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Sophronia Riggs 1817 – 1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1817

Birth Location: Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA

Death Date: 15 Nov 1911

Death Location: Irvington, Marion, Indiana, USA

Father: Ransom Riggs

Mother: Sarah Tremaine

Spouse(s): Ambrose Barnett

Children(s): William Barnett, Benjamin Barnett, Mary Barnett, Henry Barnett, Dewitt Barnett, Lucy Barnett, America Barnett

Sophronia Riggs was born in 1817 in Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA, the child of Ransom Riggs and Sarah Tremaine. Sophronia Riggs married Ambrose Dudley Barnett, and had children including William Harrison Barnett, Benjamin Franklin Barnett, Mary Ann Barnett, Henry Clay Barnett, Dewitt Clinton Barnett, Lucy Jane Barnett, America Ellen Barnett. Sophronia Riggs passed away in 1911 in Irvington, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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  • Sophronia Riggs was born in 1817 in Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA, the child of Ransom Riggs and Sarah Tremaine.
  • Sophronia Riggs married Ambrose Dudley Barnett, and had children including William Harrison Barnett, Benjamin Franklin Barnett, Mary Ann Barnett, Henry Clay Barnett, Dewitt Clinton Barnett, Lucy Jane Barnett, America Ellen Barnett.
  • Sophronia Riggs passed away in 1911 in Irvington, Marion, Indiana, USA.

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Sophronia Riggs's Ancestors

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Sophronia Riggs
1817 – 1911
Birth Place: Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA
Parents
Ransom Riggs
1789 – 1863
Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut, USA
Sarah Tremaine
1795 – 1863
Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Jeremiah Riggs
1750 – 1820
Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut, USA
Anna Woodruff
1756 – 1808
Litchfield,Litchfield,Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Woodruff
1717 – 1790
Lucy Farnham
1727 – 1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Farnham
1702 – 1768
Hannah Crittenden
1703 – 1777

