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Stephen Return Riggs (March 23, 1812 – August 24, 1883) was a
Stephen Return Riggs' papers
including detailed correspondence written by Stephen and Mary Riggs to their family members and two manuscript church histories written by Stephen Riggs. The correspondence also includes an occasional sketch of the missions they served.
Stephen Return Riggs in MNopedia, the Minnesota Encyclopedia
* * * People from Steubenville, Ohio Linguists from the United States Missionary linguists American Protestant missionaries Protestant missionaries in the United States Translators of the Bible into indigenous languages of the Americas 1812 births 1883 deaths 19th-century translators Linguists of Siouan languages {{bible-translator-stub
Stephen Return Riggs (March 23, 1812 – August 24, 1883) was a Christian missionary
A Christian mission is an organized effort for the propagation of the Christian faith. Missions involve sending individuals and groups across boundaries, most commonly geographical boundaries, to carry on evangelism or other activities, such as ...
and linguist
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who lived and worked among the Dakota
Dakota may refer to:
* Dakota people, a sub-tribe of the Sioux
** Dakota language, their language
Dakota may also refer to:
Places United States
* Dakota, Georgia, an unincorporated community
* Dakota, Illinois, a town
* Dakota, Minnesota, ...
people.
Riggs was born in Steubenville, Ohio
Steubenville is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States. Located along the Ohio River 33 miles west of Pittsburgh, it had a population of 18,161 at the 2020 census. The city's name is derived from Fort Steuben, a 1 ...
. His career among the Dakota began in 1837 at Lac qui Parle
Lac qui Parle is a lake located in western Minnesota, United States, which was widened by the damming of the Minnesota River. The dam was built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1939. It was reconstructed in 1996. Lac qui Parle is a ...
in what is now Minnesota
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, where there was a mission. He worked among the Dakota Sioux for the remainder of his life, producing a grammar and dictionary and a translation of the New Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...
In his autobiography ''Mary and I, or Forty Years with the Sioux'', Riggs describes his life. In 1862, he served as interpreter at the trials of the Sioux Uprising. He died in Beloit, Wisconsin
Beloit is a city in Rock County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 36,657 people.
History
Twelve men in Colebrook, New Hampshire, created the "New England Emigrating Company" in October 1836 and sent ...
.
Selected works
* 1852 ''A Grammar and Dictionary of the Dakota Language'' * 1871 ''Dakota wowapi wakan kin. The New Testament, in the Dakota language'' * 1880 ''Mary and I, or Forty Years with the Sioux''Archival collections
ThePresbyterian Historical Society
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in Philadelphia
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, Pennsylvania
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, haStephen Return Riggs' papers
including detailed correspondence written by Stephen and Mary Riggs to their family members and two manuscript church histories written by Stephen Riggs. The correspondence also includes an occasional sketch of the missions they served.
Family
Riggs's daughter Cornelia was the wife of journalist Julius A. Truesdell and mother of Major GeneralKarl Truesdell
Karl Truesdell (August 27, 1882 – July 16, 1955) was a career officer in the United States Army who attained the rank of major general and was a veteran of both World War I and World War II. He was most notable for his leadership assignments as ...
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References
External links
Stephen Return Riggs in MNopedia, the Minnesota Encyclopedia
* * * People from Steubenville, Ohio Linguists from the United States Missionary linguists American Protestant missionaries Protestant missionaries in the United States Translators of the Bible into indigenous languages of the Americas 1812 births 1883 deaths 19th-century translators Linguists of Siouan languages {{bible-translator-stub