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Elizabeth Briggs 1718 – 1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05 JUN 1718

Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 08 SEP 1777

Death Location: Douglas, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Father: John Briggs

Mother: Ruth Barrow

Spouse(s): David Nye

Children(s): Elizabeth Nye

The story of Elizabeth Briggs began in 1718 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA. Elizabeth Briggs married David Nye, and had children including Elizabeth Nye. Elizabeth Briggs passed away in 1777 in Douglas, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Elizabeth Briggs began in 1718 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Elizabeth Briggs married David Nye, and had children including Elizabeth Nye.
  • Elizabeth Briggs passed away in 1777 in Douglas, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Briggs
1678 – 1727
Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
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Ruth Barrow
1678 – 1722
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

David Nye
1706 – 1796
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, MA
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Nye
1743 – 1806
Birth Location: Montgomery, Va.
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Elizabeth Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Elizabeth Briggs
1718 – 1777
Birth Place: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Briggs
1678 – 1727
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Ruth Barrow
1678 – 1722
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts
Grandparents
Robert (John) Barrows
1639 – 1707
Salem, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Ruth (Sarah) Bonum
1646 – 1677
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Barrows
1609 – 1692
Anne Thompson
1598 – 1639
George Bonham
1618 – 1704
Ruth Morton
1618 – 1691
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Elizabeth Briggs's Descendants

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Elizabeth Briggs (05 JUN 1718 – 08 SEP 1777) m. David Nye (1 Jul 1706 – 17 Apr 1796)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Nye (22 Sep 1743 – 04 Nov 1806) m. John (Whisman) II (1745 – 4 Nov 1806) m. Roland Thacher (13 Mar 1745 – 29 Mar 1813)
    1. 1. John Whisman (1776 – 31 Mar 1857) m. Mary (Ann) Copenhaver (1780 – 1850)
      1. 1. Almira (Emeline) Whisman (abt 1814 – 1880) m. Jacob Morris (abt 1802 – 1850) m. Jacob (N. 'Jake') Morris (1802 – 1880)
        1. 1. Susanna Morris (3 Aug 1854 – 1891) m. Elijah (Oliver) Sturgill (4 Jan 1853 – 30 Mar 1934)

Elizabeth Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1718
05 JUN 1718
Birth of Elizabeth Briggs in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
1777
08 SEP 1777
Age 59
Death of Elizabeth Briggs in Douglas, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Douglas, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05 JUN 1718
    Event Place: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 08 SEP 1777
    Event Place: Douglas, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
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