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John Briggs 1680–1756 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1680

Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 26 Jan 1756

Death Location: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William Senior

Mother: Sarah 🧩

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In 1680, John Briggs entered the world in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, born to William 1 Grand Senior Briggs Senior And Sarah Macomber. John Briggs passed away in 1756 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1680, John Briggs entered the world in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, born to William 1 Grand Senior Briggs Senior And Sarah Macomber.
  • John Briggs passed away in 1756 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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John Briggs's Ancestors

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John Briggs
1680–1756
Birth Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
William 1 "Grand Senior" BRIGGS Senior
1645–1728
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Sarah (Macomber) 🧩
1643–1680
Marshfield, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
John Briggs🌊🧩
1595–1686
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
Agnes Thayer🌊🧩
1607–1683
Thornbury, Gloucestershire, England
William Macomber🌊🧩
1610–1670
Bridport, Dorset, England
Ursilla ((Priscilla)) Cooper
1618–1675
Ditcheat, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
Richard 🧩
1565–1620
Agnis Wingede
1569–1620
Richard Thayer🧩
1562–1625
Ursula 🧩
1567–1619
John Macomber
1585–1650
Edith Locke
1587–1636
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John⚠⚠ Briggs
1539–1606
Johanna FlueLlin
1543–1565
Elizabetha Hooper
–1641
John Thayer⚠⚠⚠
1531–1584
Mary Cooke
1535–1611
Baron Thornbury
1530–1578
Baroness Gayner
1538–1578
Thomas Macomber
1560–1622
Tamsin Staplehill
1565–1585
William Locke
1559–1611
Edith Talbot
1570–1592

John Briggs's Timeline

3 Records

1680
19 Mar 1680
Birth of John Briggs in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1756
26 Jan 1756
Age 76
Death of John Briggs in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1830
21 Feb 1830
Age 150
John Briggs was baptized in Bingley,York,England
Bingley,York,England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1680
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 232

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 21 Feb 1830
    Event Place: Bingley,York,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jan 1756
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Volume: 232

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