Oxford Past Genealogy Project


Abijah JOICE was born 1 calculated 1826. He married Nancy J. RIGGS.

Nancy J. RIGGS [Parents] 1 was born 2, 3 calculated 1826. She married Abijah JOICE.


David Clarke RIGGS [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 was born 13 20 Apr 1832. He died 14 17 Feb 1913 and was buried 15 in Trinity Cemetery, Seymour, New Haven, CT. David married 16 Harriet E. CHURCH calculated 1894.

Other marriages:
TWITCHELL, Esther A.

Harriet E. CHURCH [Parents] [scrapbook] "Hattie" 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 was born 6, 7 5 Jun 1859. She died 8 1939 and was buried 8 in Trinity Cemetery, Seymour, New Haven, CT. Hattie married 9 David Clarke RIGGS calculated 1894.


David Clarke RIGGS [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 was born 13 20 Apr 1832. He died 14 17 Feb 1913 and was buried 15 in Trinity Cemetery, Seymour, New Haven, CT. David married 16 Esther A. TWITCHELL on 11 Nov 1855 in St. Peters Episcopal Church, Oxford, New Haven, CT.

Other marriages:
CHURCH, Harriet E.

Esther A. TWITCHELL [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 was born 8 20 Apr 1820. She died 9 19 Dec 1891 and was buried 10 in Trinity Cemetery, Seymour, New Haven, CT. Esther married 11 David Clarke RIGGS on 11 Nov 1855 in St. Peters Episcopal Church, Oxford, New Haven, CT.


Diodata Wildman RIGGS [Parents] 1, 2, 3 was born calculated 1793. He died 4 23 Sep 1826. Diodata married 5 Sylva HAWKINS on 29 Jan 1817 in Derby, New Haven, CT.

Sylva HAWKINS [Parents] was born 1 calculated 1795 in Derby, New Haven, CT. She died 2 18 Sep 1872 in Barre, Massachusetts. Sylva married 3 Diodata Wildman RIGGS on 29 Jan 1817 in Derby, New Haven, CT.

They had the following children:

  M i
Alonzo RIGGS was born 1 1817 in Derby, New Haven, CT. He died 2 Dec 1839 in Derby, New Haven, CT.

Joseph Edward CANFIELD [Parents] 1 was born 2, 3 1826. He married 4 Catherine A. RIGGS on 18 Oct 1848 in Derby, New Haven, CT.

Catherine A. RIGGS [Parents] 1 was born 2 calculated 1826. She married 3 Joseph Edward CANFIELD on 18 Oct 1848 in Derby, New Haven, CT.


Joseph P. CANFIELD [Parents] 1 was born 2, 3 1801. He died 4 4 Nov 1865 and was buried 4 in Oak Cliff Cemetery, Derby, New Haven, CT. Joseph married Myra A. BEERS.

Myra A. BEERS 1, 2, 3 was born 4 calculated 1805. She died 5 6 Feb 1876 and was buried 5 in Oak Cliff Cemetery, Derby, New Haven, CT. Myra married Joseph P. CANFIELD.

They had the following children:

  M i Joseph Edward CANFIELD was born 1826.
  M ii
William L. CANFIELD 1 was born 2 calculated 1827. He died 2 2 Apr 1855 and was buried 2 in Oak Cliff Cemetery, Derby, New Haven, CT.
  F iii
Mary Frances CANFIELD 1, 2, 3 was born 4 Jan 1832. She died 4 17 Dec 1915 and was buried 4 in Oak Cliff Cemetery, Derby, New Haven, CT.
  M iv
Theodore Benjamin CANFIELD 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 was born 6 calculated 1838. He died 7 13 Jan 1865 and was buried 7 in Oak Cliff Cemetery, Derby, New Haven, CT.

Henry K. CHATFIELD [Parents] was born 1818. He married Margaret.

Margaret died 29 Jan 1869. She married Henry K. CHATFIELD.


Deacon Samuel Edwin RIGGS [Parents] [scrapbook] 1 was born 2 18 Jun 1809 in Augusta, New York. He died 3 6 Dec 1860 in Derby, New Haven, CT and was buried 4, 5, 6 in Derby Colonial Cemetery, Derby, New Haven, CT. Samuel married 7 Amelia Elizabeth SHORT on 20 Jan 1829.

Amelia Elizabeth SHORT [scrapbook] 1 was born 2 6 Jan 1810. She died 3 25 Dec 1896 and was buried 4, 5 in Derby Colonial Cemetery, Derby, New Haven, CT. Amelia married 6 Deacon Samuel Edwin RIGGS on 20 Jan 1829.

They had the following children:

  M i
Edwin S. RIGGS was born 1 calculated 1849.

John J. LINES [Parents] [scrapbook] 1 was born 2, 3 calculated 1818. He died 4, 5 2 Apr 1860 and was buried 6, 7, 8 in Derby Colonial Cemetery, Derby, New Haven, CT. John married 9 Eliza RIGGS on 29 Mar 1843 in Derby, New Haven, CT.

Eliza RIGGS [Parents] 1, 2, 3, 4 was born 5 calculated 1817. She married 6 John J. LINES on 29 Mar 1843 in Derby, New Haven, CT.

They had the following children:

  M i
Henry LINES was born 1 calculated 1845.
  F ii
Ann E. LINES was born 1 calculated 1848.
  M iii
William LINES was born 1 calculated 1849.
  F iv
Emma LINES was born 1 calculated 1853.

Samuel LINES [Parents] was born 1 calculated 1774. He died 2 23 Feb 1848. Samuel married 3 Polly CARRINGTON on 18 Jun 1795 in Woodbridge, New Haven, CT.

Polly CARRINGTON [Parents] was born 1, 2 calculated 1775. She died 3, 4 14 Feb 1844 in Woodbridge, New Haven, CT. Polly married 5 Samuel LINES on 18 Jun 1795 in Woodbridge, New Haven, CT.

They had the following children:

  M i John J. LINES was born calculated 1818 and died 2 Apr 1860.

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