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Cornelius Briggs 1647–1694 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1647

Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1694

Death Location: Scituate, Massachusetts

Father: Walter Briggs

Mother: Frances Briggs

Spouse(s): Mehitable Allen

Children(s): James Sr.

The story of Cornelius Briggs began in 1647 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts. Cornelius Briggs married Mary Russell, Mehitable Allen, and had children including James Briggs Sr. Cornelius Briggs passed away in 1694 in Scituate, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • The story of Cornelius Briggs began in 1647 in Scituate, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts.
  • Cornelius Briggs married Mary Russell, Mehitable Allen, and had children including James Briggs Sr.
  • Cornelius Briggs passed away in 1694 in Scituate, Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Briggs
1612–1676
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA
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Frances Briggs
1623–1657
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mehitable Allen
1648–1694
Birth Location: Barnstable, Barnstable, MA
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Children(s)

James Sr.
1683–1754
Birth Location: Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Cornelius Briggs's Ancestors

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Cornelius Briggs
1647–1694
Birth Place: Scituate, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
Parents
Walter Briggs
1612–1676
Scituate, Plymouth Co., MA
Frances Briggs
1623–1657
Grandparents
Walter (E) Briggs
1590–1624
Nellie Hazard
1600–1650
England
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Briggs
1563–1614
Emme (Rippes?)
1540–1613
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nicholas Briggs
1515–1565
Elizabeth
1528–1583

Cornelius Briggs's Descendants

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Cornelius Briggs (1647–1694) m. Mehitable Allen (26 November 1648–20 Oct 1694)
  1. 1. James (Briggs) Sr. 1683–1754 m. Hannah Stowell 1692–1750
    1. 1. James Briggs 1719–1804 m. Hannah Barker 1724–1792 m. Rhoda Hash –1775
      1. 1. Thomas (Barker) Briggs 1757–1806
        1. 1. Charles (Otis) Briggs 1791–1853 m. Rhoda Reed 1801–1881
      2. 2. Hannah Briggs 1746–1794
      3. 3. Lucy Briggs 1751–1752
      4. 4. Lucy Briggs 1755–1832
      5. 5. David Briggs 1753–
      6. 6. Hannah Briggs 1746–1749
      7. 7. Betty (Betsey) Briggs 1766–1839
      8. 8. Bartlett Briggs 1772–1824
      9. 9. Polly Briggs 1775–1852
      10. 10. Joseph Briggs 1777–1846
    2. 2. Job Briggs 1722–1722
    3. 3. Hannah Briggs 1724–
    4. 4. Rachel Briggs 1726–1808
    5. 5. Cornelius Briggs 1728–1769
    6. 6. William Briggs 1731–1815
    7. 7. Elisha Briggs 1733–
    8. 8. John Briggs 1717–1717
    9. 9. Seth Briggs 1721–1801

Cornelius Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1647
1647
Birth of Cornelius Briggs in Scituate, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
Scituate, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
1694
1694
Age 47
Death of Cornelius Briggs in Scituate, Massachusetts
Scituate, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1647
    Event Place: Scituate, Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1694
    Event Place: Scituate, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records
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