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Abel Briggs 1748–1792 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jul 1748

Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 20 Dec 1792

Death Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Elijah Briggs

Mother: Sophia Potter

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Abel Briggs was born in 1748 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Elijah Briggs And Sophia Zerviah Potter. Abel Briggs passed away in 1792 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Abel Briggs was born in 1748 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Elijah Briggs And Sophia Zerviah Potter.
  • Abel Briggs passed away in 1792 in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Abel Briggs's Ancestors

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Abel Briggs
1748–1792
Birth Place: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Elijah Briggs
1720–1754
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Sophia (Zerviah) Potter
1734–1754
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Grandparents
Nathaniel Briggs
1695–1719
TAUNTON, BRISTOL CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Sarah Whitaker
1697–1764
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Briggs
1669–1746
Abigail Thayer
1669–1746
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Briggs
1646–1728
Sarah Macomber
1645–1680

Abel Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1748
23 Jul 1748
Birth of Abel Briggs in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1792
20 Dec 1792
Age 44
Death of Abel Briggs in Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jul 1748
    Event Place: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1792
    Event Place: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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