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Benjamin Briggs 1684–1744 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1684

Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Death Date: 18 Nov 1744

Death Location: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Father: Jonathan Briggs

Mother: Elizabeth Harvey

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In 1684, Benjamin Briggs entered the world in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, born to Jonathan Briggs And Elizabeth Harvey. Benjamin Briggs passed away in 1744 in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • In 1684, Benjamin Briggs entered the world in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, born to Jonathan Briggs And Elizabeth Harvey.
  • Benjamin Briggs passed away in 1744 in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts.

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Benjamin Briggs's Ancestors

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Benjamin Briggs
1684–1744
Birth Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Parents
Jonathan Briggs
1635–1690
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Elizabeth Harvey
1644–1720
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Clement ("Fortune") Briggs
1587–1648
Southwark, Surrey, England
Joane Allen
1602–1639
Weymouth, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
William Harvey
1614–1691
Ashill, South Somerset District, Somerset, England
Joane Hucker
1616–1658
Lowestoft, Suffolk, England
Great-Grandparents
John Briggs
1557–1605
Rachel Marten
1565–1647
George Allen
1567–1648
Katherine Starkes
1576–1656
John Hucker
1590–1616
Joane Andrews
1591–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Hucker
1570–1640
John Andrew
1554–1623

Benjamin Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1684
1684
Birth of Benjamin Briggs in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts
1744
18 Nov 1744
Age 60
Death of Benjamin Briggs in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts
Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1684
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Nov 1744
    Event Place: Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts

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