Sophronia Riggs's Descendants

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Sophronia Riggs (23 Jan 1817 – 15 Nov 1911) m. Ambrose (Dudley) Barnett (24 Jul 1809 – 20 May 1885)
  1. 1. William (Harrison) Barnett (27 Feb 1841 – 30 Jun 1921) m. Lucy Boyd (29 Jan 1846 – 14 Feb 1906)
    1. 1. Albert (Raphael) Barnett (30 Sep 1871 – 14 Aug 1936) m. Alta (May) Fix (23 May 1880 – 1957)
      1. 1. Clara (Margaret) Barnett (22 Jan 1917 – 29 Mar 2017) m. Clifford (Oren) Stubbs (31 Jan 1914 – 22 Jul 1991)
      2. 2. Richard (Wallace) Barnett (29 Jun 1919 – 9 Sep 1992) m. Helen (Ruth) Morris (2 Jan 1921 – 28 Feb 1995)
        1. 1. Barry (J) Barnett (20 Oct 1957 – 10 Mar 2012) m. Diane Bullington
      3. 3. Robert (Boyd) Barnett (4 Jan 1921 – 7 Oct 2011) m. Margaret (Louise) Dragoo (12 Jun 1928 – 30 Jun 2009)
    2. 2. John (Ambrose) Barnett (7 Apr 1874 – 5 Sep 1958) m. Ruby Hall (12 Feb 1883 – Oct 1982)
      1. 1. Harold (Ray) Barnett (20 Dec 1903 – 21 Dec 1973) m. Martha (Ann) Shipley (21 Mar 1907 – 9 Feb 1983) m. Emma (Marie) Newkirk (12 May 1923 – 24 Dec 2000)
      2. 2. Marion (Juanita) Barnett (14 Apr 1905 – 28 Sep 1996) m. Charles (Edward) Hyde
      3. 3. Leslie (Ambrose) Barnett (15 Dec 1909 – 6 Jun 1993) m. Ada (Leona) Crisp (21 Jan 1915 – 23 May 1991)
      4. 4. John (Alfred) Barnett (9 Jan 1914 – 28 Jun 1940)
      5. 5. Victoria (Boyd) Barnett (9 Dec 1915 – 8 Jul 2010) m. Chauncey (Darwin) Ellington (23 Jun 1915 – 22 Oct 1993)
        1. 1. Judith (Ann) Ellington (1939 – ) m. John (D) Gonzales (1927 – )
      6. 6. Rubie (Darline) Barnett (10 Dec 1918 – 1 Oct 2003) m. Robert (L) Doane (8 Aug 1918 – 1 Nov 2013)
    3. 3. Victor (Hugo) Barnett (26 Feb 1877 – 20 Sep 1916) m. Christine (N) Agnew (16 Jul 1883 – 30 Jul 1953)
      1. 1. Violet (Elizabeth) Barnett (15 Nov 1912 – 22 Jan 2004) m. George (Albert) Weisser (11 Mar 1911 – 13 Dec 2010)
        1. 1. Frank Weisser (1947 – )
        2. 2. Carl Weisser (1950 – )
      2. 2. Lucy (Frances) Barnett (20 Jan 1916 – 22 Mar 2001) m. Wilfred (L) Luna (1917 – 2001)
    4. 4. Carl (Harry) Barnett (6 Mar 1881 – 24 Sep 1950) m. Jennie (Bessie) McHatton (8 Nov 1884 – 24 Apr 1971)
      1. 1. Carl (Worth) Barnett (7 Apr 1909 – 1 Oct 1988) m. Eupha (Maybelle) Payne (1 Dec 1914 – 11 Apr 2016)
        1. 1. Shirley Barnett (1941 – ) m. Buehler
        2. 2. Carolyn Barnett (1943 – )
      2. 2. Jean (Paul) Barnett (8 Nov 1910 – 1 Apr 1995) m. Kathryn (Ann) Barnett (5 Apr 1920 – 10 Apr 1981)
      3. 3. William (Robert) Barnett (26 Sep 1912 – Nov 1990) m. Charlotte Osiel
        1. 1. Cynthia (Darlene) Barnett (13 May 1944 – 27 Jun 2007) m. Ronald (D) Fredrick (30 Nov 1942 – 25 Jul 1989)
      4. 4. Howard (Albert) Barnett (14 Jun 1920 – 6 Aug 1998)
      5. 5. Jennie (Marie) Barnett (1924 – 2002) m. Patton
      6. 6. Nancy (Ann) Barnett (22 Aug 1929 – 17 Jun 2005) m. Charles (Theodore) Fryberger (2 May 1927 – 15 Feb 2015)
    5. 5. Chester (Boyd) Barnett (29 Sep 1884 – 28 Dec 1918)
  2. 2. Benjamin (Franklin) Barnett (8 Jul 1842 – 26 Jul 1929) m. Mary (Ellen) Middleton (4 Oct 1842 – 14 Jan 1905)
    1. 1. Ida Barnett (2 Jul 1865 – 3 Oct 1941) m. John (Wellington) Crandall (29 Aug 1862 – 1943)
      1. 1. Edward (Barnett) Crandall (Dec 1899 – 1966)
