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Sophia French Briggs 1822–1909 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 March 1822

Birth Location: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 21 January 1909

Death Location: Milford, Geary County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: Freeman Briggs

Mother: Abigail French

Spouse(s): Lewis Chatfield

Children(s): Abigail Chatfield, Merrie Chatfield, Horace Chatfield, William Chatfield

The story of Sophia French Briggs began in 1822 in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Sophia French Briggs married Lewis Coy Chatfield, and had children including Abigail Viola Chatfield, Horace Greely Chatfield, Merrie Christmas Chatfield, William Freeman Chatfield. Sophia French Briggs passed away in 1909 in Milford, Geary County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Sophia French Briggs began in 1822 in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Sophia French Briggs married Lewis Coy Chatfield, and had children including Abigail Viola Chatfield, Horace Greely Chatfield, Merrie Christmas Chatfield, William Freeman Chatfield.
  • Sophia French Briggs passed away in 1909 in Milford, Geary County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Sophia Briggs's Ancestors

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Sophia Briggs
1822–1909
Birth Place: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Freeman Briggs
1793–1874
Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Abigail (Sylvia) French
1792–1871
Berkeley, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Godfrey Briggs
1756–1815
Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Paul
1767–1801
Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Briggs
1721–1791
Abigail Williams
1731–1781
John Paul
1719–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Amos Briggs
1678–1760
Sarah Paine
1686–1760
Gershon Williams
1706–1775
Abigail Waldron
1712–1789
Benjamin Paul
1681–1757
Ruth Dyer
1683–1776

Sophia Briggs's Descendants

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Sophia (French) Briggs (4 March 1822–21 January 1909) m. Lewis (Coy) Chatfield (25 Aug 1807–1 Nov 1886)
  1. 1. Abigail (Viola) Chatfield 1864–1918
  2. 2. Merrie (Christmas) Chatfield 1859–1957 m. David Baylor 1850–1919
    1. 1. Clara Baylor 1875–1945
    2. 2. Clyde (David) Baylor 1877–1952
    3. 3. Emily (Elnora) Baylor 1888–1959
    4. 4. Minnie (Belle) Baylor 1891–1980 m. James (Oscar) Sylvester 1890–1963
      1. 1. Oscar (James) Sylvester 1920–1972
      2. 2. Avanell (Jean "Jack") Sylvester 1918–1999 m. John (William) Keith 1914–1951 m. John (Keith) Hosler 1926–2003
      3. 3. Emily (Maxine "Babe") Sylvester 1911–1973 m. Wilbur (Warren) Newsome 1910–1981
    5. 5. Myrtle (Viola) Baylor 1880–1962
    6. 6. Nellie (Irene) Baylor 1885–1965
  3. 3. Horace (Greely) Chatfield 1855–1941
  4. 4. William (Freeman) Chatfield 1861–1936

Sophia Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1822
4 March 1822
Birth of Sophia French Briggs in Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1909
21 January 1909
Age 87
Death of Sophia French Briggs in Junction City, Osage, Kansas, United States
Junction City, Osage, Kansas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 March 1822
    Event Place: Berkley, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 January 1909
    Event Place: Junction City, Osage, Kansas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Milford, Geary County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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