224 RIDDELLS of bedfoRD, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NO. 1.
John Riddle³ (2), third son of John² (1), was born (probably) about
1791; died at the age of 21; no other information.
Matthew Riddle³ (1), fourth son of John² (1), was born (probably)
about 1793; married Sarah Dole in Ohio, in 1819; went West in 1820,
and settled in Terre Haute, Ind., as cabinet-maker. He died Sept. 1,
1828, and his wife July 9, 1844; both were buried in Greenwood Ceme-
tery, Terre Haute.
William Riddles (2), fifth son of John² (1), was born (probably) about
1795; died in 1845; no other information.
Gilman Riddles (1), sixth son of John (1), was born in July, 1811;
married in 1836, Mary J. Eveleth, and secondly in 1841, Emeline Henry.
Had a family of three children, of whom hereafter. Mr. Riddle has long
been identified with manufacturing operations, and has become an owner of
valuable real estate. He resides in Manchester, N. H., in a spacious man-
sion on Chestnut Street. He is a man of quiet and unostentatious habits.
Eliza-S. Riddles (1), fourth daughter of John² (1), was born in 1813;
married and lived at Belfast, Me.
John-Dunlap Riddle³ (3), eldest son of David2 (1), was born in Bed-
ford, N. H., March 20, 1802; married Sally C. Gilmore, May 12, 1831,
and had issue six children, of whom hereafter. Mrs. Riddle died July 13,
1852, and he married, secondly, Mary-Ann Gilmore (sister of Sally C.), in
1854, but had no issue by this union. Mr. Riddle lived many years in
Bedford, but removed to Manchester in 1868, and died there Aug. 5,
1876, leaving a widow and three children. He was a Justice of the Peace,
and frequently held offices in his town; a man of considerable ability;
highly respected by a wide circle of acquaintances.
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Hugh Riddle (2), second son of David2 (1), was born in Bedford, N.
H., April 8, 1803, and died in 1849. "When young he went to Balti-
more, Md., where he was extensively engaged in constructing the public
works of that city. In 1837 he built the Baltimore Custom-house, and
was largely connected with the building of the first railroads terminating
at that place." In 1849 he started for California by the overland route,
and in the expedition lost his life, the manner unknown. A simple
head-board, carved with a rude inscription, was erected to mark his rest-
ing-place "on the plains of the Pacific."
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Martha Riddles (1), eldest daughter of David² (1), was born in Bed-
ford, N. H., Dec. 16, 1806; married Daniel Barnard, and lived in Bedford.
Gilman Riddles (2), third son of David² (1), was born in Bedford, N.
H., and died young.
Mary Riddles (1), second daughter of David² (1), was a twin to Gil-
man³ (2); died young.
Gawn Riddle (3), eldest son of Hugh² (1), was born in Bedford, N.
H., in May, 1791; married Elizabeth, daughter of Lieut. James Moore,
and settled near his father's homestead. He married, secondly, Rebecca,
daughter of Robert Walker, one of the early settlers of Bedford; he
had a family of four children, of whom hereafter, and died Aug. 20, 1867,
aged 78 years; he was a farmer.
Dr. Robert Riddles (1), second son of Hugh² (1), was born in Bed-
ford, N. H., in 1793; was graduated at Yale College in 1818, studied med-
icine, and settled in his native town. "He was considered a skilful phy-
sician, and was fast rising in notice, when he died in the prime of life,
