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Watson Briggs 1816–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1816

Birth Location: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

Death Date: 10 Oct 1895

Death Location: Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Briggs

Mother: Sarah Briggs

Spouse(s): Mary McClintock

Children(s): Allen Briggs

Watson Briggs was born in 1816 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, the child of Benjamin Briggs And Sarah Briggs. Watson Briggs married Mary Ann Mcclintock, and had children including Allen W Briggs. Watson Briggs passed away in 1895 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Watson Briggs was born in 1816 in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, the child of Benjamin Briggs And Sarah Briggs.
  • Watson Briggs married Mary Ann Mcclintock, and had children including Allen W Briggs.
  • Watson Briggs passed away in 1895 in Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Watson Briggs's Ancestors

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Watson Briggs
1816–1895
Birth Place: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Parents
Benjamin Briggs
1784–1863
Tell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Briggs
1795–1862
Tell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin (D Briggs) Jr
1752–1801
Bucks, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary Welsch
1756–1792
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Richard Jeffries
1730–1817
East Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Welch
1706–1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Watson Briggs's Descendants

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Watson Briggs (24 Aug 1816–10 Oct 1895) m. Mary (Ann) McClintock (12 Sep 1819–03 Feb 1870)
  1. 1. Allen (W.) Briggs 1852–1930 m. Eliza (J.) Briggs 1848–1925
    1. 1. Mary Burnworth 1877–1935 m. Jerome Burnworth 1858–1936
      1. 1. Ada Burnworth 1899–1998 m. Jacob Kerr 1900–1991
        1. 1. Homer (Carlton) Kerr 1921–1998 m. Mary (Jane) Jacoby 1922–1999
        2. 2. Deloris Tait 1928–2011 m. Ernest (Eugene) Tait 1922–1990
        3. 3. Maxine (Elliott) Novak 1923–2019 m. Joseph (William) Elliott 1918–1970
        4. 4. Evelyn (Bernice) Sanders 1919–2011 m. Clyde (Allen) Sanders 1919–2011
      2. 2. Arthur Burnworth 1904–1997 m. Mary (Gertrude) Burnworth 1895–1980
      3. 3. Helen Burnworth 1902–1998
    2. 2. Amanda Briggs 1880–1946
    3. 3. Minnrva Briggs 1877–

Watson Briggs's Timeline

4 Records

1816
24 Aug 1816
Birth of Watson Briggs in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
1838
21 May 1838
Age 22
Watson Briggs was married in Shelby County, Ohio
Shelby County, Ohio
1838
21 Jun 1838
Age 22
Watson Briggs was married in Shelby County, Ohio
Shelby County, Ohio
1895
10 Oct 1895
Age 79
Death of Watson Briggs in Wabash County, Indiana
Wabash County, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1816
    Event Place: Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 May 1838
    Event Place: Shelby County, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1838
    Event Place: Shelby County, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1895
    Event Place: Wabash County, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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