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Mercy J Briggs 1835–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1835

Birth Location: New Brunswick

Death Date: After 1880

Death Location: Monticello, Aroostook, Maine, United States

Father: Abiel Jr

Mother: Sarah (Yes)

Spouse(s): Jacob Tilley

Children(s): Elizabeth Tingley, Sarah Tilley, Ruth Tilley, Samuel Tilley, Abel Tilley, Mary Tilley

Mercy J Briggs was born in 1835 in New Brunswick, the child of Abiel Briggs Jr And Sarah Niles Yes. Mercy J Briggs married Jacob Tilley, and had children including Abel Tilley, Elizabeth Mae Tingley, Mary Ann Tilley, Ruth E Tilley, Samuel Elmore Tilley, Sarah J Tilley. Mercy J Briggs passed away in 1880 in Monticello, Aroostook, Maine, United States.

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Biography

  • Mercy J Briggs was born in 1835 in New Brunswick, the child of Abiel Briggs Jr And Sarah Niles Yes.
  • Mercy J Briggs married Jacob Tilley, and had children including Abel Tilley, Elizabeth Mae Tingley, Mary Ann Tilley, Ruth E Tilley, Samuel Elmore Tilley, Sarah J Tilley.
  • Mercy J Briggs passed away in 1880 in Monticello, Aroostook, Maine, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abiel Jr
1803–1880
Birth Location: Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
AJ
Sarah (Yes)
1807–1880
Birth Location: Moncton, Westmoreland, New Brunswick, Canada
S(

Spouses(s)

Jacob Tilley
1829–1889
Birth Location: Brighton, New Brunswick, Canada
JT

Children(s)

Elizabeth Tingley
1855–1918
Birth Location: New Brunswick, Canada
ET
Sarah Tilley
1861–1881
Birth Location: Monticello, Aroostook County, Maine
ST
Ruth Tilley
1863–
Birth Location: Maine
RT
Samuel Tilley
1866–1934
Birth Location: Monticello, Aroostook County, Maine
ST
Abel Tilley
1868–1909
Birth Location: Maine
AT
Mary Tilley
1858–1884
Birth Location: Monticello, Maine, USA
MT

Mercy Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Mercy Briggs
1835–1880
Birth Place: New Brunswick
Parents
Abiel Briggs Jr
1803–1880
Gagetown, Queens County, New Brunswick, Canada
Sarah (Niles) (Yes)
1807–1880
Moncton, Westmoreland, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
Abial (Briggs) Sr.
1760–1844
Kingston, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Elizabeth (Douglas(?)) CHASE
1771–1855
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
James Niles
1760–1820
Maine
Rebecca Johnson
1763–1835
St John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Charles Hobson
1857–1940
Solomon Briggs
1737–1812
James (UEL)
1744–1816
Elizabeth Douglas
1747–1814
Samuel Niles
1740–1837
Elizabeth Adams
1740–
Henry Johnson
1740–1800
Jane Stevenson
1740–1814
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Briggs
1686–1768
Hannah Staples
1692–1772
Capt Chase
1719–1784
Mary Strange
1725–1784
Addinell STEVENSON
1714–1757
Margaret Stevenson
1715–1782

