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Hannah Sims 1838–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1838

Birth Location: Haldimand County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada

Death Date: 12 Feb 1915

Death Location: Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Father: Jacob Sims

Mother: Rebecca Young

Spouse(s): Jay Briggs

Children(s): John Briggs, Eugene Briggs, Caleb Briggs, Margaret Briggs, Albert Briggs, Benjamin Briggs, Lorena Briggs

In 1838, Hannah Sims entered the world in Haldimand County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada, born to Jacob Sims And Rebecca Becky Young. Hannah Sims married Jay Briggs, and had children including Albert Briggs, Benjamin Briggs, Caleb B Briggs, Eugene F Briggs, John Sanford Briggs, Lorena Lether Briggs, Margaret Briggs. Hannah Sims passed away in 1915 in Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1838, Hannah Sims entered the world in Haldimand County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada, born to Jacob Sims And Rebecca Becky Young.
  • Hannah Sims married Jay Briggs, and had children including Albert Briggs, Benjamin Briggs, Caleb B Briggs, Eugene F Briggs, John Sanford Briggs, Lorena Lether Briggs, Margaret Briggs.
  • Hannah Sims passed away in 1915 in Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jacob Sims
1793–1876
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
JS
Rebecca Young
1794–
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
RY

Spouses(s)

Jay Briggs
1836–1914
Birth Location: Canborough, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada
JB

Children(s)

John Briggs
1866–1930
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
JB
Eugene Briggs
1870–1939
Birth Location: Ontario.
EB
Caleb Briggs
1860–1937
Birth Location: Ontario, Canada
CB
Margaret Briggs
1862–
Birth Location: –
MB
Albert Briggs
1868–1938
Birth Location: Dunville Ont Canada
AB
Benjamin Briggs
1870–1929
Birth Location: Ontario, Canda
BB
Lorena Briggs
1877–1937
Birth Location: Canada
LB

Hannah Sims's Ancestors

Self
Hannah Sims
1838–1915
Birth Place: Haldimand County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Parents
Jacob Sims
1793–1876
Ontario, Canada
Rebecca ("Becky") Young
1794–
Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
Joseph (Placidus) Senn
1752–1840
St Gallen, Thurgau, Switzerland
Elizabeth Oakum
1762–1841
Maine
Great-Grandparents
Antonius Senn
1722–
Anna Brun
1725–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hannah Sims's Descendants

1.
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Hannah Sims (Mar 1838–12 Feb 1915) m. Jay Briggs (27 Feb 1836–6 May 1914)
  1. 1. John (Sanford) Briggs 1866–1930 m. Linna (Jessie) Thompson 1874–1964
    1. 1. Mildred (Hannah) Briggs 1901–1996 m. Edward (Harrison St.) John 1885–1948
      1. 1. Suzanna (Jean St.) John 1926–2013 m. Walter (F. Dotson) Sr 1924–2017 m. Chester (James) Stewart 1920–1998
    2. 2. Jay (Hope) Briggs 1897–1953 m. Louise Morell 1897–1986
      1. 1. Arthur (Raymond) Briggs 1926–1977
      2. 2. Dorothy Briggs 1924–1997
      3. 3. Mary (Louise) Briggs 1928–2009
    3. 3. Florence (Fern) Briggs 1912–1977
    4. 4. Roy (Raymond) Briggs 1915–1971 m. Helen (Elizabeth) Auger 1920–2007
    5. 5. Edith (Belle) Briggs 1896–1977 m. Richard (Harvey) Tennant 1893–1959
      1. 1. Pauline Tennant 1926–1926
      2. 2. Richard (Tennant) Junior 1918–2011 m. Joan (Edgell) Conn 1932–2009 m. Lucille (May) Wamsley 1923–1990
      3. 3. Claudia (Belle) Tennant 1916–1989
      4. 4. Orion (Douglas) Tennant 1927–1937
      5. 5. William (Leroy) Tennant 1920–1976
      6. 6. Bessie (Arlene) Tennant 1922–1992
      7. 7. Doris (Geneveve Davis) (Tennant) 1924–1999
      8. 8. Peggy (Ann) Tennant 1932–2009
      9. 9. Hazel (Ruth Mitchell (Robbins)) (Tennant) 1935–2014
    6. 6. Edwin (John) Briggs 1899–1941 m. Florence (M) Richard 1897–1962
      1. 1. Cecil (John) Briggs 1926–1985 m. Betty (Lynn) Johnston 1938–2016
      2. 2. Orville (J) Briggs 1933–1986
      3. 3. Lyle (James) Briggs 1934–2007 m. Janet (Ann) Mosher 1940–1997
    7. 7. Harry (Manley) Briggs 1903–1942 m. Minerva Hundshamer 1911–1973
      1. 1. Gloria (Viola) Briggs 1929–2005
      2. 2. Patricia (Dean) Briggs 1928–2006
      3. 3. Larry (Norman) Briggs 1931– m. Nancy McInteer 1936–2007
    8. 8. George (M) Briggs 1907–1974
    9. 9. Clyde (Eugene) Briggs 1909–1982
    10. 10. Nellie (Saphronia) Briggs 1904–1908
  2. 2. Eugene (F.) Briggs 1870–1939 m. Gertrude (Hannah) Jackson 1873–1969
    1. 1. Clarence (E) Briggs 1895–1984 m. Ethel (F) Penney 1892–1970
    2. 2. G (Genevieve) Lewis 1898–1968 m. Ira (Eugene) Lewis 1893–1979
      1. 1. Allan (Elwin) Lewis 1920–1987 m. Lucille (C) Jensen 1922– m. Bonita (Maxine) Todd 1928–2018
      2. 2. Gertrude (Elizabeth) Lewis 1923–1998
  3. 3. Caleb (B) Briggs 1860–1937 m. Rosetta (Mary) Tift 1858–1945
  4. 4. Margaret Briggs 1862–
  5. 5. Albert Briggs 1868–1938 m. Hannah Mason 1866–1922
  6. 6. Benjamin Briggs 1870–1929 m. Florence ("Flora" M) Corrington 1881–1965
    1. 1. Hazel (Dell) Briggs 1900–1958
    2. 2. Frances (M) Briggs 1906–1989
    3. 3. Ivan (Warren) Briggs 1912–1913
  7. 7. Lorena (Lether) Briggs 1877–1937 m. Clyde (B) Garvin 1876–1945
    1. 1. Leon (Burt) Garvin 1898–1968 m. Sarah (Selena) Sproul 1899–1940
      1. 1. Patience (F) Garvin 1921–
      2. 2. Lena (J) Garvin 1925–

Hannah Sims's Timeline

2 Records

1838
Mar 1838
Birth of Hannah Sims in Haldimand County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
Haldimand County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada
1915
12 Feb 1915
Age 77
Death of Hannah Sims in Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1838
    Event Place: Haldimand County, Canada West (Ontario), Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1915
    Event Place: Birch Run, Saginaw, Michigan, USA
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