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Edgar Clarence Briggs 1870–1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 OCT 1870

Birth Location: Calaveras, California, USA

Death Date: 1 OCT 1940

Death Location: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA

Father: Peter Briggs

Mother: Elizabeth Holler

Spouse(s): Ida Foland

Children(s): Hazel Briggs, Doris Briggs, Merle Briggs, Lester Briggs

Edgar Clarence Briggs was born in 1870 in Calaveras, California, USA, the child of Peter Conover Briggs And Elizabeth Holler. Edgar Clarence Briggs married Ida Mabel Foland, and had children including Doris Mable Briggs, Hazel Vivian Briggs, Lester Cecil Briggs, Merle Edna Briggs. Edgar Clarence Briggs passed away in 1940 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA.

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Biography

  • Edgar Clarence Briggs was born in 1870 in Calaveras, California, USA, the child of Peter Conover Briggs And Elizabeth Holler.
  • Edgar Clarence Briggs married Ida Mabel Foland, and had children including Doris Mable Briggs, Hazel Vivian Briggs, Lester Cecil Briggs, Merle Edna Briggs.
  • Edgar Clarence Briggs passed away in 1940 in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Peter Briggs
1836–1918
Birth Location: Steuben, New York, USA
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Elizabeth Holler
1845–1921
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ida Foland
1871–1973
Birth Location: Kansas, USA
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Children(s)

Hazel Briggs
1900–1989
Birth Location: Humboldt, California, USA
HB
Doris Briggs
1907–1982
Birth Location: Eureka, Humboldt, California, USA
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Merle Briggs
1901–1999
Birth Location: Crescent City, Del Norte, California, USA
MB
Lester Briggs
1898–1940
Birth Location: Sonoma, California, USA
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Edgar Briggs's Ancestors

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Edgar Briggs
1870–1940
Birth Place: Calaveras, California, USA
Parents
Peter Conover Briggs
1836–1918
Steuben, New York, USA
Elizabeth Holler
1845–1921
Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Hugh (Lackey) Briggs
1796–1874
Paris, Oneida, New York, USA
Holly Damon
1796–1890
Paris, Oneida, New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jason Damon
1763–1835
Lucy Owen
1775–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abel Owen
1743–1827
Anna Stiles
1743–1797

Edgar Briggs's Descendants

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Edgar (Clarence) Briggs (3 OCT 1870–1 OCT 1940) m. Ida (Mabel) Foland (2 SEP 1871–22 APR 1973)
  1. 1. Hazel (Vivian) Briggs 1900–1989 m. Forrest Whipple 1899–1960
    1. 1. Eugene (Keith) Whipple 1920–1998
    2. 2. Warren (Ellsworth) Whipple 1919–
    3. 3. Glen (R.) Whipple 1922–
    4. 4. Beverly (L.) Whipple 1923–
  2. 2. Doris (Mable) Briggs 1907–1982 m. Martin Sands 1904–1976 m. Arnold (William) Schleef 1904–1960
    1. 1. Janet (Carol) Schleef 1934–2005
  3. 3. Merle (Edna) Briggs 1901–1999 m. Joseph Shasky 1901–1961 m. Lloyd (William) Showers 1896–1969
    1. 1. Robert (William) Showers 1922–1980
    2. 2. Eldred (Lawrence) Showers 1919–1976
    3. 3. Margorie (Ann) Showers 1920–2012
  4. 4. Lester (Cecil) Briggs 1898–1940 m. Nancy (Jane) Twitchell 1907–1990

Edgar Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1870
3 OCT 1870
Birth of Edgar Clarence Briggs in Calaveras, California, USA
Calaveras, California, USA
1940
1 OCT 1940
Age 70
Death of Edgar Clarence Briggs in San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 OCT 1870
    Event Place: Calaveras, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 OCT 1940
    Event Place: San Jose, Santa Clara, California, USA
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