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Walter Wells Briggs 1852–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 October 1852

Birth Location: Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Death Date: 10 March 1937

Death Location: Milford, Barton County, Missouri, United States of America

Father: David Briggs

Mother: Abigail Johnson

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Walter Wells Briggs was born in 1852 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America, the child of David Briggs And Abigail Alma Johnson. Walter Wells Briggs passed away in 1937 in Milford, Barton County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Walter Wells Briggs was born in 1852 in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America, the child of David Briggs And Abigail Alma Johnson.
  • Walter Wells Briggs passed away in 1937 in Milford, Barton County, Missouri, United States of America.

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Walter Briggs's Ancestors

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Walter Briggs
1852–1937
Birth Place: Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Parents
David Briggs
1805–
ohio
Abigail (Alma) Johnson
1811–1878
Steuben Co., New York, USA
Grandparents
Isaac Briggs
1771–
Portsmouth, Newport Co., RI, Rhode Island, USA
Sarah Thurston
1775–
Smyrna, Chenango Co., New York, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Briggs
1734–1816
Sarah Wells
1751–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Job Briggs
1696–1777
Mary Coggeshall
1710–1769
Thomas Wells
1723–1796
Sarah Thompson
1725–1783

Walter Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1852
16 October 1852
Birth of Walter Wells Briggs in Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America
Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America
1937
10 March 1937
Age 85
Death of Walter Wells Briggs in Montevallo, Vernon County, Missouri, United States of America
Montevallo, Vernon County, Missouri, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 October 1852
    Event Place: Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 March 1937
    Event Place: Montevallo, Vernon County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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