      2. 2. Mary (Myrtle) Crandall (9 May 1902 – 16 Dec 1931) m. Harold (D) Hibbs (13 Dec 1901 – 10 Jul 1968)
      3. 3. Hiram (Benjamin) Crandall (12 Jun 1904 – Mar 1975) m. Esther (A) Dean (8 Jan 1908 – 21 Oct 1958)
      4. 4. John (Wellington Jr) Crandall (13 Aug 1909 – )
    2. 2. Dilla (A) Barnett (28 Mar 1868 – 1 Dec 1957) m. Andrew Hamilton (Mar 1865 – 1903)
      1. 1. John (Benjamin) Hamilton (25 Jun 1899 – 13 Nov 1989) m. Naoma Bohm
    3. 3. Maggie Barnett (16 Dec 1869 – 1 Jan 1963) m. Earnest (Augustus) Nay (15 Jan 1870 – 4 Nov 1965)
      1. 1. Zelma (Eddi) Nay (5 Jul 1890 – 29 Jan 1978) m. Homer (Raymond) Snepp (1884 – 1958)
        1. 1. Leona (B) Snepp (2 May 1912 – Jul 1981) m. James (M) Sharp (1914 – 1965)
        2. 2. Wellbourne (A) Snepp (25 Oct 1915 – 6 Jan 2003) m. Edith James (22 Oct 1914 – 24 Jan 2003)
      2. 2. Travis (E) Nay (19 Feb 1892 – Sep 1968) m. Ruth Niebel (28 Jan 1894 – Sep 1973)
        1. 1. Naomi Nay (1915 – )
        2. 2. Raymond (E) Nay (1916 – )
        3. 3. Roland (R) Nay (1922 – )
      3. 3. Morean (Othelo) Nay (14 Nov 1895 – 14 Nov 1983) m. Helena (Cora) Sheffler (1894 – 1959)
        1. 1. Paul (Lloyd) Nay (7 Jul 1916 – 11 Mar 1988) m. Odetta (M) Mohr (26 May 1917 – 29 Apr 2015)
    4. 4. Docia (Alanta) Barnett (12 Sep 1871 – 27 May 1957) m. Edward (Theodore) Lilliedale (24 Jan 1873 – 13 Oct 1938)
      1. 1. Juanita (Docia) Lilliedale (2 Jun 1898 – 22 Aug 1975) m. Blynn (Todd) Shafer (7 Nov 1897 – 29 Oct 1992)
      2. 2. Graydon (Edward) Lilliedale (1900 – 30 Sep 1958)
      3. 3. Garnett (Violet) Lilliedale (13 May 1905 – 9 Aug 1989) m. Earl (Daniel) Bosserman (14 Jan 1896 – 18 Apr 1970)
        1. 1. Violet (Earline) Bosserman (27 Aug 1924 – 31 Aug 1989) m. Richard (Victor) Aurand (10 Sep 1922 – 1 Mar 2007)
        2. 2. Earl (Daniel Jr) Bosserman (23 Nov 1924 – 2 Jan 1996) m. Oma (Abbie) Albright (9 Aug 1923 – 13 Aug 1987)
    5. 5. Wilson (Humbolt) Barnett (2 Jun 1873 – 26 May 1945) m. Carrie Halverson (3 Jul 1873 – 12 Apr 1955)
      1. 1. Benjamin (Joakim) Barnett (26 Aug 1899 – 30 Mar 1972) m. Ruby Wells (12 Nov 1902 – 14 Oct 2002)
        1. 1. Eleanor (Marie) Barnett (13 Feb 1923 – 8 Aug 2013) m. James (S) Cope
        2. 2. Marion (Eugene) Barnett (10 Mar 1925 – 14 Oct 1944)
        3. 3. Jack (Leroy) Barnett (1 Mar 1928 – 22 Sep 1998) m. Dolores Stockstill (9 Dec 1930 – 10 Feb 2002)
        4. 4. Joe (Allen) Barnett (9 Mar 1933 – 21 Jun 2011) m. Marilyn Doan
      2. 2. Elfel (Leonora) Barnett (21 Feb 1901 – 17 Jul 1985) m. Hester (James) White (22 Dec 1895 – 23 Dec 1989)
        1. 1. Richard (Basil) White (23 Apr 1927 – 18 Dec 2001)
        2. 2. Doris (Janet) White (26 Feb 1932 – )
        3. 3. Ronald (Juan) White (21 May 1934 – )
      3. 3. Eldre Barnett (23 Jun 1906 – 9 May 1987) m. William (Emperson) Collett (16 Oct 1903 – 6 Sep 1971)
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Charlotte) Barnett (28 Nov 1908 – 24 Aug 1984) m. Robert (Miller) Brooks (4 Mar 1903 – 21 Oct 1979)
      5. 5. Ellen (Katherine) Barnett (23 May 1911 – 27 Aug 1993) m. Raymond (Dominic) Palino (11 Feb 1911 – 14 Mar 2003)
      6. 6. Frank (William) Barnett (19 Sep 1913 – 21 Mar 1985) m. Betty (Lou) Scott (19 Feb 1920 – 27 Oct 1992)
