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Edith Belle Briggs 1896–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 May 1896

Birth Location: Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Death Date: 16 Nov 1977

Death Location: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA

Father: John Briggs

Mother: Linna Thompson

Spouse(s): Richard Tennant

Children(s): Pauline Tennant, Richard Junior, Claudia Tennant, Orion Tennant, William Tennant, Bessie Tennant, Doris (Tennant), Peggy Tennant, Hazel (Tennant)

The story of Edith Belle Briggs began in 1896 in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA. In 1935, Edith Belle Briggs resided in Flint, Genesee, Michigan. In 1940, Edith Belle Briggs resided in , Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA. Edith Belle Briggs married Richard Harvey Tennant, and had children including Bessie Arlene Tennant, Bonnie Tennant, Claudia Belle Tennant, Doris Geneveve Davis Tennant, Hazel Ruth Mitchell Robbins Tennant, Orion Douglas Tennant, Pauline Tennant, Peggy Ann Tennant, Richard Tennant Junior, William Leroy Tennant. Edith Belle Briggs passed away in 1977 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Edith Belle Briggs began in 1896 in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA.
  • In 1935, Edith Belle Briggs resided in Flint, Genesee, Michigan.
  • In 1940, Edith Belle Briggs resided in , Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.
  • Edith Belle Briggs married Richard Harvey Tennant, and had children including Bessie Arlene Tennant, Bonnie Tennant, Claudia Belle Tennant, Doris Geneveve Davis Tennant, Hazel Ruth Mitchell Robbins Tennant, Orion Douglas Tennant, Pauline Tennant, Peggy Ann Tennant, Richard Tennant Junior, William Leroy Tennant.
  • Edith Belle Briggs passed away in 1977 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Edith Briggs's Ancestors

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Edith Briggs
1896–1977
Birth Place: Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Parents
John Sanford Briggs
1866–1930
Ontario, Canada
Linna (Jessie) Thompson
1874–1964
Saginaw City, Michigan
Grandparents
Jay Briggs
1836–1914
Canborough, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
Hannah Sims
1838–1915
Haldimand County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
George (H. Thompson) SR
1828–1911
Scotland
Mary (Ann) Propper
1836–1906
Michigan, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel *
1799–1871
Anna *
1804–1879
Jacob Sims
1793–1876
Rebecca Young
1794–
Jacobus Proper
1797–1878
Hannah Lusk
1796–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sanford Briggs
1771–1866
Lydia Clark
1773–1815
Johan Mellick
1762–1833
Elizabeth Melick
1768–1839
Joseph Senn
1752–1840
Elizabeth Oakum
1762–1841

Edith Briggs's Descendants

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Edith (Belle) Briggs (23 May 1896–16 Nov 1977) m. Richard (Harvey) Tennant (25 Sep 1893–29 Mar 1959)
  1. 1. Pauline Tennant 1926–1926
  2. 2. Richard (Tennant) Junior 1918–2011 m. Joan (Edgell) Conn 1932–2009 m. Lucille (May) Wamsley 1923–1990
  3. 3. Claudia (Belle) Tennant 1916–1989
  4. 4. Orion (Douglas) Tennant 1927–1937
  5. 5. William (Leroy) Tennant 1920–1976
  6. 6. Bessie (Arlene) Tennant 1922–1992
  7. 7. Doris (Geneveve Davis) (Tennant) 1924–1999
  8. 8. Peggy (Ann) Tennant 1932–2009
  9. 9. Hazel (Ruth Mitchell (Robbins)) (Tennant) 1935–2014

Edith Briggs's Timeline

4 Records

1896
23 May 1896
Birth of Edith Belle Briggs in Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
1935
1935
Age 39
Edith Belle Briggs resided here in Flint, Genesee, Michigan
Flint, Genesee, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 44
Edith Belle Briggs resided here in , Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
1977
16 Nov 1977
Age 81
Death of Edith Belle Briggs in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 May 1896
    Event Place: Saginaw, Saginaw, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: , Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1977
    Event Place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan, USA

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