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Margaret Briggs 1740–1812 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Oct 1740

Birth Location: Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 24 Jun 1812

Death Location: Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA

Father: William Briggs

Mother: Margaret Cutler

Spouse(s): John Winder

Children(s): Abner Winder, Sarah Kerns, Elizabeth Webster, Sarah Winder

The story of Margaret Briggs began in 1740 in Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA. Margaret Briggs married John Winder, and had children including Abner Winder, Elizabeth Webster, Sarah Kerns, Sarah Winder. Margaret Briggs passed away in 1812 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Margaret Briggs began in 1740 in Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • Margaret Briggs married John Winder, and had children including Abner Winder, Elizabeth Webster, Sarah Kerns, Sarah Winder.
  • Margaret Briggs passed away in 1812 in Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Briggs
1688–1758
Birth Location: Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
WB
Margaret Cutler
1690–1728
Birth Location: Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

John Winder
1736–1819
Birth Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
JW

Children(s)

Abner Winder
1780–1846
Birth Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
AW
Sarah Kerns
1768–1818
Birth Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
SK
Elizabeth Webster
1785–
Birth Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
EW
Sarah Winder
1768–1848
Birth Location: Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA
SW

Margaret Briggs's Ancestors

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Margaret Briggs
1740–1812
Birth Place: Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
William Briggs
1688–1758
Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Margaret Cutler
1690–1728
Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Margaret Briggs's Descendants

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Margaret Briggs (26 Oct 1740–24 Jun 1812) m. John Winder (22 September 1736–05 Apr 1819)
  1. 1. Abner Winder 1780–1846
  2. 2. Sarah Kerns 1768–1818
  3. 3. Elizabeth Webster 1785–
  4. 4. Sarah Winder 1768–1848 m. Benjamin Kerns 1759–1836
    1. 1. Henry Carnes 1784–1865 m. Mary Shoemaker 1813–1878
      1. 1. John (Leander) Carnes 1838–1928 m. Susan (Frances) Hall 1844–1928
        1. 1. Della (Frances) Carnes 1871–1952 m. Robert (Harrison) McManamy 1871–1947
        2. 2. Edgar (W.) Carnes 1866–
        3. 3. Harry Carnes 1875–

Margaret Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1740
26 Oct 1740
Birth of Margaret Briggs in Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
1812
24 Jun 1812
Age 72
Death of Margaret Briggs in Dry Run, Ross, Ohio, USA
Dry Run, Ross, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1740
    Event Place: Middletown, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Births and Deaths, 1715-1806; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph 303
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Bucks, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Quaker Meeting Records, Swarthmore College; Swarthmore, Pennsylvania; Women's Minutes, 1734-1792; Collection: Quaker Meeting Records; Call Number: MR Ph 45

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Jun 1812
    Event Place: Dry Run, Ross, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Encyclopedia of American Quaker Genealogy, Vol I–VI
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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