    6. 6. Myrtle (Violet) Barnett (31 Mar 1875 – 11 Apr 1904)
    7. 7. Mamie (Sophronia) Barnett (6 Jun 1879 – Apr 1976) m. Marcus Nelson (18 May 1879 – 14 Dec 1938)
      1. 1. Myrtle (Barnett) Nelson (13 Apr 1904 – 10 Oct 1990) m. Robert (Henry) Harder (7 Jul 1912 – 9 Jul 1999)
      2. 2. Orvis (Marcus) Nelson (18 Mar 1907 – 2 Dec 1976)
    8. 8. Kathrine Barnett (11 May 1881 – 1934) m. Otis Pitcher (16 Jan 1876 – 1947)
    9. 9. Thomas (Franklin) Barnett (10 Nov 1883 – 10 Aug 1977) m. Myrtle (Marie) Cobb (30 Sep 1885 – 1970)
  3. 3. Mary (Ann) Barnett (22 Sep 1845 – 25 Jan 1929) m. George (Washington) Barnett (24 Dec 1843 – 17 Nov 1931)
    1. 1. Ella (Jane) Barnett (19 Dec 1872 – 8 Sep 1940) m. Claude Woods (24 Dec 1868 – )
      1. 1. Verle (Barnett) Woods (6 Mar 1903 – 30 May 1998)
      2. 2. Howard (M) Woods (18 Aug 1911 – 7 Jun 1986)
    2. 2. Edmund (Clinton) Barnett (3 Jan 1875 – 23 Oct 1917) m. Audrey (May) Holman (1880 – 18 Feb 1920)
      1. 1. Mary (Doris) Barnett (5 May 1907 – 11 Jun 1990) m. Charles (V) Todd (1904 – 1971)
        1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Todd (12 Oct 1933 – )
        2. 2. Linda Todd (1937 – )
      2. 2. James (Clinton) Barnett (10 Nov 1908 – 29 Apr 1980) m. Armen Ashjian (17 Sep 1909 – 20 Feb 1989)
    3. 3. Flora (Alice) Barnett (10 May 1877 – 9 Feb 1931) m. Oro (E) Pickerel (1871 – )
      1. 1. Lawrence (Alden) Pickerel (1 Oct 1919 – 4 Mar 2015)
    4. 4. Albert (Emory) Barnett (15 Aug 1881 – 21 Oct 1963) m. Lucy (E) Yount (26 Apr 1884 – 14 Jan 1976)
      1. 1. Ralph (Emory) Barnett (13 Apr 1909 – 19 Dec 1963)
      2. 2. Helen (L) Barnett (1 Oct 1911 – 7 Aug 2003)
      3. 3. Lucy (Marie) Barnett (28 Feb 1914 – 29 Jul 1938)
      4. 4. William (Layton) Barnett (21 May 1919 – 10 Nov 1945) m. Josephine Sheets
    5. 5. Jessie (Isadora) Barnett (9 Jul 1888 – 1973)
  4. 4. Henry (Clay) Barnett (12 Dec 1848 – 6 Apr 1945) m. Mary (Katherine) Tucker (20 May 1853 – 30 Nov 1932)
    1. 1. Minnie (May) Barnett (30 Mar 1873 – 28 Sep 1960) m. Fredrick (Roger) Owens (13 Nov 1874 – 23 Oct 1931)
      1. 1. John (Henry) Owens (1 Jun 1904 – 1 Sep 1977)
      2. 2. Roger (Barnett) Owens (10 Dec 1906 – 17 Jul 1987) m. Gertrude Deer (1906 – 1997)
    2. 2. Robert (Emmett) Barnett (22 Mar 1878 – 12 Dec 1970) m. Dessie (Y) Anderson (15 Aug 1883 – 9 Apr 1933) m. Della (C) Hayes (21 Jun 1892 – Jun 1979)
    3. 3. Oral (Stanley) Barnett (27 Aug 1880 – 1954) m. Pansy (Theo) Matthews (28 Oct 1885 – 12 Jan 1977)
      1. 1. Stanley (Matthews) Barnett (26 Jan 1923 – 27 Jul 1944)
    4. 4. Bessie (L) Barnett (31 Jan 1884 – 4 Dec 1943) m. John (Wesley) Coon (7 Sep 1883 – 24 Jun 1925)
    5. 5. Marjorie Barnett (14 Aug 1888 – 7 Jan 1906)
    6. 6. Maree Barnett (14 Aug 1888 – 2 Mar 1908)
  5. 5. Dewitt (Clinton) Barnett (19 Jun 1850 – 29 Dec 1939) m. Ida Burney (10 Apr 1861 – 4 May 1926)
    1. 1. Dudley (Burney) Barnett (25 Aug 1887 – 18 Jul 1963)
    2. 2. Charles (Clinton) Barnett (26 Jul 1889 – 1 Dec 1910)
    3. 3. Mary (Edith) Barnett (12 Mar 1893 – 31 May 1992) m. Roy (John) Denham (5 Jan 1889 – 16 Sep 1962)
      1. 1. Mary (Doris) Denham (1918 – ) m. Robert (L) Bogar
      2. 2. Roy (John Jr) Denham (23 Feb 1927 – 9 Jul 1994)
