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RIDDELLS OF SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK.
he was keeping the post-office and public-house at Boston Centre, N. Y.,
and in 1867 was farming on the plank-road near Buffalo; sold out that
year and removed to Galva, Ill., where he died in 1873, aged 60 years.
Wife's maiden-name Fannie Vale.
Lyman Riddle² (2), a son of Lyman¹ (1), was born in Alexander,
Genesee County, N. Y., and is now living at Gowrie, Webster County,
Ia. No particulars. He has sisters in the State of New York, but I have
not found their names and address.
THIRD GENERATION.
Henry-Seymore Riddle³ (1), a son of Charles² (1), was born at Kal-
amazoo, Mich., and is now (1884) about forty-seven years of age; mar-
ried, and has issue, a son and daughter. Mr. Riddle was not much at
home when young, and knows but little of his ancestors' history. Prob-
ably living in Chicago, Ill. One sister died young; another lives in St.
Paul, Minn.
FOURTH GENERATION.
George-Burnell Riddle (1), a son of Henrys (1), was born in Buf-
falo, N. Y., Nov. 1, 1858; married, and has one daughter, born in Chicago,
- where Mr. Riddle resides, - Oct. 8, 1882. He has manifested an inter-
est in this book, and made an effort to procure a full genealogy, but his
relatives did not respond. He says the Riddles are tall and of dark com-
plexion.
RIDDELLS OF SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK.
[MONAGHAN BRANCH.]
Robert Riddell' (1), was born in the County of Monaghan, Ireland,
about 1760; married Elizabeth Riddell, who was from the Scottish bor-
der, and had issue five children, of whom hereafter. He came to New
York, and died at Ballston. Weaver by trade. He was a connection of
the several other families from the same County, whose genealogy is
given in this book.
SECOND GENERATION.
John Riddell² (1), eldest son of Robert¹ (1), was born in Ireland,
County Monaghan, Jan. 5, 1786, and came to America in 1791. He mar-
ried Sally Hall (she was born in Stockbridge, Conn., July 9, 1789, and
died in Princeton, Monroe County, N. Y., May 15, 1856), and had issue
nine children, of whom hereafter. Mr. Riddell was a carpenter by trade.
Died in Van Buren, Ind., March 6, 1851.
Hugh Riddell (1), second son of Robert¹ (1), was born in County
Monaghan, Ireland, Dec. 6, 1787; married to Eleanor Reese, of New York,
March 25, 1812, and lived at Schenectady; had issue eight children, of
whom hereafter. He enlisted at Schenectady, N. Y., for five years, March
17, 1812, under Capt. George Nelson, in the Sixth Regiment, United States
Infantry. In the fall, while at Greenbush, near Albany, he was transferred
to Captain McChestney's company in the same regiment; and in the spring
of 1813, marched to the western frontier, crossing Niagara River May 27,
capturing Fort George. He was under Generals Winder and Chandler at
