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Daniel Briggs 1799–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1799

Birth Location: Clayton, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: Oct 1884

Death Location: Swamp, Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Father: Abraham (Firth)

Mother: Sarah (Briggs)

Spouse(s): Harriet (Briggs)

Children(s): Isaac (Emsley), Sarah Briggs, Abraham Briggs, Eliza Holroyd, Mary Briggs, Elizabeth (Greenwood\Spencer), Samuel Briggs, Kershaw Briggs, Emma Knowles

In 1799, Daniel Briggs entered the world in Clayton, Yorkshire, England, born to Abraham Briggs Firth And Sarah Firth Briggs. Daniel Briggs married Harriet Kershaw Briggs, and had children including Abraham Briggs, Eliza Briggs Holroyd, Elizabeth Briggs Greenwood Spencer, Emma Briggs Knowles, Isaac Briggs Emsley, Kershaw Hezekiah Briggs, Mary Briggs, Samuel Briggs, Sarah Briggs. Daniel Briggs passed away in 1884 in Swamp, Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1799, Daniel Briggs entered the world in Clayton, Yorkshire, England, born to Abraham Briggs Firth And Sarah Firth Briggs.
  • Daniel Briggs married Harriet Kershaw Briggs, and had children including Abraham Briggs, Eliza Briggs Holroyd, Elizabeth Briggs Greenwood Spencer, Emma Briggs Knowles, Isaac Briggs Emsley, Kershaw Hezekiah Briggs, Mary Briggs, Samuel Briggs, Sarah Briggs.
  • Daniel Briggs passed away in 1884 in Swamp, Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England.

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Daniel Briggs's Ancestors

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Daniel Briggs
1799–1884
Birth Place: Clayton, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Abraham Briggs (Firth)
1771–1845
Yorkshire, England
Sarah (Firth) (Briggs)
1770–1842
Yorkshire, England
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Daniel Briggs's Descendants

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Daniel Briggs (abt 1799–Oct 1884) m. Harriet (Kershaw) (Briggs) (4 Dec 1802–1865)
  1. 1. Isaac (Briggs) (Emsley) 1827–1888 m. Bathsheba ("Betty" Emsley) (Briggs) 1822–1898
    1. 1. Daniel Briggs 1863–1958
    2. 2. Hannah (Briggs) (Barker) 1857–1908
    3. 3. Sam Briggs 1859–1904
    4. 4. Edmond (Emsley) Briggs 1850–1877
    5. 5. Tom Briggs 1854–1876
    6. 6. George Briggs 1855–1870
    7. 7. Jane Briggs 1860–
  2. 2. Sarah Briggs 1829–1874
  3. 3. Abraham Briggs 1821–1849
  4. 4. Eliza (Briggs) Holroyd 1835–1884
  5. 5. Mary Briggs 1825–
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Briggs) (Greenwood\Spencer) 1833–1875 m. William (Greenwood) (Briggs) 1827– m. Jonathan (Spencer) (Briggs\Greenwood) 1833–1905
    1. 1. Annie Spencer 1857–1869
    2. 2. Sarah Spencer 1861–
    3. 3. Sam Spencer 1863–1930
    4. 4. David Spencer 1865–1938
    5. 5. Joe Spencer 1870–1951
  7. 7. Samuel Briggs 1839–1881
  8. 8. Kershaw (Hezekiah) Briggs 1837–1919
  9. 9. Emma (Briggs) Knowles 1830–1874

Daniel Briggs's Timeline

3 Records

1799
04 Nov 1799
Birth of Daniel Briggs in Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
1799
abt 1799
Birth of Daniel Briggs in Clayton, Yorkshire, England
Clayton, Yorkshire, England
1884
Oct 1884
Age 85
Death of Daniel Briggs in Swamp, Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England
Swamp, Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 04 Nov 1799
    Event Place: Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1799
    Event Place: Clayton, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Oct 1884
    Event Place: Swamp, Northowram, Halifax, Yorkshire, England

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