John B. Driggs
John Beach Driggs (December 13, 1852 – September 21, 1914
John Beach Driggs, the youngest of four children, was born in the Caribbean to parents Samuel Butler Driggs and Mary Eysing. His father had been born in the West Indies and most likely had worked the principal part of his life as a planter. Samuel and his brother Joseph came to the United States about 1870 and settled in western Pennsylvania. Joseph soon returned to the West Indies, and Samuel moved to Delaware. He sent his children, including John, from Cuba to New Haven, Connecticut, with their mother, to be educated. He father sold his plantation in Cuba and then returned Delaware.
Driggs studied medicine at the
References
- ^ "Author names starting with Dr". New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors. Retrieved July 26, 2015.
- ^ "Descendants of Jan De Raedt Driggs". genealogy.com. Retrieved July 26, 2015.