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Jacob Briggs 1745–1818 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Apr 1745

Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1818

Death Location: Lyman, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA

Father: George Briggs

Mother: Sarah Wilkinson

Spouse(s): Sarah Cheney

Children(s): Betsey Briggs, Oliver Briggs, Calvin Briggs, Sylvester Briggs, Sarah Briggs, Oliver Briggs, Elizabeth Briggs, Parmelia Briggs

Jacob Briggs was born in 1745 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of George Briggs And Sarah Wilkinson. Jacob Briggs married Sarah Cheney, and had children including Betsey Briggs, Calvin Briggs, Elizabeth Briggs, Oliver Briggs, Parmelia Briggs, Sarah Briggs, Sylvester Briggs. Jacob Briggs passed away in 1818 in Lyman, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob Briggs was born in 1745 in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, the child of George Briggs And Sarah Wilkinson.
  • Jacob Briggs married Sarah Cheney, and had children including Betsey Briggs, Calvin Briggs, Elizabeth Briggs, Oliver Briggs, Parmelia Briggs, Sarah Briggs, Sylvester Briggs.
  • Jacob Briggs passed away in 1818 in Lyman, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA.

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Jacob Briggs's Ancestors

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Jacob Briggs
1745–1818
Birth Place: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
George Briggs
1715–1779
Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Wilkinson
1717–1794
Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Richard Briggs
1678–1732
USA
Mercy Kingsbury
1677–1749
Wrentham, Norfolk, MA
John Wilkinson
1678–1751
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Rachell Fales
1680–1749
Dedham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Briggs
1643–1692
Rebecca Hoskins
1645–1719
Joseph Jr
1640–1688
Samuel Wilkinson
1650–1727
Plain Wickenden
1650–1727
James Fales
1632–1708
Ann Brock
1634–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Briggs
1595–1686
Ann Thayer
1607–1683
William Sr
1615–1695
Anne Hinds
1616–1665
Joseph Kingsbury
1600–1676
Millicent Eames
1602–1676

Jacob Briggs's Descendants

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Jacob Briggs (9 Apr 1745–15 Apr 1818) m. Sarah Cheney (30 July 1746–Feb 1824)
  1. 1. Betsey Briggs –1843
  2. 2. Oliver Briggs 1775–1813
  3. 3. Calvin Briggs 1768–1856
  4. 4. Sylvester Briggs 1770–1856
  5. 5. Sarah Briggs 1777–1842
  6. 6. Oliver Briggs 1813–1813
  7. 7. Elizabeth Briggs 1792–1879
  8. 8. Parmelia Briggs 1783–1869

Jacob Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1745
9 Apr 1745
Birth of Jacob Briggs in Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1818
15 Apr 1818
Age 73
Death of Jacob Briggs in Lyman, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA
Lyman, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Apr 1745
    Event Place: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1818
    Event Place: Lyman, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA

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