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Abel Briggs 1801 – 1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Mar 1801

Birth Location: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 12 Mar 1863

Death Location: Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: George Briggs

Mother: Mercy Smith

Spouse(s): Eliza Bennett

Children(s): Mary Briggs

Abel Briggs was born in 1801 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of George Briggs and Mercy Smith. Abel Briggs married Eliza W. Bennett, and had children including Mary W. Briggs. Abel Briggs passed away in 1863 in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Abel Briggs was born in 1801 in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of George Briggs and Mercy Smith.
  • Abel Briggs married Eliza W. Bennett, and had children including Mary W. Briggs.
  • Abel Briggs passed away in 1863 in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Abel Briggs's Ancestors

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Abel Briggs
1801 – 1863
Birth Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
George Briggs
1774 – 1846
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Smith
1778 – 1846
Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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Abel Briggs's Descendants

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Abel Briggs (8 Mar 1801 – 12 Mar 1863) m. Eliza (W.) Bennett (17 Aug 1800 – 18 Dec 1871)
  1. 1. Mary (W.) Briggs (1833 – 13 Apr 1869) m. Sammuel (Chester) Codding (26 Jul 1830 – 11 Apr 1915)
    1. 1. Elwood (C) Codding (Dec 1857 – ) m. Ida Hartwell (Aug 1860 – )
      1. 1. Laroy Codding (Aug 1882 – )
      2. 2. Grace Codding (1885 – ) m. Francello Young (abt 1880 – )
        1. 1. Herbert (Merle) Young (6 Mar 1916 – 16 August 2010) m. Etta (L.) Wellman (1 Aug 1924 – 12 Dec 1993) m. Virginia Blanche (1919 – )
      3. 3. Maud (E) Codding (Feb 1892 – )

Abel Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1801
8 Mar 1801
Birth of Abel Briggs in Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1863
12 Mar 1863
Age 62
Death of Abel Briggs in Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1801
    Event Place: Fall River, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1863
    Event Place: Mansfield, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

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