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Rachel Briggs 1743–1793 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1743

Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 1793

Death Location: Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Jas Briggs

Mother: Dameris White

Spouse(s): Harmon Girts

Children(s): Henry Girts

In 1743, Rachel Briggs entered the world in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Jas Briggs And Dameris White. Rachel Briggs married Harmon Girts, and had children including Henry Girts. Rachel Briggs passed away in 1793 in Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1743, Rachel Briggs entered the world in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States, born to Jas Briggs And Dameris White.
  • Rachel Briggs married Harmon Girts, and had children including Henry Girts.
  • Rachel Briggs passed away in 1793 in Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jas Briggs
1719–1793
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
JB
Dameris White
1723–1801
Birth Location: Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
DW

Spouses(s)

Harmon Girts
1740–1793
Birth Location: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
HG

Children(s)

Henry Girts
1760–1830
Birth Location: Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
HG

Rachel Briggs's Ancestors

Self
Rachel Briggs
1743–1793
Birth Place: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Jas Briggs
1719–1793
Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Dameris White
1723–1801
Norton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Richard (Briggs) Deacon
1679–1684
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Mercy Kingsbury
1677–1733
Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Matthew White
1676–1731
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Damaris Deane
1689–1729
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Briggs
1643–1692
Rebecca Hoskins
1645–1636
Joseph Kingsbury
1641–1688
Mary Donier
1641–1680
Nicholas White
1646–1728
Ursula Macomber
1653–1716
Benjamin Deane
1652–1680
Sarah Williams
1662–1707
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Briggs
1595–1686
Ann Thayer
1607–1683
William Hoskins
1615–1695
Ann Hinds
1616–1695
Joseph Kingsbury
1605–1676
Millicent Ames
1611–1696
Nicholas Sr
1618–1697
Susanna Humphrey
1615–1688
William Macomber
1610–1670
Ursula Cooper
1618–1675
Walter Deane
1612–1693
Eleanor Strong
1613–1693
Samuel Williams
1639–1697
Mary Gilbert
1640–1686

Rachel Briggs's Descendants

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Rachel Briggs (22 Feb 1743–1793) m. Harmon Girts (1740–Mar 1793)
  1. 1. Henry Girts 1760–1830 m. Margaret Jones 1758–1839
    1. 1. Henry (A. L.) Girts 1793–1843 m. Elizabeth Dickerson 1796–1871
      1. 1. Henry Girts 1823–1890 m. Sarah Stowers 1832–1906
        1. 1. Clara (Jane) Girst 1858–1955 m. James (Harrison) Deal 1857–1929

Rachel Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1743
22 Feb 1743
Birth of Rachel Briggs in Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States
1793
1793
Age 50
Death of Rachel Briggs in Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1743
    Event Place: Cumberland, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1793
    Event Place: Derry, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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