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Amos Briggs 1678–1760 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1678

Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 24 March 1760

Death Location: Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Jonathan Briggs

Mother: Experience Harvey

Spouse(s): Sarah (Pain

Children(s): Abigail Briggs

Amos Briggs was born in 1678 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Jonathan Briggs And Experience Harvey. Amos Briggs married Sarah Paine Pain, and had children including Abigail Briggs. Amos Briggs passed away in 1760 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Amos Briggs was born in 1678 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America, the child of Jonathan Briggs And Experience Harvey.
  • Amos Briggs married Sarah Paine Pain, and had children including Abigail Briggs.
  • Amos Briggs passed away in 1760 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonathan Briggs
1635–1696
Birth Location: Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
JB
Experience Harvey
1644–1720
Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
EH

Spouses(s)

Sarah (Pain
1686–
Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, MA
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Children(s)

Abigail Briggs
1719–1748
Birth Location: Freetown, Massachusetts
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Amos Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Amos Briggs
1678–1760
Birth Place: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Jonathan Briggs
1635–1696
Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Experience Harvey
1644–1720
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Clement Briggs
1600–1648
Dorset, England
Jeanne (Joan) Allen
1600–1638
Weymouth, Dorset, England
William Harvey
1614–1691
Ashill, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Martha Copp
1630–1728
Great-Grandparents
George Allen
1580–1648
Thomas Harvey
1585–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mrs. Allen
1530–
William Doctor
1560–1634

Amos Briggs's Descendants

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Amos Briggs (1678–24 March 1760) m. Sarah (PAINE) (Pain (1686–)
  1. 1. Abigail Briggs 1719–1748 m. Seth Chase 1711–1768
    1. 1. Lydia Chase 1739–1810 m. William Burke 1736–1809
      1. 1. Edward Burke 1775–1845 m. Phoebe Arnold 1771–1852 m. Elisabeth Burke 1779–1852
        1. 1. William (Herbert) Burke 1806–1901 m. Barbara Comstock 1804–1892
      2. 2. Chase Burke 1786–1835
      3. 3. Edmund Burke 1775–1845
      4. 4. Richard Burke 1768–1855
      5. 5. Seth Burke 1764–1855

Amos Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1678
1678
Birth of Amos Briggs in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1760
24 March 1760
Age 82
Death of Amos Briggs in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1678
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 March 1760
    Event Place: Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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