas
Hannah Abigail Benedict
1778–1860
Hannah Abigail Benedict
Birth 10 December 1778 34 13  Danbury, Conn
Death 17 January 1860 (Age 81)  Madoc, Hastings Co., Ontario, Canada
4 Children
Cyrus Riggs
1800–1858
Cyrus Riggs
Birth 30 July 1800 24 21  Butternuts, New York
Death 5 September 1858 (Age 58)  Madoc Township, Hastings, Ontario
Martha Riggs
1804–1863
Martha Riggs
Birth 24 September 1804 28 25  Butternuts, New York
Death 30 September 1863 (Age 59)  Richmond, Lennox & Addington Co., Ontario, Canada
Lewis Riggs
1808–1890
Lewis Riggs
Birth 5 November 1808 32 29  Hamilton County, New York
Death 8 July 1890 (Age 81)  
Martin Riggs
1811–?
Martin Riggs
Birth 17 October 1811 35 32  Lebanon, New York
Family Group Information
Marriage 19 October 1797
 

Note:  Name: Miles Jr. Rigs
Note From "The Whitney Family of Connecticut" by S. Whitney Phoenix. Page 526 <b>Chil. of Miles and Hannah (Benedict) Riggs.</b> 1793 - I. <b>Cyrus Riggs</b>, b. at Butternuts, N. Y., 30 July 1800, or 1799, as another record says; a farmer, cooper, and accountant; married in the Summer of 1822, at Marysburgh, Upper Canada, by Rev. Mr. McDole, Presbyterian, to <b>Eliza Wo od Squire</b>, dau. of Zalmon and Rowena (Harris) Squire, of Salem, N. Y., where she was born 20 Ap. 1806. They dwelt at Marysburgh till 1827; and then moved to Madoc, Upper Canada, now Ontario, where he died, 5 Sept. 1858, and was buried in Ful ler's Hill Cemetery. He was, for twelve years before his death, coroner, clerk of the 6th District Court, Hastings Co., C. W., and commissioner of the Court of Queen's Bench. His widow was living at Vassar, Mich., with her son, William Faucett e Riggs, in Ap. 1875; and at Trenton, Mo., with her youngest daughter, in Feb. 1876. 5791 1794 - II. <b>Martha Riggs</b>, b. at Butternuts, N. Y., 24 Sept 1804; married in Richmond, Upper Canada, <b>John Pringle</b>, a farmer, son of Joseph and Mary (Springsteen) Pringle, of South Fredericksburgh, U. C., where he was born, 18 May 1 785. They settled in Richmond, and there died (she, 30 Sept. 1863; he, 12 May 1872), and were buried in Napanee Cemetery. 5804 1795 - III. <b>Lewis Riggs,</b> b. in Hamilton Co., N. Y., 5 Nov. 1808; married <b>Harriet Ann Harris</b>; and was living, with his wife, at Wetmore, Kansas, in Ap. 1875. 5813 1796 - IV. <b>Martin Riggs</b>, b. at Lebanon, N. Y., 17 Oct 1811; a farmer; married, 16 Oct. 1837, at Madoc, C. W., by Rev. Michael Davy, Methodist Episcopal, to <b>Mary Jane Eager</b>, dau. of Aaron and Elizabeth (Bininger) Eager, of Madoc. S he was born at Salem, N. Y., 23 Feb. 1817. They dwelt in Madoc till 13 Jan. 1852; at Elzevir, C. W., till 1 March 1863; at Listowel, C. W., till 1 May 1865; then moved to Brookfield, Mo., arriving there 8 July 1875; and were living in that place , in March 1876. He has held various town offices.