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Elijah Briggs 1720–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jul 1720

Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 1754

Death Location: Massachusetts, USA

Father: Nathaniel Briggs

Mother: Sarah Whitaker

Spouse(s): Sophia Potter

Children(s): Abner Briggs, Abel Briggs

The story of Elijah Briggs began in 1720 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Elijah Briggs married Sophia Zerviah Potter, and had children including Abel Briggs, Abner Briggs. Elijah Briggs passed away in 1754 in Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elijah Briggs began in 1720 in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Elijah Briggs married Sophia Zerviah Potter, and had children including Abel Briggs, Abner Briggs.
  • Elijah Briggs passed away in 1754 in Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathaniel Briggs
1695–1719
Birth Location: TAUNTON, BRISTOL CO., MASSACHUSETTS
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Sarah Whitaker
1697–1764
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Spouses(s)

Sophia Potter
1734–1754
Birth Location: Massachusetts Bay Colony
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Children(s)

Abner Briggs
1756–1835
Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Abel Briggs
1748–1792
Birth Location: Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Elijah Briggs's Ancestors

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Elijah Briggs
1720–1754
Birth Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Nathaniel Briggs
1695–1719
TAUNTON, BRISTOL CO., MASSACHUSETTS
Sarah Whitaker
1697–1764
Rehoboth, Bristol County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Grandparents
Thomas Briggs
1669–1746
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, U.S.A.
Abigail Thayer
1669–1746
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Briggs
1646–1728
Sarah Macomber
1645–1680
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Macomber
1610–1670
Ursilla Cooper
1615–1676

Elijah Briggs's Descendants

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Elijah Briggs (31 Jul 1720–1754) m. Sophia (Zerviah) Potter (1734–Aft. 1754)
  1. 1. Abner Briggs 1756–1835 m. Bettey Strange 1756–1840
    1. 1. Humphrey Briggs 1787–1874 m. Phoebe Phillips 1789–1857
      1. 1. Innocent Briggs 1814–1889
      2. 2. Ann Briggs 1826–1827
      3. 3. Margaret Briggs 1850–
      4. 4. John (J) Briggs 1810–1828
      5. 5. Louisa (Phoebe) Briggs 1816–1900
      6. 6. Nancy (Jane) Briggs 1820–1891
      7. 7. Jarvis Briggs 1809–1889
      8. 8. Joanna Briggs 1834–1890
      9. 9. Jonathan (Phillips) Briggs 1816–1886
      10. 10. Elijah (W.) Briggs 1818–1897
      11. 11. Charles (G.) Briggs 1812–1863 m. Phoebe (Adeline) Goodrich 1816–1841 m. Mary (Griswold) Snow 1816–1855
        1. 1. Gilbert (Dewey) Briggs 1850–1904
        2. 2. Mary (Emmaline) Clark 1847–1909
        3. 3. George (Dana) Briggs 1850–1913
        4. 4. Nancy (Caroline) Hoag 1839–1905
        5. 5. Charles (H) Briggs 1844–1864
        6. 6. Phoebe (Adeline) Briggs 1834–1912
        7. 7. George (Dana) Briggs 1850–1890
        8. 8. William Briggs 1839–
        9. 9. Oscar Briggs 1843–
        10. 10. C (H) Briggs 1845–
        11. 11. Mary Briggs 1848–
        12. 12. Phoebe (Adaline) Atherton 1834–1912
    2. 2. Sally Briggs 1785–1862
    3. 3. John (Strange) Briggs 1777–
    4. 4. Serviah Briggs 1779–
    5. 5. Joanna Briggs 1779–1815
    6. 6. Ruth Briggs 1783–
    7. 7. Betsey Briggs 1789–
    8. 8. Philip Briggs 1789–
    9. 9. Lydia Briggs 1793–
    10. 10. Abner Briggs 1796–
    11. 11. Martha Briggs 1802–1884
    12. 12. Charles (G.) Briggs 1780–
    13. 13. Cyrus Briggs 1791–1868
  2. 2. Abel Briggs 1748–1792

Elijah Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1720
31 Jul 1720
Birth of Elijah Briggs in Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1754
1754
Age 34
Death of Elijah Briggs in Massachusetts, USA
Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jul 1720
    Event Place: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1754
    Event Place: Massachusetts, USA
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