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Edmund Smith Driggs

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States
Death: July 31, 1889 (80)
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States
Place of Burial: Section 1, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Elliot T. Driggs and Sabra Sarah Driggs
Husband of Adelia Ann Driggs
Father of Marshall Sylvanus Driggs; Edmund Driggs, Jr.; Elliot Foote Driggs and Silas W. Driggs
Brother of Caroline Smith Coddington; Elihu Chauncey Driggs; Antoinette Driggs Macomber and Eliza A Grandin
Half brother of John Fletcher Driggs, US Congress; Elliott Foote Driggs and Jemima Ann Driggs

Occupation: Farmer
Managed by: Sarah Louise Beiting
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About Edmund Smith Driggs

Edmund Smith Driggs (1809-1889) was a Williamsburg resident and was elected the first president of the Village of Williamsburg in 1850. He was also president of the Williamsburg City Fire Insurance Company and built a row of houses on South Second Street. Driggs Avenue is named after him. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

Sources

  • "Williamsburg, Brooklyn." Wikipedia, revision of 4 December 2023. < link > Accessed 29 December 2023.
  • "Edmund Smith Driggs." Find a Grave. < link > Accessed 29 December 2023.
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Edmund Smith Driggs's Timeline

1809
February 25, 1809
Kinderhook, Columbia, New York, United States
1834
January 9, 1834
Williamsburgh, Kings, New York, United States
1836
April 17, 1836
Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
1842
May 3, 1842
Williamburgh, Kings, New York, United States
1847
March 10, 1847
Brooklyn, Kings, New York
1889
July 31, 1889
Age 80
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States
August 3, 1889
Age 80
Cypress Hills Cemetery, Section 1, Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States