John Harpin Riggs (1841 - 1926)

Born 5 Apr 1841 in Seymour, New Haven, CT

Ancestors

Husband of Adella (Kennedy) Riggs — married 17 May 1866 in Seymour, New Haven, CT

Descendants

Died 17 Apr 1926 at age 85 in Seymour, New Haven, CT

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Biography

Corporal John Harpin RIGGS ^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]} was born ^[12][13][14] 5 Apr 1841. He died ^[15] 17 Apr 1926 and was buried ^[16] in Union Cemetery, Seymour, New Haven, CT. John married ^[17] Adella KENNEDY on 17 May 1866.

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Seymour Census.
2. ↑ 1860 Seymour Census.
3. ↑ 1870 Oxford Census. "Farmer."
4. ↑ 1880 Seymour Census.
5. ↑ 1900 Seymour Census. "bit twister."
6. ↑ 1910 Seymour Census.
7. ↑ 1920 Seymour Census.
8. ↑ Samuel Orcutt, History of the Old Town of Derby, Connecticut, 1642-1880 (1880, Reprint: Bowie, Maryland, Heritage Books, Inc., 1998), p. 756.
9. ↑ Rev. Hollis A. Campbell, William C. Sharpe and Frank G. Bassett, Seymour Past and Present (Seymour, Connecticut, W. C. Sharpe, 1902), p. 538. "John H. was in the Civil war; enlisted in the Seventh C.V. Resides in Seymour."
10. ↑ Compiled by Authority of the General Assembly Under Direction of the Adjutants-General, Record of Service of Connecticut Men in the Army and Navy of the United States During the War of the Rebellion. (Hartford, CT, Press of Case, Lockwood & Brainard, 1889.), p. 311. "Seventh Regiment Company F ... Corporals: Riggs, John H. Residence: Seymour Date of Enlistment: Aug. 29, '61 Date of muster in this organization: Sep. 9, '61 Remarks: Must. Priv. Re-en. Vet. Jan. 2, '64. Pro. Oct. 16, '64. M. o. July 20, '65."
11. ↑ F. W. Beers, 1868 map, Reproduced for the Oxford Historical Society, Inc. 1977. Excerpt from1868 map, Available at http://www.oxford-historical-society.org/books-for-sale.htm H. Riggs - Moose Hill, just north of Great Hill, John Harpin is living here 1870 census. http://www.oxfordpast.com/1868RockHouseHillE.jpg.
12. ↑ 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Union Cemetery, Seymour, Arthur Walker, Union Cemetery, Seymour, p. 30. http://oxfordpast.net/uncemscan30.html.
13. ↑ Sharpe, Seymour Past and Present, p. 538.
14. ↑ John H. Wallace, Genealogy of the Riggs Family, New York, John H. Wallace, 1901, p. 59.
15. ↑ 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Union Cemetery, Seymour, p. 30. http://oxfordpast.net/uncemscan30.html.
16. ↑ 1934 WPA Headstone Inscriptions - Union Cemetery, Seymour, p. 30. "Riggs, John H., (Corp. Co. F. 7th Regt. Conn. Vols. 1861-1865), born Apr. 5, 1841, died Apr. 17, 1926. (G.A.R. Marker, Flag)." http://oxfordpast.net/uncemscan30.html.
17. ↑ Sharpe, Seymour Past and Present, p. 538.