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Josephine M Briggs 1848–1929 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Sep 1848

Birth Location: Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA

Death Date: 25 July 1929

Death Location: Orchard Park, Erie, New York, USA

Father: George Briggs

Mother: Jane Webster

Spouse(s): Reuben Sprague

Children(s): Bessie Sprague, Harry Sprague, Alonzo Sprague, Jane Sprague, Blanche Sprague

Josephine M Briggs was born in 1848 in Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA, the child of George W Briggs And Jane Eliza Webster. In 1870, Josephine M Briggs resided in Hamburg, Whites Corners, Erie, New York, USA. Josephine M Briggs married Reuben C Sprague, and had children including Alonzo E Sprague, Bessie J Sprague, Blanche Sprague, Harry Howard Sprague, Jane E Sprague. Josephine M Briggs passed away in 1929 in Orchard Park, Erie, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • Josephine M Briggs was born in 1848 in Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA, the child of George W Briggs And Jane Eliza Webster.
  • In 1870, Josephine M Briggs resided in Hamburg, Whites Corners, Erie, New York, USA.
  • Josephine M Briggs married Reuben C Sprague, and had children including Alonzo E Sprague, Bessie J Sprague, Blanche Sprague, Harry Howard Sprague, Jane E Sprague.
  • Josephine M Briggs passed away in 1929 in Orchard Park, Erie, New York, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Josephine Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Josephine Briggs
1848–1929
Birth Place: Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA
Parents
George W Briggs
1824–1892
New York, USA
Jane (Eliza) Webster
1827–1858
Aurora, Erie, New York, USA
Grandparents
John (C) Briggs
1800–1874
Albany, New York, USA
Anna Eldridge
1802–1855
New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
Ezekiel Briggs
1770–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Yelverton Briggs
1736–1806
Phebe Shippee
1737–1825

Josephine Briggs's Descendants

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Josephine (M) Briggs (Sep 1848–25 July 1929) m. Reuben (C.) Sprague (10 Dec 1845–25 Jul 1928)
  1. 1. Bessie (J) Sprague 1889–1956
  2. 2. Harry (Howard) Sprague 1873–1952
  3. 3. Alonzo (E) Sprague 1866–1943 m. Susan (Matilda) Prenalt 1873–1963 m. Matilda (W) Bedell 1873–1957
    1. 1. Irving (Prenatt) Sprague 1897–1967
    2. 2. William (B) Sprague 1895–1985
  4. 4. Jane (E.) Sprague 1869–
  5. 5. Blanche Sprague 1878–1939 m. William (Charles) Kleinfelder 1889–1955 m. Arthur Mills 1873–
    1. 1. Ruby (I.) Sprague 1897–1965

Josephine Briggs's Timeline

5 Records

1848
Sep 1848
Birth of Josephine M Briggs in Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA
Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA
1865
13 Feb 1865
Age 17
Josephine M Briggs was married in Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA
Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA
1870
1870
Age 22
Josephine M Briggs resided here in Hamburg, Whites Corners, Erie, New York, USA
Hamburg, Whites Corners, Erie, New York, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
Josephine M Briggs resided here in Hamburgh, Erie, New York, USA
Hamburgh, Erie, New York, USA
1929
25 July 1929
Age 81
Death of Josephine M Briggs in Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Sep 1848
    Event Place: Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hamburgh, Erie, New York; Roll: 827; Page: 408a; Enumeration District: 095
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hamburg, Erie, New York; Roll: M593_930; Page: 337A
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 13 Feb 1865
    Event Place: Hamburg, Erie, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Hamburg, Whites Corners, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Hamburg, Erie, New York; Roll: M593_930; Page: 337A

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hamburgh, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Hamburgh, Erie, New York; Roll: 827; Page: 408a; Enumeration District: 095

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 July 1929
    Event Place: Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orchard Park, Erie, New York, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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