Born in Ridgefield, Fairfield County, Connecticut
Ancestors 
Daughter of Miles Riggs
and Elizabeth (Whitney) Fairchild
Sister of
Josiah Riggs, Joseph Riggs, Sarah Riggs, Elizabeth (Riggs) Stewart, Polly (Riggs) Kimberly, Miles Riggs and Prudence (Riggs) Leason
Wife of
Abraham Rockwell
— married
29 Nov 1769 in Ridgebury, Ridgefield, Fairfield, Connecticut
Descendants 
Mother of
Runa Rockwell and Lucy (Rockwell) Boughton
Died
at age 63
in Ridgebury, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Nov 2008
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Biography
Esther and Abraham were second cousins
Her inventory was completed on 21 February 1819.[1]
Sources
- ↑ “Probate Records, v. 28-29, 1798-1829”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G92K-TLRG : 15 August 2022), FHL microfilm 007627297, image 444, Fairfield, Fairfield, Connecticut, Vol 29, 1803-1818, Pages 272.
- "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2H-SR1 : accessed 7 February 2019), Esther Riggs, Norwalk, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; citing p. 136, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1; FHL microfilm 281,229.
- Genealogy of the Families of John Rockwell, of Stamford, Connecticut 1641 ..., p. 23
- Find A Grave: Memorial #36657134
- "Genealogy of the Families of John Rockwell, of Stamford, Connecticut 1641, and Ralph Keeler of Hartford, Conn., 1639", page 21, 1903, by James Boughton, Brooklyn, N.Y. for more information on this family.
- No. 120, pg 49- The Whitney Family of Connecticut, Volume 1, pt 1 -https://ia800206.us.archive.org/16/items/whitneyfamilyofc11phoe/whitneyfamilyofc11phoe.pdf
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Toby Rockwell
Toby Rockwell
I believe Ester Riggs was born Nov 1752 and died May 7 1816
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by Toby Rockwell
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