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Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Fry 1793–1864 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1793

Birth Location: North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 2 June 1864

Death Location: Buckhorn, Brown County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Jacob Fry

Mother: Cathrine Lindrmut

Spouse(s): Philip Briggs

Children(s): Thomas Briggs, Susannah Briggs, James Briggs, Henry Briggs, William Briggs, Prudence Briggs, Richard Briggs, Child Briggs, Julia Briggs, Matilda Briggs, Emily Briggs, Philip Briggs, unknown Briggs

In 1793, Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Fry entered the world in North Carolina, United States, born to Jacob Fry And Cathrine Lindrmut. Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Fry married Philip Briggs, and had children including Child Briggs, Emily Or Elizabeth Emma Briggs, Henry H Briggs, James Briggs, Julia Ann Briggs, Matilda Briggs, Philip Orville Briggs, Prudence Briggs, Richard M Briggs, Susannah Briggs, Thomas Jefferson Briggs, Unknown Possible Children Briggs, William Briggs. Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Fry passed away in 1864 in Buckhorn, Brown County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1793, Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Fry entered the world in North Carolina, United States, born to Jacob Fry And Cathrine Lindrmut.
  • Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Fry married Philip Briggs, and had children including Child Briggs, Emily Or Elizabeth Emma Briggs, Henry H Briggs, James Briggs, Julia Ann Briggs, Matilda Briggs, Philip Orville Briggs, Prudence Briggs, Richard M Briggs, Susannah Briggs, Thomas Jefferson Briggs, Unknown Possible Children Briggs, William Briggs.
  • Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Fry passed away in 1864 in Buckhorn, Brown County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Fry's Ancestors

Self
Mary Fry
1793–1864
Birth Place: North Carolina, United States
Parents
Jacob Fry
1768–1838
Kentucky
Cathrine Lindrmut
1770–1843
Frederick County, Virginia
Grandparents
Andrew Lindemood
1743–1824
Boedigheim, Baden, Germany
Maria (Christina) Reinhard
1745–1831
Webenheim, Bayern, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Fry's Descendants

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Mary (Elizabeth "Polly") Fry (1793–2 June 1864) m. Philip Briggs (18 Dec 1791–5 May 1851)
  1. 1. Thomas (Jefferson) Briggs 1838–1910 m. Irene (Serena) Williams 1838–1911
    1. 1. Edward Briggs 1862–1880
    2. 2. David (Henry) Briggs 1858–1858
    3. 3. Julia (Ellen) Briggs 1860–1867
    4. 4. McClellan Briggs 1864–1865
    5. 5. Sereno Briggs 1877–
    6. 6. Jennie (Jenny) Briggs 1874–1934
    7. 7. Amanda (Isabelle) Briggs 1860–1933
    8. 8. Phillip Briggs 1868–1902
    9. 9. Mary Briggs 1870–
    10. 10. Ollie (Mae) Briggs 1875–1902
    11. 11. Ida Briggs 1866–1928
    12. 12. Jeanette (E) Briggs 1875–1923
    13. 13. May Briggs 1872–
  2. 2. Susannah Briggs 1813–1887 m. Peter Summy 1799–1850
    1. 1. Margarett Summy 1839–1850
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Summy 1837–1912
    3. 3. Clementine (Abigail) Summy 1836–1921
  3. 3. James Briggs 1816–1829
  4. 4. Henry (H) Briggs 1817–1854
  5. 5. William Briggs 1820–1898
  6. 6. Prudence Briggs 1823–1829
  7. 7. Richard (M) Briggs 1824–1906
  8. 8. Child Briggs 1828–1841
  9. 9. Julia (Ann) Briggs 1829–1923
  10. 10. Matilda Briggs 1829–1861
  11. 11. Emily (or Elizabeth Emma) Briggs 1832–1914
  12. 12. Philip (Orville) Briggs 1836–1906 m. Elizabeth (Mary) Shankland 1842–1922
    1. 1. Clyde (Walden) Briggs 1877–1917 m. Bessie (H) Briggs 1880–1977
      1. 1. Samuel (Hoyt) Briggs 1903–1958
      2. 2. Juanita (Briggs) (Holland) 1903–
      3. 3. Freda Briggs 1906–1983
      4. 4. Ruth Briggs 1910–
      5. 5. Ralph (Horton) Briggs 1915–1995
    2. 2. Louisa Briggs 1857–
    3. 3. E (C) Briggs 1859–
    4. 4. Mary (Cordelia) Briggs 1874–1967 m. Jesse (Edward) Strosnider 1869–1951
      1. 1. Nova (Orville) Strosnider 1900– m. Alta (Bernice Coyle (Stosnider) Rainey) 1905–1988
      2. 2. Charles (Earl) Strosnider 1894–1974
      3. 3. Gladys Strosnider 1904–1904
    5. 5. Laura Briggs 1857–1893
    6. 6. Jesse (Walter) Briggs 1869–1877
    7. 7. Ernest (Clifton) Briggs 1882–1882
    8. 8. Walter Briggs 1866–
    9. 9. Elizabeth Briggs 1868–
    10. 10. Arthur (Lee) Briggs 1864–1939
    11. 11. Lillian (Viola) Briggs 1872–1891
    12. 12. Isaac (Newton) Briggs 1860–1957
    13. 13. Philip (Orville) Briggs 1879–1955
    14. 14. Emily (Pearl) Briggs 1862–1950
    15. 15. Edwina (Canalys) Briggs 1858–1917
    16. 16. William (Henry) Briggs 1866–1942
    17. 17. Maude (Effie) Briggs 1876–1966
  13. 13. unknown (possible children) Briggs 1836–

Mary Fry's Timeline

4 Records

1792
1792
Birth of Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Fry in Shelby County, Kentucky
Shelby County, Kentucky
1793
1793
Birth of Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Fry in North Carolina, United States
North Carolina, United States
1864
02 Jun 1864
Age 71
Death of Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Fry in Brown County, Illinois
Brown County, Illinois
1864
2 June 1864
Age 71
Death of Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Fry in Buckhorn Cemetery, Brown Co., IL
Buckhorn Cemetery, Brown Co., IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1792
    Event Place: Shelby County, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 1994.024; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 Jun 1864
    Event Place: Brown County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 June 1864
    Event Place: Buckhorn Cemetery, Brown Co., IL
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Buckhorn, Brown County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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