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Melissa Angeline Briggs 1839–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 May 1839

Birth Location: Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 1 Feb 1895

Death Location: Sharon Center, Medina, Ohio, USA

Father: Freeman Briggs

Mother: Abigail French

Spouse(s): Charles Bennett, Joseph Brittain

Children(s): Edith Bennett, Sarah Bennett

Melissa Angeline Briggs was born in 1839 in Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA, the child of Freeman Briggs And Abigail Sylvia French. Melissa Angeline Briggs married Charles Emmett Bennett, Joseph P Brittain, and had children including Edith Eda Mae Bennett, Sarah A Bennett. Melissa Angeline Briggs passed away in 1895 in Sharon Center, Medina, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • Melissa Angeline Briggs was born in 1839 in Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA, the child of Freeman Briggs And Abigail Sylvia French.
  • Melissa Angeline Briggs married Charles Emmett Bennett, Joseph P Brittain, and had children including Edith Eda Mae Bennett, Sarah A Bennett.
  • Melissa Angeline Briggs passed away in 1895 in Sharon Center, Medina, Ohio, USA.

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Melissa Briggs's Ancestors

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Melissa Briggs
1839–1895
Birth Place: Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
Parents
Freeman Briggs
1793–1874
Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Abigail (Sylvia) French
1792–1871
Berkeley, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Godfrey Briggs
1756–1815
Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Paul
1767–1801
Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Briggs
1721–1791
Abigail Williams
1731–1781
John Paul
1719–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Amos Briggs
1678–1760
Sarah Paine
1686–1760
Gershon Williams
1706–1775
Abigail Waldron
1712–1789
Benjamin Paul
1681–1757
Ruth Dyer
1683–1776

Melissa Briggs's Descendants

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Melissa (Angeline) Briggs (14 May 1839–1 Feb 1895) m. Charles (Emmett) Bennett (abt 1835–) m. Joseph (P) Brittain (abt 1839–)
  1. 1. Edith ("Eda" Mae) Bennett 1871–1918 m. Ulrich (J) Steudler 1865–1944 m. Frank (Ward) Bowes 1865–1958 m. William (Templeton) Elder 1871–1944
    1. 1. Elmer (Mark) Elder 1910–1948 m. Mabel (May) Cowen 1909–2010
      1. 1. Lee (Everett) Elder 1932–2021 m. Rita (Jean) Charlton 1937–2018
      2. 2. Nancy (June) Elder 1938–2022 m. John (William 'Bill' Kelley) Sr. 1933–2022
      3. 3. Donna (Lee Elder) (adopted) 1944–2024 m. Sidney (Joyce “Bud” Bradley) Jr. 1941–2021
    2. 2. Thomas ("Tom" Ralph) Elder 1913–1993 m. Emma (Louise) Pisegna 1914–1994 m. Elizabeth ("Betty") Sarvas 1915– m. Anne Lucille 1919–
    3. 3. Clyde (Francis) Elder 1904–1970 m. Georgene (Gamble) Ewing 1905–1989
      1. 1. Helen (Berl) Elder 1926–1983 m. Joseph (Henry "Frenchie") Chabot 1920–2005
      2. 2. Carol (Frances "Fran") Elder 1928–2003 m. George (Thomas) Fleissner 1920–1987
    4. 4. William (Harvey) Elder 1894–1942 m. Zora (Thelma) Rager 1898–1989
      1. 1. Thelma (Grace) Elder 1925–2018 m. David (Jackson 'Jack') Williams 1922–2016
        1. 1. Gail (L.) Williams 1945–2019
      2. 2. Doris (Eda 'Dory') Elder 1929–2019 m. Herbert (William) Perfett 1928–2010
      3. 3. William (Michael) Elder 1918–2002 m. Marie (Irma) Avril 1924–2011
      4. 4. Alberta (Mae) Elder 1919–1998 m. David (Kernan Smith) Jr 1913–1984 m. Virgil (Thomas) Flick 1918–2009
      5. 5. Richard (Leslie Clyde) Elder 1922–2011 m. Audrey (Mary) Brown 1923–2010
    5. 5. Baby Elder 1896–1900
    6. 6. Clarence (F) Elder 1898–1900
  2. 2. Sarah (A.) Bennett 1862–

Melissa Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1839
14 May 1839
Birth of Melissa Angeline Briggs in Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA
1895
1 Feb 1895
Age 56
Death of Melissa Angeline Briggs in Sharon Center, Medina, Ohio, USA
Sharon Center, Medina, Ohio, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 May 1839
    Event Place: Wadsworth, Medina, Ohio, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1895
    Event Place: Sharon Center, Medina, Ohio, USA

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