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RIDDELLS OF MONSON, MASSACHusetts.
farming; thence to Pembroke, and carried on a farm; thence to Pemble-
ton as a mechanic; thence to Greenbush, Mich. (Clinton County), where
he now resides. He has issue eleven children, of whom hereafter.
Laura-Utley Riddle (2), eldest daughter of Freeborn (1), was born
at Alexander, Genesee County, N. Y.; married to Pliny Fox, a lawyer,
and lives at DeKalb, Ill.
Charlotta-Temple Riddle (2), second daughter of Freeborn³ (1),
was born at Batavia, Genesee County, N. Y.; married to Augustus Ma-
son, of Salamanca, N. Y., and has issue.
Rosalvo-King Riddle (1), third son of Freeborns (1), was born at
Batavia, Genesee County, N. Y., and is now living at Independence, Van
Buren County, Ind. ; is a merchant. He married Mary Wheeler, and has
issue, of whom hereafter.
Trumbull-Cary Riddle¹ (1), fourth son of Freeborn³ (1), was born at
Batavia, Genesee County, N. Y., Aug. 12, 1823; removed to Lockport, N.
Y., at the age of 15; married Aug. 22, 1847, to Sarah-Margaret Colt; was
superintendent of canal work on Erie Canal several years; removed to
Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Ia., in 1856. In 1859 moved to Chapin,
Franklin County, Ia. He was one of the early settlers in both counties,
and suffered many hardships; his nearest market was sixty-four miles
away. He died respected, Jan. 24, 1877.
Marquis-de-Lafayette Riddle (1), fifth son of Freeborn (1), was
born at Batavia, Genesee County, N. Y.; married Sarah Clickner, 1848;
secondly, Emily Utley, in 1878, and resides at Royalton, Niagara County,
N. Y., as a farmer.
James-Sullivan Riddle (2), sixth son of Freeborn (1), was born at
Batavia, Genesee County, N. Y.; married Fluvia A. Herrighton in 1846,
and is now farming at Chapin, Franklin County, Ia.
Abigail Riddle (1), third daughter of Freeborn (1), was born at
Alexander, Genesee County, N. Y.; married to Morris Butterfield, a mer-
chant of Otto, Cattaraugus County, N. Y. She died in March, 1864.
Emily-Sophia Riddle' (1), second daughter of Freeborn (1), by his
second wife, was born at Alexander, Genesee County, N. Y.; was married
to Sheltersburg, and resides in Girard, Penn.
Franklin-Carlos Riddle (1), son of Freeborn (1), by his second
wife, was born at Alexander, N. Y.; married to Emma Jenkins, and died
in October, 1861.
Francis-Marian Riddle* (1), eldest son of Almon³ (1), was born in
Wabash County, Ind., July 3, 1839; married Aug. 14, 1862, to An-
nette M. Stewart, and has issue five children, of whom hereafter. He
learned the carpenter's trade of his father. Attended school winters
until twenty years old. Was a school-teacher. Cast his first vote for
President Abraham Lincoln, in the autumn of 1860; in the following
spring, while working at his trade for money to take him to college, he
heard of the firing on Fort Sumter, and of the call of President Lincoln
for volunteers to put down the Rebellion; patriotism predominating over
every other sentiment, he responded at once to the call by enlisting in
Company H, Eighth Regiment, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, as a private;
was appointed first corporal in May, and was with his regiment at the
battle of Rich Mountain, Va., July 11, 1861, after which, Aug. 6, 1861,
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was honorably discharged. He was offered a commission at the re-
organization of the Eighth Regiment for three years, but declined doing
