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Elijah W. Briggs 1818–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1818

Birth Location: New York, USA

Death Date: 18 May 1897

Death Location: Lima, Livingston County, New York, United States of America

Father: Humphrey Briggs

Mother: Phoebe Phillips

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Elijah W. Briggs was born in 1818 in New York, USA, the child of Humphrey Briggs And Phoebe Phillips. In 1855, Elijah W. Briggs resided in Lima, Livingston, New York, USA. In 1865, Elijah W. Briggs resided in Lima, Livingston, New York, USA. Elijah W. Briggs passed away in 1897 in Lima, Livingston County, New York, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Elijah W. Briggs was born in 1818 in New York, USA, the child of Humphrey Briggs And Phoebe Phillips.
  • In 1855, Elijah W. Briggs resided in Lima, Livingston, New York, USA.
  • In 1865, Elijah W. Briggs resided in Lima, Livingston, New York, USA.
  • Elijah W. Briggs passed away in 1897 in Lima, Livingston County, New York, United States of America.

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Elijah Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Elijah Briggs
1818–1897
Birth Place: New York, USA
Parents
Humphrey Briggs
1787–1874
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Phoebe Phillips
1789–1857
New York, USA
Grandparents
Abner Briggs
1756–1835
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Bettey Strange
1756–1840
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Jonathan (Milton) Phillips
1766–1854
Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Inersent Simmons
1764–1813
Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Briggs
1720–1754
Sophia Potter
1734–1754
Samuel PHILLIPS
1726–1800
Phoebe HATHAWAY
1722–1753
Simmons
1745–
Lydia Simmons
1746–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Briggs
1695–1719
Sarah Whitaker
1697–1764
Captain Phillips
1689–1748
Hannah Jones
1685–1738
Ephraim Hathaway,
1680–1771
Abigail Davis
1697–1742

Elijah Briggs's Timeline

5 Records

1818
14 May 1818
Birth of Elijah W. Briggs in New York, USA
New York, USA
1855
1855
Age 37
Elijah W. Briggs resided here in Lima, Livingston, New York, USA
Lima, Livingston, New York, USA
1865
1865
Age 47
Elijah W. Briggs resided here in Lima, Livingston, New York, USA
Lima, Livingston, New York, USA
1870
1870
Age 52
Elijah W. Briggs resided here in Lima, Lima, Livingston, New York, USA
Lima, Lima, Livingston, New York, USA
1897
18 May 1897
Age 79
Death of Elijah W. Briggs in Lima, Livingston County, New York, United States of America
Lima, Livingston County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1818
    Event Place: New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, State Census, 1855
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1855
    Event Place: Lima, Livingston, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, State Census, 1855

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1865
    Event Place: Lima, Livingston, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., State Census, 1865

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Lima, Lima, Livingston, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 May 1897
    Event Place: Lima, Livingston County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lima, Livingston County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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