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Nathan Briggs 1716–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 SEP 1716

Birth Location: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 18 JUN 1798

Death Location: Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Samuel Briggs

Mother: Lydia Stetson

Spouse(s): Sarah Perry

Children(s): Leonard Briggs

Nathan Briggs was born in 1716 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Samuel Briggs And Lydia Stetson. Nathan Briggs married Sarah Perry, and had children including Leonard Briggs. Nathan Briggs passed away in 1798 in Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • Nathan Briggs was born in 1716 in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Samuel Briggs And Lydia Stetson.
  • Nathan Briggs married Sarah Perry, and had children including Leonard Briggs.
  • Nathan Briggs passed away in 1798 in Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Nathan Briggs's Ancestors

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Nathan Briggs
1716–1798
Birth Place: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Samuel Briggs
1673–1751
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Lydia Stetson
1683–1772
Scituate, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Samuel Briggs
1641–1688
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts
Elizabeth Ellis
1645–1688
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
John Briggs
1615–1686
Katherine Coote
1619–1641
John Ellis
1618–1676
Elizabeth Freeman
1624–1692
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Nathan Briggs's Descendants

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Nathan Briggs (21 SEP 1716–18 JUN 1798) m. Sarah Perry (23 SEP 1718–15 JUL 1792)
  1. 1. Leonard Briggs 1750–1844 m. Hope Wood 1757–1837

Nathan Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1716
21 SEP 1716
Birth of Nathan Briggs in Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
1798
18 JUN 1798
Age 82
Death of Nathan Briggs in Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 SEP 1716
    Event Place: Rochester, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 01 June 2019, 22:26), entry for Nathan Briggs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MSV3-K11
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Nathan Briggs, 1798; Burial, Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Centre Cemetery; citing record ID 95772021, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Nathan Briggs in entry for Hannah Briggs, 05 Oct 1758; citing Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 482,235.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Nathan Briggs in entry for Rachel Briggs, 02 Mar 1755; citing Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 482,235.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Nathan Briggs in entry for Sarah Briggs, 19 Mar 1747; citing Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 482,235.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), Nathan Briges and Sarah Perry, 28 Feb 1744; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 1-2.
    [7] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Centre Cemetery, Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 01 June 2019, 22:26), entry for Nathan Briggs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MSV3-K11
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Nathan Briggs, 1798; Burial, Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Centre Cemetery; citing record ID 95772021, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Nathan Briggs in entry for Hannah Briggs, 05 Oct 1758; citing Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 482,235.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Nathan Briggs in entry for Rachel Briggs, 02 Mar 1755; citing Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 482,235.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Nathan Briggs in entry for Sarah Briggs, 19 Mar 1747; citing Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 482,235.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 9 February 2018), Nathan Briges and Sarah Perry, 28 Feb 1744; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 1-2.
    [7] Public Member Trees

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 JUN 1798
    Event Place: Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 01 June 2019, 22:26), entry for Nathan Briggs(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID MSV3-K11
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 13 December 2015), Nathan Briggs, 1798; Burial, Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States of America, Centre Cemetery; citing record ID 95772021, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Nathan Briggs in entry for Hannah Briggs, 05 Oct 1758; citing Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 482,235.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Nathan Briggs in entry for Rachel Briggs, 02 Mar 1755; citing Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 482,235.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Nathan Briggs in entry for Sarah Briggs, 19 Mar 1747; citing Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, ; FHL microfilm 482,235.
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 9 February 2018), Nathan Briges and Sarah Perry, 28 Feb 1744; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0873753 IT 1-2.
    [7] Public Member Trees

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