Mercy Briggs's Descendants

1.
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Mercy (J) Briggs (abt 1835–After 1880) m. Jacob Tilley (1829–1889)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Mae) Tingley 1855–1918 m. Curtis (Herbert Tingley) (YES)(YES) 1852–1924
    1. 1. David (Curtis) Tingley 1882–1930
    2. 2. Ernest (Rusteen) Tingley 1890–1942
    3. 3. Lillian (Elizabeth "Lillie" Tingley) (Yes) 1893–1979
    4. 4. Ruby (Mae) Tingley 1895–1939
    5. 5. Jane (Elynda “Jennie”) Tingley 1877–1927 m. Edwin (Porter Diteman) (YES) 1865–1930
      1. 1. LeRoy (McKinley Diteman) (YES) 1900–1930
      2. 2. Mae (Pearl Diteman) (YES) 1902–1985
      3. 3. Curtis (H. Dietman) Jr 1904–1968 m. Lorna (Louise) Fish 1911–1994
      4. 4. Ernest (G. Diteman) (YES) 1907–1908
      5. 5. Rose (A Diteman) (YES) 1896–1897
      6. 6. Leatha (Etta Dightman) (YES) 1897–1985
      7. 7. Wallace (Royal Diteman) Sr. 1899–1963 m. Tora (Christine Engberg) (YES) 1906–1991 m. Lara Diteman 1907–
        1. 1. John (Engberg Diteman) (YES) 1929–2007
      8. 8. Lafayette (Diteman) (YES) 1896–1897
      9. 9. Lindley (Porter Diteman) (YES) 1904–1904
      10. 10. Jennie Dightman 1878–
    6. 6. Sara (V) Tinglley 1883–1977 m. Frederick ("Fred" Herbert) Bean 1866–1931
      1. 1. Georgia (Evelyn) Bean 1902–1971 m. Francis (Bordman) Emery 1887–1973
        1. 1. Marjorie (Ann) Emery 1931–2020 m. Maurice (Henry) Russell🟡 1914–1986 m. Melvin (Wyman) Hooper 1912–1996
        2. 2. Marion (M.) Emery 1929–2015 m. Ercell (C.) Elliott 1929–2014
        3. 3. Gladys (Geraldine) Emery 1924–2019 m. Lester (Paul) Nason 1911–1988
        4. 4. May Johnson 1920–1976 m. Austin (L.) Sanford 1906–1976
        5. 5. Florence (A) Emery 1918–1918
        6. 6. John (Edward) Emery 1926–1951
        7. 7. Paul (R.) Emery 1936–2009 m. Willamae (Laura) Parsley 1931–2010
        8. 8. Harry (Douglas) Emery 1927–2004 m. Eldean (May) Ambrose 1929–2002
        9. 9. Crawford (Francis Emery) 🟠 1937–1937
        10. 10. Joseph (Owen) Emery 1922–1951 m. Hazel (Van) Tassell 1921–
        11. 11. Lewis (Fredrick) Emery 1921–1998 m. Maryellen Mooers 1927–2007
      2. 2. Freddie (Francis Bean) 🟣 1912–1925
      3. 3. Effie (Resper Bean) (YES) 1907–2003 m. Kenneth (Leonard) Bulley 1902–1990
      4. 4. Herbert (Arthur Bean) 🟣 1921–2008
      5. 5. Elizabeth\Lizzie (L) Bean 1904–1984
      6. 6. Minnie (Myrtle Bean) (YES) 1914–1939 m. LeRoy (Ora) Wilcox 1911–
      7. 7. Rosie (Anna Bean) (YES) 1910–1912
      8. 8. Curtis (Herbert) Bean🟣 1924–1980
    7. 7. Edward (Jacob) Tingley 1875–1921
    8. 8. Hurbert (William) Tingley 1880–
    9. 9. George (Freeman) Tingley 1889–
  2. 2. Sarah (J.) Tilley 1861–1881
  3. 3. Ruth (E.) Tilley 1863–
  4. 4. Samuel (Elmore) Tilley 1866–1934
  5. 5. Abel Tilley 1868–1909
  6. 6. Mary (Ann) Tilley 1858–1884 m. Henry ("Allen") Tapley 1856–1911
    1. 1. Rose (Evelyn) Tapley 1881–1985
    2. 2. James (F) Tapley 1872–
    3. 3. Augustus (A) Tapley 1878–
    4. 4. Ida (May) Tapley 1879–1924

Mercy Briggs's Timeline

8 Records

1834
abt 1834
Birth of Mercy J Briggs in New Brunswick, Canada
New Brunswick, Canada
1834
abt 1834
Birth of Mercy J Briggs in New Brunswick, Canada
New Brunswick, Canada
1835
Abt. 1835
Birth of Mercy J Briggs in New Brunswick, Canada
New Brunswick, Canada
1835
abt 1835
Birth of Mercy J Briggs in New Brunswick
New Brunswick
1860
1860
Age 25
Mercy J Briggs resided here in Monticello, Aroostook, Maine, USA
Monticello, Aroostook, Maine, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
Mercy J Briggs resided here in Monticello, Aroostook, Maine, USA
Monticello, Aroostook, Maine, USA
1880
After 1880
Age 45
Death of Mercy J Briggs in Monticello, Aroostook, Maine, United States
Monticello, Aroostook, Maine, United States
1880
After 1880
Age 45
Death of Mercy J Briggs in Monticello, Aroostook, Maine, United States
Monticello, Aroostook, Maine, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1835
    Event Place: New Brunswick, Canada
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Monticello, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: M653_434; Page: 120; Family History Library F

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1834
    Event Place: New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1834
    Event Place: New Brunswick, Canada

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1835
    Event Place: New Brunswick

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Monticello, Aroostook, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Monticello, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: M653_434; Page: 120; Family History Library F

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Monticello, Aroostook, Maine, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Monticello, Aroostook, Maine; Roll: 477; Page: 458D; Enumeration District: 219

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: After 1880
    Event Place: Monticello, Aroostook, Maine, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: After 1880
    Event Place: Monticello, Aroostook, Maine, United States
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