  6. 6. Lucy (Jane) Barnett (7 May 1852 – 31 Jul 1913) m. Andrew (Jackson) Forsyth (Apr 1846 – 1913)
    1. 1. Lura (Edna) Forsyth (25 May 1875 – ) m. Clement (Leo) Fix (27 Mar 1873 – 18 Jan 1946)
      1. 1. Philip (Forsyth) Fix (25 Jun 1908 – 28 Jul 1995)
      2. 2. Gordon (Forsythe) Fix (25 Mar 1913 – 18 Jan 1999)
    2. 2. Pearl (Burnett) Forsyth (Sep 1880 – )
    3. 3. Haidee (Alice) Forsyth (20 Jun 1889 – 2 Oct 1986) m. Carl (Alonzo) Burkhardt (21 Apr 1887 – 28 Dec 1971)
      1. 1. Anna (Jane) Burkhardt (25 May 1916 – 1 Nov 2012)
      2. 2. Myrta (Constance) Burkhardt (13 Oct 1917 – 29 Aug 2006) m. Louis (Obanion) Nelson (12 Nov 1907 – 22 Sep 1982)
      3. 3. Bessie (Blythe) Burkhardt (23 Sep 1919 – 15 Aug 2008) m. William (Kirby) Linvill (8 Aug 1919 – Aug 1980)
        1. 1. Barbara (Alice) Linvill (15 Oct 1945 – )
        2. 2. Mary (Lou) Linvill (20 Jun 1947 – )
        3. 3. Thomas (Grimes) Linvill (23 Jun 1950 – )
        4. 4. Anne (Crayne) Linvill (14 Feb 1954 – )
        5. 5. Carl (Burkhardt) Linvill (11 Dec 1960 – )
      4. 4. Carl (Alonzo) Burkhardt (12 Feb 1922 – 8 Mar 2009) m. Hazel (M) Adamson (1 Feb 1921 – 17 Dec 1966)
        1. 1. June (Marie) Burkhardt (21 Jan 1947 – ) m. Douglas (John) Hiza
        2. 2. Carl (Thomas) Burkhardt (8 Jun 1948 – ) m. Lois Mall
        3. 3. Margaret (Alice) Burkhardt (17 May 1951 – ) m. Rob Chadwick
      5. 5. Reba (Elaine Pearl) Burkhardt (17 Jul 1926 – 16 Apr 2006) m. John (Edward) Roorbach (1926 – )
      6. 6. Lura (Alice) Burkhardt (27 Jan 1929 – ) m. Thomas (Perry) Morris (19 Jul 1930 – 13 Jan 1996)
        1. 1. Martha (D) Morris (24 Nov 1949 – )
        2. 2. Margaret (Anne) Morris (26 Apr 1951 – 16 Dec 1990)
        3. 3. Karen (S) Morris (12 Sep 1952 – )
        4. 4. Carol (L) Morris (15 Jan 1955 – )
        5. 5. Donna (K) Morris (31 Aug 1956 – )
        6. 6. Tommy (B) Morris (24 Mar 1959 – )
        7. 7. Gary (W) Morris (15 Oct 1960 – )
        8. 8. Johnny (A) Morris (22 Oct 1961 – )
      7. 7. William (Andrew) Burkhardt (3 Jan 1931 – 7 Feb 2009) m. Kathleen McLaughlin
  7. 7. America (Ellen) Barnett (9 Apr 1858 – 3 Aug 1944) m. Absalom (D) Ralston (Dec 1852 – 19 Feb 1908)
    1. 1. Horace (Vance) Ralston (15 Jun 1880 – 1 Apr 1952) m. Cora Cottom (22 Feb 1883 – 1918) m. Blanche (Angeline) Ralston (1899 – 13 Feb 1981)
      1. 1. Dorothy (Elizabeth) Ralston (7 May 1903 – ) m. Gardner (Ira) Throm (15 Oct 1895 – 2 Apr 1950)
      2. 2. James (Virkler) Ralston (3 Apr 1928 – 23 Mar 2009)
    2. 2. Charles (Dudley) Ralston (15 Feb 1885 – 21 Feb 1980)
    3. 3. Eula (May) Ralston (17 Aug 1893 – 28 Jan 1967) m. Oran (Roscoe) Guthrie (3 Mar 1891 – 4 Apr 1975)

Sophronia Riggs's Timeline

2 Records

1817
23 Jan 1817
Birth of Sophronia Riggs in Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA
Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA
1911
15 Nov 1911
Age 94
Death of Sophronia Riggs in Irvington, Marion, Indiana, USA
Irvington, Marion, Indiana, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1817
    Event Place: Livonia, Livingston, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1911
    Event Place: Irvington, Marion, Indiana, USA

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