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James Briggs 1856–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1856

Birth Location: Illinois

Death Date: 7 Mar 1933

Death Location: Manito, Mason, Illinois

Father: Henry Briggs

Mother: Eliza McGalliard

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McLaughlin

Children(s): Bertha Briggs, Martha Briggs, James Briggs, William Briggs, Newborn Briggs

James Briggs was born in 1856 in Illinois, the child of Henry Freeman Briggs And Eliza Mcgalliard. In 1870, James Briggs resided in Manito, Manito, Mason, Illinois, USA. James Briggs married Elizabeth Nancy Lizzie Mclaughlin, and had children including Bertha Elizabeth Briggs, James Freeman Briggs, Martha Mary Briggs, Newborn Anna Briggs, William Henry Briggs. James Briggs passed away in 1933 in Manito, Mason, Illinois.

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Biography

  • James Briggs was born in 1856 in Illinois, the child of Henry Freeman Briggs And Eliza Mcgalliard.
  • In 1870, James Briggs resided in Manito, Manito, Mason, Illinois, USA.
  • James Briggs married Elizabeth Nancy Lizzie Mclaughlin, and had children including Bertha Elizabeth Briggs, James Freeman Briggs, Martha Mary Briggs, Newborn Anna Briggs, William Henry Briggs.
  • James Briggs passed away in 1933 in Manito, Mason, Illinois.

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James Briggs's Ancestors

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James Briggs
1856–1933
Birth Place: Illinois
Parents
Henry Freeman Briggs
1820–1899
Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Eliza McGalliard
1824–1891
Washington County, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Freeman Briggs
1793–1874
Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Abigail (Sylvia) French
1792–1871
Berkeley, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Godfrey Briggs
1756–1815
Sarah Paul
1767–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Briggs
1721–1791
Abigail Williams
1731–1781
John Paul
1719–1798

James Briggs's Descendants

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James Briggs (2 Dec 1856–7 Mar 1933) m. Elizabeth (Nancy "Lizzie") McLaughlin (15 May 1874–27 Apr 1946)
  1. 1. Bertha (Elizabeth) Briggs 1904–1994
  2. 2. Martha (Mary) Briggs 1909–1984
  3. 3. James (Freeman) Briggs 1896–1942 m. Arminta (Kathryn) Pollock 1904–1964
    1. 1. Freeman (Lee) Briggs 1927–1999 m. Beverly (Lee) Jones 1934–2010
  4. 4. William (Henry) Briggs 1899–1967
  5. 5. Newborn (Anna) Briggs 1902–1902

James Briggs's Timeline

3 Records

1856
2 Dec 1856
Birth of James Briggs in Illinois
Illinois
1870
1870
Age 14
James Briggs resided here in Manito, Manito, Mason, Illinois, USA
Manito, Manito, Mason, Illinois, USA
1933
7 Mar 1933
Age 77
Death of James Briggs in Manito, Mason, Illinois
Manito, Mason, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1856
    Event Place: Illinois
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Manito, Manito, Mason, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Mar 1933
    Event Place: Manito, Mason, Illinois

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