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CAPTAIN DANIEL INGERSOL BRIGGS 1684 – 1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 FEB 1684

Birth Location: Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

Death Date: 1779

Death Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Father: NATHANIEL BRIGGS

Mother: BARBARA INGERSOLL

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Newman

Children(s): Martha (1721-1787)

In 1684, CAPTAIN DANIEL INGERSOL BRIGGS entered the world in Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, born to NATHANIEL BRIGGS and BARBARA INGERSOLL. CAPTAIN DANIEL INGERSOL BRIGGS married Elizabeth (Briggs) Newman, and had children including Martha Briggs (1721-1787). CAPTAIN DANIEL INGERSOL BRIGGS passed away in 1779 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1684, CAPTAIN DANIEL INGERSOL BRIGGS entered the world in Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, born to NATHANIEL BRIGGS and BARBARA INGERSOLL.
  • CAPTAIN DANIEL INGERSOL BRIGGS married Elizabeth (Briggs) Newman, and had children including Martha Briggs (1721-1787).
  • CAPTAIN DANIEL INGERSOL BRIGGS passed away in 1779 in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

NATHANIEL BRIGGS
1651 – 1714
Birth Location: Gisburn, Yorkshire, Olde England
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BARBARA INGERSOLL
1660 –
Birth Location: Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Newman
1684 – 1734
Birth Location: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Children(s)

Martha (1721-1787)
1721 – 1787
Birth Location: –
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CAPTAIN BRIGGS's Ancestors

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CAPTAIN BRIGGS
1684 – 1779
Birth Place: Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Parents
NATHANIEL BRIGGS
1651 – 1714
Gisburn, Yorkshire, Olde England
BARBARA INGERSOLL
1660 –
Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
JOSEPH BRIGGS
1625 – 1714
ELIZABETH (ANN) FARRER
1630 – 1706
England
John INGERSOLL
1642 – 1689
Kent, England
Jane Ireland
1645 – 1677
England
Great-Grandparents
Mathew 9GGF
1600 – 1671
2nd-Great-Grandparents

CAPTAIN BRIGGS's Descendants

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CAPTAIN (DANIEL INGERSOL) BRIGGS (15 FEB 1684 – 1779) m. Elizabeth ((Briggs)) Newman (1684 – 1734)
  1. 1. Martha (Briggs) (1721-1787) (1721 – 1787) m. Daniel Ingersoll (1716 – 1765)
    1. 1. John Ingersoll (1758 – 1840) m. Martha (Jane) Bull (1764 – 1834)
      1. 1. Daniel Ingersoll (1773 – 1797) m. Betsey Filkins (Abt. 1805 – 1864)
        1. 1. Henry Ingersoll (1797 – 1892) m. Nancy Markle (Abt. 1803 – )

CAPTAIN BRIGGS's Timeline

2 Records

1684
15 FEB 1684
Birth of CAPTAIN DANIEL INGERSOL BRIGGS in Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
1779
1779
Age 95
Death of CAPTAIN DANIEL INGERSOL BRIGGS in Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 FEB 1684
    Event Place: Block Island, Washington, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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