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Ellen Briggs 1774–1855 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Mar 1774

Birth Location: Newby, Gisburn

Death Date: 18 Sep 1855

Death Location: Whalley, Lancashire, England

Father: william briggs

Mother: Ellen Hargreaves

Spouse(s): Oliver Exton

Children(s): Ann Exton, Daniel Exton, Betty Exton, Martha Exton, Cicilia Exton, John Exton, Thomas Exton, Rachel Exton

In 1774, Ellen Briggs entered the world in Newby, Gisburn, born to William Briggs And Ellen Hargreaves. Ellen Briggs married Oliver Omerod Exton, and had children including Ann Exton, Betty Exton, Cicilia Exton, Daniel Exton, John Exton, Martha Exton, Rachel Exton, Thomas Exton. Ellen Briggs passed away in 1855 in Whalley, Lancashire, England.

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Biography

  • In 1774, Ellen Briggs entered the world in Newby, Gisburn, born to William Briggs And Ellen Hargreaves.
  • Ellen Briggs married Oliver Omerod Exton, and had children including Ann Exton, Betty Exton, Cicilia Exton, Daniel Exton, John Exton, Martha Exton, Rachel Exton, Thomas Exton.
  • Ellen Briggs passed away in 1855 in Whalley, Lancashire, England.

Immediate Family

Parents

william briggs
1741–
Birth Location: Rimington, Yorkshire, , England
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Ellen Hargreaves
1748–
Birth Location: Foulridge, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Oliver Exton
1774–1843
Birth Location: Whalley, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Ann Exton
1809–
Birth Location: Whalley, Lancashire, , England
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Daniel Exton
1811–
Birth Location: Whalley, Lancashire, , England
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Betty Exton
1794–
Birth Location: Whalley, Lancashire, , England
BE
Martha Exton
1807–1881
Birth Location: Whalley, Lancashire, , England
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Cicilia Exton
1805–1867
Birth Location: Whalley, Lancashire, , England
CE
John Exton
1802–
Birth Location: Whalley, Lancashire, , England
JE
Thomas Exton
1796–1857
Birth Location: Whalley, Lancashire, , England
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Rachel Exton
1799–1851
Birth Location: St. Mary's Church, Whalley, Lancashire
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Ellen Briggs's Ancestors

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Ellen Briggs
1774–1855
Birth Place: Newby, Gisburn
Parents
william briggs
1741–
Rimington, Yorkshire, , England
Ellen Hargreaves
1748–
Foulridge, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Robert Briggs
1713–
Rimington, Yorkshire, , England
Elizabeth Oddie
1717–
England
Henry Hargreaves
1726–
Gisburn,,Yorkshire,England
Ellen Briggs
1730–
Swaley,Gisburn,Yorkshire,England
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellen Briggs's Descendants

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Ellen Briggs (6 Mar 1774–18 Sep 1855) m. Oliver (Omerod) Exton (1 May 1774–4 Jun 1843)
  1. 1. Ann Exton 1809–
  2. 2. Daniel Exton 1811–
  3. 3. Betty Exton 1794–
  4. 4. Martha Exton 1807–1881
  5. 5. Cicilia Exton 1805–1867
  6. 6. John Exton 1802–
  7. 7. Thomas Exton 1796–1857
  8. 8. Rachel Exton 1799–1851

Ellen Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1774
6 Mar 1774
Birth of Ellen Briggs in Newby, Gisburn
Newby, Gisburn
1855
18 Sep 1855
Age 81
Death of Ellen Briggs in Whalley, Lancashire, England
Whalley, Lancashire, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Mar 1774
    Event Place: Newby, Gisburn

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1855
    Event Place: Whalley, Lancashire, England
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