RIDDELLS of liddesDALE, SCOTLAND.
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family is supposed to be connected with other branches in the same coun-
ty, but relationship cannot now be proven.
SECOND GENERATION.
James Riddell (2), son of James' (1), was born in Liddesdale, Scot-
land, in 1781; married Isabella, daughter of George Hogg, an officer in
the British army, and Magdalen Van Buren,* of Hackensack, N. J.
The permanent home of the parents of Mrs. Riddell, when the father was
not in the army, was at Berwick-on-Tweed, in England. Mr. Riddell
lived at Ednam, Scotland, until 1835, when he removed to Canada with
his family. His last professional work in Scotland was surveying the
ground of the battle-field of “ Chevy Chase." He had three sons, of whom
hereafter. Died in Canada.
Henry Riddell (1), a son of James¹ (1), was born in Scotland, and
presumably died there. Query: Where did he settle?
William Riddell² (1), a son of James¹ (1), was born in Scotland, and
is supposed to have lived and died there.
Thomas Riddell² (1), a son of James¹ (1), was born in Scotland, and
presumably died there.
James-Van Buren Riddell² (3), son of James¹ (2), was born at Ed-
nam, in Roxburghshire, Scotland, a place on the Eden, a tributary of the
Tweed, and which has the honor of being the birthplace of the author of
"The Seasons," James Thompson. He died when young, unmarried.
THIRD GENERATION.
George-Hogg Riddell (1), son of James2 (2), was born at Ednam,
Scotland, and died young, unmarried.
Dr. Alexander-Dow Riddell (1), son of James2 (2), was born at
Ednam, a small hamlet on the Eden, Scotland, in the year 1824; married,
in 1869, Rebecca, daughter of Dr. William Wilson, sometime of Yorkshire,
Eng., and is now (1883) a practising physician in Compton, P. Q., Can.
Has three children, of whom hereafter. He removed with his parents to
Canada in 1835. After acquiring a common and classical education at
different places in Scotland, England, and Canada, at the age of nineteen
he commenced the study of medicine with Dr. Moses Glines, of Compton,
Can., a gentleman of very considerable professional eminence, particularly
in the department of surgery. Having completed the usual curriculum of
medical lectures and hospital attendance, he received his degree of M. D.
from the University of New York City, and subsequently became a licen-
tiate of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Lower Canada. For
the past thirty years he has resided in the township of Compton, practis-
ing medicine and farming, and has enjoyed, during the greater part of
that time, a somewhat extensive rural practice in Compton and the neigh-
boring townships.
FOURTH GENERATION.
Lizzie Riddell (1), daughter of Alexander (1), born in Compton,
Can., and married to Rignald Bray, of Bayonne, N. J.
William-Philip Riddell (2), eldest son of Alexander (1), born in
Compton, Can., and now (1883) at home.
George-Francis Riddell (1), second son of Alexander (1), was born
in Compton, Can., and lives at home.
Daughter of James Van Buren, a physician. The marriage took place while
New York was still in the hands of the British forces.
