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Lydia Briggs 1669–1734 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Mar 1669

Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 14 Aug 1734

Death Location: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Samuel Briggs

Mother: Elizabeth Ellis

Spouse(s): William Ellis

Children(s): Jedidah Ellis

Lydia Briggs was born in 1669 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Samuel Briggs And Elizabeth Bennett Ellis. Lydia Briggs married William Cornish Ellis, and had children including Jedidah Ellis. Lydia Briggs passed away in 1734 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lydia Briggs was born in 1669 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA, the child of Samuel Briggs And Elizabeth Bennett Ellis.
  • Lydia Briggs married William Cornish Ellis, and had children including Jedidah Ellis.
  • Lydia Briggs passed away in 1734 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel Briggs
1640–1688
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
SB
Elizabeth Ellis
1649–1688
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
EE

Spouses(s)

William Ellis
1665–1716
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Jedidah Ellis
1709–1796
Birth Location: Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
JE

Lydia Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Lydia Briggs
1669–1734
Birth Place: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Samuel Briggs
1640–1688
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Elizabeth (Bennett) Ellis
1649–1688
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Briggs's Descendants

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Lydia Briggs (15 Mar 1669–14 Aug 1734) m. William (Cornish) Ellis (1665–20 Jun 1716)
  1. 1. Jedidah Ellis 1709–1796 m. Capt (Jedediah) Briggs 1708–1751
    1. 1. Jesse Briggs 1743–1817 m. Mary Parmenter 1742–1822
      1. 1. Polly Briggs 1767–1832 m. Seth (Wood) Jr. 1769–1839
        1. 1. Benjamin (Franklin) Wood 1803–1867 m. Polly Leach 1815–1904

Lydia Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1669
15 Mar 1669
Birth of Lydia Briggs in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
1734
14 Aug 1734
Age 65
Death of Lydia Briggs in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Mar 1669
    Event Place: Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1734
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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