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Leonard Briggs 1750–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 FEB 1750

Birth Location: Wareham, Massachusetts

Death Date: 13 NOV 1844

Death Location: Reed Cemetery, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Nathan Briggs

Mother: Sarah Perry

Spouse(s): Hope Wood

Children(s):

Leonard Briggs was born in 1750 in Wareham, Massachusetts, the child of Nathan Briggs And Sarah Perry. Leonard Briggs married Hope Wood. Leonard Briggs passed away in 1844 in Reed Cemetery, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Leonard Briggs was born in 1750 in Wareham, Massachusetts, the child of Nathan Briggs And Sarah Perry.
  • Leonard Briggs married Hope Wood.
  • Leonard Briggs passed away in 1844 in Reed Cemetery, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Leonard Briggs's Ancestors

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Leonard Briggs
1750–1844
Birth Place: Wareham, Massachusetts
Parents
Nathan Briggs
1716–1798
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Sarah Perry
1718–1792
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Samuel Briggs
1673–1751
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Lydia Stetson
1683–1772
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Samuel Perry
1683–1756
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Sarah Leonard
1690–1788
Bridgewater, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Briggs
1641–1688
Elizabeth Ellis
1645–1688
Rebecca Freeman
1646–1738
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Briggs
1615–1686
Katherine Coote
1619–1641
John Ellis
1618–1676
Elizabeth Freeman
1624–1692
Edmund III
1620–1673
Rebecca Prence
1627–

Leonard Briggs's Timeline

3 Records

1750
26 FEB 1750
Birth of Leonard Briggs in Wareham, Massachusetts
Wareham, Massachusetts
1844
NOV 1844
Age 94
Burial of Leonard Briggs in Reed Cemetery, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Reed Cemetery, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1844
13 NOV 1844
Age 94
Death of Leonard Briggs
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: NOV 1844
    Event Place: Reed Cemetery, Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 28 October 2018, 21:09), entry for Leonard Briggs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCQ8-N93
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Leonard Briggs, 1844; Burial, Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Reed Cemetery; citing record ID 77603469, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Betsey Briggs, 24 Dec 1796; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Keziah Briggs, 12 Sep 1790; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Hope Briggs, 05 May 1793; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Deborah Briggs, 28 Mar 1788; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Martha Briggs, 03 Nov 1785; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 01 June 2019, 22:25), entry for Leonard Briggs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCQ8-N93
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Leonard Briggs, 1844; Burial, Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Reed Cemetery; citing record ID 77603469, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Betsey Briggs, 24 Dec 1796; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Keziah Briggs, 12 Sep 1790; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Hope Briggs, 05 May 1793; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Deborah Briggs, 28 Mar 1788; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Martha Briggs, 03 Nov 1785; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 28 October 2018, 21:09), entry for Leonard Briggs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCQ8-N93
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Betsey Briggs, 24 Dec 1796; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Keziah Briggs, 12 Sep 1790; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Hope Briggs, 05 May 1793; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Deborah Briggs, 28 Mar 1788; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Martha Briggs, 03 Nov 1785; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 FEB 1750
    Event Place: Wareham, Massachusetts
    Record Source:
    [1] Public Member Trees
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 28 October 2018, 21:09), entry for Leonard Briggs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCQ8-N93
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Leonard Briggs, 1844; Burial, Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Reed Cemetery; citing record ID 77603469, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 March 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Johanna H. Lovell, 11 Jul 1869; citing New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, cert. 129, L. 226, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,194.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), Leonard Briggs, 26 Feb 1750; citing Birth, Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 482,235.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Betsey Briggs, 24 Dec 1796; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Keziah Briggs, 12 Sep 1790; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 March 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Deborah W. Briggs Keith, 04 May 1873; citing Fairhaven, Massachusetts, v 256 p 86, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,202.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Hope Briggs, 05 May 1793; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Deborah Briggs, 28 Mar 1788; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Martha Briggs, 03 Nov 1785; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 01 June 2019, 22:25), entry for Leonard Briggs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCQ8-N93
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Leonard Briggs, 1844; Burial, Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Reed Cemetery; citing record ID 77603469, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 22 May 2019), Leonard Briggs in entry for Johanna H. Lovell, 11 Jul 1869; citing New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, cert. 129, L. 226, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,194.
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 5 November 2017), Leonard Briggs, 26 Feb 1750; citing Birth, Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 482,235.
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Betsey Briggs, 24 Dec 1796; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [17] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Keziah Briggs, 12 Sep 1790; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [18] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 22 May 2019), Leonard Briggs in entry for Deborah W. Briggs Keith, 04 May 1873; citing Fairhaven, Massachusetts, v 256 p 86, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,202.
    [19] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Hope Briggs, 05 May 1793; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [20] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Deborah Briggs, 28 Mar 1788; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [21] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Martha Briggs, 03 Nov 1785; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 NOV 1844
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 28 October 2018, 21:09), entry for Leonard Briggs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCQ8-N93
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 28 March 2019), Leonard Briggs, ; citing Massachusetts, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 4; FHL microfilm 1,319,384.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Leonard Briggs, 1844; Burial, Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Reed Cemetery; citing record ID 77603469, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Betsey Briggs, 24 Dec 1796; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Keziah Briggs, 12 Sep 1790; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Hope Briggs, 05 May 1793; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Deborah Briggs, 28 Mar 1788; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Martha Briggs, 03 Nov 1785; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 01 June 2019, 22:25), entry for Leonard Briggs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCQ8-N93
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 13 August 2019), Leonard Briggs, ; citing Massachusetts, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 4; FHL microfilm 1,319,384.
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Leonard Briggs, 1844; Burial, Middleboro, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Reed Cemetery; citing record ID 77603469, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [12] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Betsey Briggs, 24 Dec 1796; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [13] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Keziah Briggs, 12 Sep 1790; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [14] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Hope Briggs, 05 May 1793; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [15] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Deborah Briggs, 28 Mar 1788; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [16] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Martha Briggs, 03 Nov 1785; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [17] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 01 June 2019, 22:25), entry for Leonard Briggs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LCQ8-N93
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Betsey Briggs, 24 Dec 1796; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Keziah Briggs, 12 Sep 1790; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Hope Briggs, 05 May 1793; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Deborah Briggs, 28 Mar 1788; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Leonard Briggs in entry for Martha Briggs, 03 Nov 1785; citing Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 945,015.

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