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Sir Henry Briggs 1608–1686 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1608

Birth Location: Warley Wood, Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 6 Jul 1686

Death Location: Henrico County, Virginia, British Colonial America

Father: Robert Newton)

Mother: Lady Newton)

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In 1608, Sir Henry Briggs entered the world in Warley Wood, Yorkshire, England, born to Robert Isaac Newton Grandfather To Sir Isaac Newton And Lady Carrol Ann Hanna Wood Grandmother Of Sir Isaac Newton. Sir Henry Briggs passed away in 1686 in Henrico County, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Biography

  • In 1608, Sir Henry Briggs entered the world in Warley Wood, Yorkshire, England, born to Robert Isaac Newton Grandfather To Sir Isaac Newton And Lady Carrol Ann Hanna Wood Grandmother Of Sir Isaac Newton.
  • Sir Henry Briggs passed away in 1686 in Henrico County, Virginia, British Colonial America.

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Sir Briggs's Ancestors

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Sir Briggs
1608–1686
Birth Place: Warley Wood, Yorkshire, England
Parents
Robert Isaac Newton (Grandfather to Sir Isaac Newton)
1575–1641
Woodshorpe-Colsterworth, Lincolnshire, England
Lady (Carrol Ann Hanna Wood (Grandmother of Sir Isaac) Newton)
1578–1649
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Hugh Woodd
1553–1627
Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom
Elizabeth Huddersfield
1557–1615
Devon, Devon, England, United Kingdom
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Sir Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1608
1608
Birth of Sir Henry Briggs in Warley Wood, Yorkshire, England
Warley Wood, Yorkshire, England
1686
6 Jul 1686
Age 78
Death of Sir Henry Briggs in Henrico County, Virginia, British Colonial America
Henrico County, Virginia, British Colonial America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1608
    Event Place: Warley Wood, Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jul 1686
    Event Place: Henrico County, Virginia, British Colonial America

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