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Elizabeth Amelia Briggs 1850–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Nov 1850

Birth Location: Taunton, Massachusetts

Death Date: 1 Jul 1894

Death Location: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Abraham Briggs

Mother: Betsey Smith

Spouse(s): Herbert Pierce

Children(s): Abram Pierce

Elizabeth Amelia Briggs was born in 1850 in Taunton, Massachusetts, the child of Abraham Abram Briggs And Betsey Jane Smith. In 1870, Elizabeth Amelia Briggs resided in Taunton Ward 1, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, U. Elizabeth Amelia Briggs married Herbert Newton Pierce, and had children including Abram Briggs Pierce. Elizabeth Amelia Briggs passed away in 1894 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • Elizabeth Amelia Briggs was born in 1850 in Taunton, Massachusetts, the child of Abraham Abram Briggs And Betsey Jane Smith.
  • In 1870, Elizabeth Amelia Briggs resided in Taunton Ward 1, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, U.
  • Elizabeth Amelia Briggs married Herbert Newton Pierce, and had children including Abram Briggs Pierce.
  • Elizabeth Amelia Briggs passed away in 1894 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Elizabeth Briggs's Ancestors

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Elizabeth Briggs
1850–1894
Birth Place: Taunton, Massachusetts
Parents
Abraham "Abram" Briggs
1823–1887
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Betsey (Jane) Smith
1831–1851
Westport, Massachusetts
Grandparents
William Smith
1793–1859
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Charity Tripp
1796–1839
Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Francis Sr.
1759–1846
Annes Gidley
1762–1836
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Tripp
1736–1826
Edith Russell
1737–1804
John Gidley
1728–1790
Susanna Tripp
1736–1790

Elizabeth Briggs's Descendants

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Elizabeth (Amelia) Briggs (16 Nov 1850–1 Jul 1894) m. Herbert (Newton) Pierce (19 Jan 1848–23 Jun 1918)
  1. 1. Abram (Briggs) Pierce 1889–1986 m. Ruth Pierce 1899–1992
    1. 1. Joan (Elizabeth) Battles 1928–1983

Elizabeth Briggs's Timeline

3 Records

1850
16 Nov 1850
Birth of Elizabeth Amelia Briggs in Taunton, Massachusetts
Taunton, Massachusetts
1870
1870
Age 20
Elizabeth Amelia Briggs resided here in Taunton Ward 1, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton Ward 1, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1894
1 Jul 1894
Age 44
Death of Elizabeth Amelia Briggs in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Nov 1850
    Event Place: Taunton, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Massachusetts, Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Taunton Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_606; Page: 406A

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Taunton Ward 1, Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Taunton Ward 1, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_606; Page: 406A

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1894
    Event Place: Taunton, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Death Records, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840–1911

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