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RIDDLES OF CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.
Sarah Riddell (3), eldest daughter of Lorenzo¹ (1), was born in Can-
isteo, N. Y., May 27, 1859.
Lemuel Riddell (2), second son of Lorenzo (1), was born is Canis-
teo, N. Y., in December, 1868.
Laura-E. Riddell (1), second daughter of Lorenzo* (1), was born in
Canisteo, N. Y., July 15, 1871.
Pratt Riddell (1), eldest son of LeRoy (1), was born in Canisteo,
N. Y., Oct. 20, 1864.
John Riddell (6), second son of LeRoy (1), was born in Canisteo,
N. Y., Jan. 14, 1866.
Elmira Riddell (1), eldest daughter of LeRoy (1), was born in Can-
isteo, N. Y., Nov. 12, 1868.
Harriet Riddell (4), second daughter of LeRoy (1), was born in
Canisteo, N. Y., Dec. 4, 1874.
Nettie-M. Riddell (1), eldest daughter of William' (4), was born in
Canisteo, N. Y., Oct. 5, 1868.
George Riddell (4), eldest son of William* (4), was born in Canis-
teo, N. Y., Jan. 31, 1870.
Sarah-A: Riddell (4), second daughter of William¹ (4), was born in
Canisteo, N. Y., Aug. 9, 1876.
RIDDLES OF CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS.
Edward Riddle¹ (1) was a well-known auctioneer many years in Bos-
ton; his parentage is not known to me. The family could have provided
necessary particulars, but declined to do so. He married Charlotte,
daughter of Edward and Elizabeth Cutter, Sept. 30, 1841, and fixed his
residence in Charlestown, Mass. He went to England with a commission
from the United States Government. Was a man of popularity; highly
esteemed. Deceased.
William Riddle¹ (1), brother of the above, was many years in Boston,
but went to California, and died there in the autumn of 1881, unmarried.
James Riddle' (1), brother of the preceding, was sometime of Bos-
ton, but removed to California, and died there in 1881, leaving a daughter.
Cordelia Riddle' (1), sister of the preceding, was an actress for many
years. She made her debut at the Arch-street Theatre, Philadelphia, as
Albert, in "William Tell," Jan. 23, 1834. She is now (1883) Mrs. San-
ford, living at Newport, R. I., and very feeble.
Eliza Riddle¹ (1), sister of the preceding, (born in Philadelphia (?),
made her first appearance as an actress, on the stage of the Walnut-street
Theatre, Philadelphia, in 1823, as Charles, in "Laugh When You Can."
Her first engagement in New York, though she was extremely youthful,
won for her the attention and commendation of the people. She next
appeared as Emily Worthington; then as Rosalie Somers Paul (" Wan-
dering Boys") Virginia; and for her benefit, in October of that year, as
Cora and Little Pickle. After an absence from New York for more than
