Born in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of John Sidney Riggs
and Maria (Pardee) Riggs
Sister of
Joseph Dennis Riggs, Julia Ann (Riggs) Clark, Celestia Riggs, Ellen M Riggs, Celestia Riggs, Mary L (Riggs) Woods, Wilsana Riggs and Walter Riggs
Wife of
Benjamin Smith
— married
about 1859 in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Mother of
Charlotte Smith and Charles E Smith
Died
at age 49
in Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 31 Dec 2015
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Biography
Jane Emeline RIGGS [1][2][3][4] was born [5] Aug 1835. She died [6] 12 Jul 1885 and was buried [7][8] in Oak Cliff Cemetery, Derby, New Haven, CT.
Jane married Benjamin SMITH.
Sources
- ↑ 1850 Derby Census.
- ↑ 1860 Derby Census.
- ↑ 1870 Derby Census. "Emily J."
- ↑ 1880 Derby Census. "Emoline | Works in Corset Shop."
- ↑ Rev. Hollis A. Campbell, William C. Sharpe and Frank G. Bassett, Seymour Past and Present (Seymour, Connecticut, W. C. Sharpe, 1902), p. 540.
- ↑ Oak Cliff Cemetery Photograph - Derby CT. http://oxfordpast.net/cem25379.html.
- ↑ Oak Cliff Cemetery Photograph - Derby CT. http://oxfordpast.net/cem25379.html.
- ↑ Arthur Walker, 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Oak Cliff Cemetery, p. 145. http://oxfordpast.net/occemscan145.html.
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