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John Briggs 1609 – 1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1609

Birth Location: Clerkenwell, London, England

Death Date: Nov 1690

Death Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Henrie Briggs

Mother: Mary Hinckes

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John Briggs was born in 1609 in Clerkenwell, London, England, the child of Henrie Briggs and Mary Hinckes. John Briggs passed away in 1690 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • John Briggs was born in 1609 in Clerkenwell, London, England, the child of Henrie Briggs and Mary Hinckes.
  • John Briggs passed away in 1690 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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John Briggs's Ancestors

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John Briggs
1609 – 1690
Birth Place: Clerkenwell, London, England
Parents
Henrie Briggs
1574 – 1625
Clerkenwell, Essex, , England
Mary Hinckes
1581 – 1597
London, Greater London, England
Grandparents
Thomas Briggs
1554 – 1613
Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England
Alice
John Hinckes
1560 – 1581
Elizabeth Mytar
1560 – 1581
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Briggs
1530 –
Elizabeth Mounteyn
1558 – 1610
William Hinckes
1534 – 1559
Anne Vaughan
1538 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Brigge
1510 –
Cecily Moore
1520 – 1549

John Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1609
1609
Birth of John Briggs in Clerkenwell, London, England
Clerkenwell, London, England
1690
Nov 1690
Age 81
Death of John Briggs in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1609
    Event Place: Clerkenwell, London, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1690
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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