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Joseph Briggs 1762–1824 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Mar 1762

Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island Colony, British North America

Death Date: 24 Jan 1824

Death Location: Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Enock Briggs

Mother: Judith Wilbore

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The story of Joseph Briggs began in 1762 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island Colony, British North America. Joseph Briggs passed away in 1824 in Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Joseph Briggs began in 1762 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island Colony, British North America.
  • Joseph Briggs passed away in 1824 in Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA.

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Joseph Briggs's Ancestors

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Joseph Briggs
1762–1824
Birth Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island Colony, British North America
Parents
Enock Briggs
1732–1815
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island
Judith Wilbore
1733–1816
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Grandparents
William (Briggs) Jr
1688–1759
Little Compon, Newport, Rhode Island
Deborah Church
1697–1732
Little Compton, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Jr
1662–1715
Grace Shaw
1666–1737
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Church
1638–1711
Mary Tucker
1640–1710
Anthony Shaw
1628–1705
Alice Stonard
1632–1705

Joseph Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1762
21 Mar 1762
Birth of Joseph Briggs in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island Colony, British North America
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island Colony, British North America
1824
24 Jan 1824
Age 62
Death of Joseph Briggs in Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA
Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1762
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island Colony, British North America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jan 1824
    Event Place: Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts, USA

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