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Lydia Briggs 1739–1843 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Mar 1739

Birth Location: Dighton, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Death Date: 24 September 1843

Death Location: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Father: John Briggs

Mother: Charity Hathaway

Spouse(s): Ebenezer French

Children(s): Lydia Tripp, RHODA FRENCH

The story of Lydia Briggs began in 1739 in Dighton, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Lydia Briggs married Ebenezer French, and had children including Lydia French Tripp, Rhoda French. Lydia Briggs passed away in 1843 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Lydia Briggs began in 1739 in Dighton, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay.
  • Lydia Briggs married Ebenezer French, and had children including Lydia French Tripp, Rhoda French.
  • Lydia Briggs passed away in 1843 in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Briggs
1720–1799
Birth Location: Plympton, Massachusetts
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Charity Hathaway
1720–1784
Birth Location: Berkley, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Ebenezer French
1737–1817
Birth Location: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

Lydia Tripp
1770–1875
Birth Location: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
LT
RHODA FRENCH
1770–1852
Birth Location: Raynham, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Lydia Briggs's Ancestors

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Lydia Briggs
1739–1843
Birth Place: Dighton, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Parents
John Briggs
1720–1799
Plympton, Massachusetts
Charity Hathaway
1720–1784
Berkley, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
Grandparents
Deacon (John) Briggs
1679–1750
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Comfort King
1690–1727
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lydia Briggs's Descendants

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Lydia Briggs (19 Mar 1739–24 September 1843) m. Ebenezer French (May 27, 1737–17 May 1817)
  1. 1. Lydia (French) Tripp 1770–1875 m. Benjamin (S.) Tripp 1768–1871
    1. 1. William Tripp 1795–1847 m. Abigail (Stone) Reed 1796–1874
      1. 1. Ebenezer (R) Tripp 1827–1885 m. Elizabeth (B) Tripp 1842–1930
        1. 1. Alvin (A) Tripp 1864–1902 m. Rebecca (F) Randall 1859–1930
        2. 2. Isabelle (A.) Wood 1873–1915 m. Walter (Irving) Wood 1867–1955
        3. 3. Ella (Grant) Tripp 1864–1897 m. Howard (E) Burdick 1862– m. George (P.) Osborn 1857–
        4. 4. Abbie Burdick 1860–1956 m. Howard (Ellsworth) Burdick 1862–1945
      2. 2. Benjamin TRIPP 1830–1871 m. Ellen Tripp 1833–1921
        1. 1. Rhodda Tripp –1872
        2. 2. Lydia Tripp –1860
        3. 3. Benjamin Tripp 1860–1861
      3. 3. Lydia TRIPP 1833–1910
      4. 4. Gilbert (R.) TRIPP 1832–1850
      5. 5. George (Washington) Tripp 1835–1894
      6. 6. Mary (Burt) TRIPP 1836–1905
      7. 7. Rhoda (B) Tripp 1839–1888
      8. 8. William (A) Tripp 1825–1900 m. Elizabeth (H) Tripp 1827–1881
        1. 1. Lillian (Mazell) Peirce 1860–1940 m. Henry (C) Prince 1866–
    2. 2. Ebenezer (A) Tripp 1793–1873 m. Mercy Tripp 1798–1869
      1. 1. Candice (Sophia) Tripp 1838–1900 m. Ezra (Smalley) Bliss 1834–1920
        1. 1. Abbie (Angeline) Bliss 1862–1934
        2. 2. Arthur (Tripp) Bliss 1859–1938
        3. 3. Walter (Kempton) Bliss 1880–1933 m. Bertha (Searle) Bliss 1890–1961
      2. 2. Captain (Daniel) Tripp 1825–1867 m. Frances (Philena) Tripp 1833–1917
        1. 1. Adelaide (Sinai) Tripp 1862–1938 m. Simeon (Daniel) Nichols 1862–1939
        2. 2. Dr. (Frederick Daniel) Tripp 1858–1884
        3. 3. Isabella (Frances) Tripp 1856–1861
        4. 4. Eleanor (Amelia) Tripp 1866–1867
      3. 3. Benjamin (S) Tripp 1821–1871 m. Lydia French 1769–1875
        1. 1. Rhoda Briggs 1799–1870
      4. 4. Mary (C.) Tripp 1831–1908 m. Joseph (B) Sanford 1828–1892
        1. 1. Gustave Tripp 1847–1914 m. Abby (C) Evans 1854–
        2. 2. Alpheus Sanford 1856–1944
        3. 3. Joseph (B. Sanford) Jr 1858–1926 m. Sarah (F) Houghton 1853–
      5. 5. Lucinda Tripp 1815–1866 m. Charles (W.) Kempton 1811–1861
        1. 1. Charles (Walter) Kempton 1847–1917 m. Emma (P) Goodale 1848–
        2. 2. George (F.) Kempton 1856–1856
        3. 3. Lucinda (Caroline) Kempton 1852–1866
      6. 6. Sarah Tripp 1817–1901
      7. 7. Benjamin Tripp 1819–1820
      8. 8. Lydia (F.) Tripp 1823–1891 m. Joshua Seekell 1820–1901
        1. 1. Alfred (Chester) Sekell 1848–1927 m. Alice (E) Philips 1855–1920
        2. 2. Candace (S) Seekell 1852–
      9. 9. Abby (Angeline) Tripp 1827–1853 m. Silas Seekell 1817–1867
      10. 10. Gideon (F.) Tripp 1828–1862
      11. 11. George (S.) Tripp 1832–1877
      12. 12. Charles (Wilson) Tripp 1835–1873 m. Alexina Edwards 1839–1903
        1. 1. Annie (F. J.) TRIPP 1872–1927 m. Arthur (Thomas (Goodspeed)) Landers 1866–1924
        2. 2. Cora (Adele) Tripp 1869–1900
        3. 3. Carroll (L.) TRIPP 1865–1868
    3. 3. Lydia TRIPP 1798–1833
    4. 4. Rhoda TRIPP 1799–1870
    5. 5. Almira TRIPP 1808–1871 m. Abner (D) Tripp 1807–1895
    6. 6. Priscilla TRIPP 1792–1828 m. Freeman Chase 1790–1877
      1. 1. Addie (E) Chase 1823–1945 m. Seth (H) Wixon 1864–1958
        1. 1. Eva (Belle) Wixon 1888–1979 m. CONANT (WHEELOCK 'CONEY') UDELL 1886–1962
        2. 2. GEORGE (FRANCIS) WIXON 1890–1985
        3. 3. MATTIE (LOUISE) WIXON 1887–1889
        4. 4. NORMAN (PARKER) WIXON 1906–1971
        5. 5. ORA (CHASE) WIXON 1899–1974
        6. 6. HORACE (FREEMAN) WIXON 1893–1969
      2. 2. Shirley Chase 1822–
    7. 7. Huldah TRIPP 1811–1895
  2. 2. RHODA FRENCH 1770–1852

Lydia Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1739
19 Mar 1739
Birth of Lydia Briggs in Dighton, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Dighton, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1843
24 September 1843
Age 104
Death of Lydia Briggs in Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Mar 1739
    Event Place: Dighton, Bristol County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 September 1843
    Event Place: Billerica, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
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