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Oliver Briggs 1716–1768 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 December 1716

Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport Co., RI, USA

Death Date: 28 February 1768

Death Location: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Job Briggs

Mother: Mary Tallman

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The story of Oliver Briggs began in 1716 in Little Compton, Newport Co., RI, USA. Oliver Briggs passed away in 1768 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Oliver Briggs began in 1716 in Little Compton, Newport Co., RI, USA.
  • Oliver Briggs passed away in 1768 in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Oliver Briggs's Ancestors

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Oliver Briggs
1716–1768
Birth Place: Little Compton, Newport Co., RI, USA
Parents
Job Briggs
1696–1727
Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Mary Tallman
1696–1769
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts United States of America
Grandparents
Job Briggs
1641–1716
Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Elizabeth Cook
1653–1716
Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Jonathan Tallman
1666–1762
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Sarah Devoll
1666–1748
MA
Great-Grandparents
John Briggs
1606–1690
Sarah Cornell
1623–1703
John Cook
1630–1691
Mary Borden
1632–1690
Peter Tallman
1623–1708
Joan Briggs
1635–1685
John Devoll
1645–1716
Ann Hill
1650–1670
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Briggs
1574–1625
Mary Hinckes
1581–1597
*Thomas Cornell
1593–1656
*Rebecca Briggs
1600–1673
Thomas Cooke
1600–1677
William Davol
1615–1680
Elizabeth Anderson
1621–1722

Oliver Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1716
27 December 1716
Birth of Oliver Briggs in Little Compton, Newport Co., RI, USA
Little Compton, Newport Co., RI, USA
1768
28 February 1768
Age 52
Death of Oliver Briggs in Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 December 1716
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport Co., RI, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1768
    Event Place: Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

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