sentences:  He was the son of Joseph Ruggles (1757–1834) and Mercy (née Warner) Ruggles (1761–1798).His brother David Ruggles was married to Sarah Colden, a great-granddaughter of Cadwallader Colden, the colonial governor of New York.He graduated from Litchfield Law School in 1803, was admitted to the bar and began practice in Kingston, New York.