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Chauncey Lewis Briggs 1836–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Mar 1836

Birth Location: Attica, Wyoming, New York, USA

Death Date: 16 Jan 1915

Death Location: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Father: George Briggs

Mother: Ann Stevens

Spouse(s): Suzanna McKelvey, Lucia Cowles

Children(s): Lyman Briggs, Clifton Briggs, Myrtle Briggs, Mattie Briggs, Lillian Briggs

The story of Chauncey Lewis Briggs began in 1836 in Attica, Wyoming, New York, USA. Chauncey Lewis Briggs married Lucia Jane Cowles, Suzanna Isabella Belle Mckelvey, and had children including Clifton Henry Briggs, Lillian Martha Briggs, Lyman James Briggs, Mattie Minerva Briggs, Myrtle Belle Briggs. Chauncey Lewis Briggs passed away in 1915 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Chauncey Lewis Briggs began in 1836 in Attica, Wyoming, New York, USA.
  • Chauncey Lewis Briggs married Lucia Jane Cowles, Suzanna Isabella Belle Mckelvey, and had children including Clifton Henry Briggs, Lillian Martha Briggs, Lyman James Briggs, Mattie Minerva Briggs, Myrtle Belle Briggs.
  • Chauncey Lewis Briggs passed away in 1915 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.

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Chauncey Briggs's Ancestors

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Chauncey Briggs
1836–1915
Birth Place: Attica, Wyoming, New York, USA
Parents
George Lyman Briggs
1809–1897
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Ann (Eliza) Stevens
1813–1882
Attica, Wyoming, New York, USA
Grandparents
George Briggs
1786–1866
Freetown, Massachusetts
Drusilla Paull
1783–1811
Fall River, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Godfrey Briggs
1756–1815
Sarah Paul
1767–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Briggs
1721–1791
Abigail Williams
1731–1781
John Paul
1719–1798

Chauncey Briggs's Descendants

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Chauncey (Lewis) Briggs (30 Mar 1836–16 Jan 1915) m. Suzanna (Isabella "Belle") McKelvey (15 Nov 1847–31 Jan 1934) m. Lucia (Jane) Cowles (1840–1871)
  1. 1. Lyman (James) Briggs 1874–1963 m. Katherine (Elizabeth) Cook 1875–1968
    1. 1. Isabel (McKelvey) Briggs 1897–1980 m. Clarence (Gates "Chief") Myers 1894–1984
      1. 1. Peter (Briggs) Myers 1926–2018
      2. 2. Ann (Isabel) Myers 1927–1972
      3. 3. Newborn (Daughter) Myers 1924–1924
    2. 2. Albert (Cook) Briggs 1899–1901
    3. 3. Newborn (Son) Briggs 1901–
  2. 2. Clifton (Henry) Briggs 1877–1937 m. Agnes (Louise) Lambert 1878–
    1. 1. Chauncey (Lewis) Briggs 1904–1986 m. Clara (Burhens) Teneyck 1904–2006
      1. 1. Richard (C) Briggs 1933–2001
      2. 2. Donald (Teneyck) Briggs 1938–2019
    2. 2. Louise (Marion) Briggs 1908–1981
  3. 3. Myrtle (Belle) Briggs 1886–1887
  4. 4. Mattie (Minerva) Briggs 1866–1884
  5. 5. Lillian (Martha) Briggs 1863–1883

Chauncey Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1836
30 Mar 1836
Birth of Chauncey Lewis Briggs in Attica, Wyoming, New York, USA
Attica, Wyoming, New York, USA
1915
16 Jan 1915
Age 79
Death of Chauncey Lewis Briggs in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Mar 1836
    Event Place: Attica, Wyoming, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jan 1915
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

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