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Watson Briggs 1816–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1816

Birth Location: Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 10 Oct 1895

Death Location: Home, Wabash, Indiana, United States

Father: Benjamin Briggs

Mother: Sarah Jeffries

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Watson Briggs was born in 1816 in Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Benjamin Briggs And Sarah Jeffries. Watson Briggs passed away in 1895 in Home, Wabash, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • Watson Briggs was born in 1816 in Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Benjamin Briggs And Sarah Jeffries.
  • Watson Briggs passed away in 1895 in Home, Wabash, Indiana, United States.

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Watson Briggs's Ancestors

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Watson Briggs
1816–1895
Birth Place: Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Benjamin Briggs
1784–1863
Pennsylvania
Sarah Jeffries
1795–1862
Tell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Benjamin (Franklin) Briggs
1752–1801
Bucks, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Rebecca (Mary) Welsch
1756–1790
Tell Township, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, Colonial America
*Richard Jefferis
1730–1817
East Bradford Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Nancy (Anna) Davis
1765–1841
Of, East Bradford, Chester, Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
John Welch
1706–1769
Margaret Irving
1735–1818
James (Quaker)
1736–1805
Patience Davis
1731–1813
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Watson Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1816
24 Aug 1816
Birth of Watson Briggs in Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States
1895
10 Oct 1895
Age 79
Death of Watson Briggs in Home, Wabash, Indiana, United States
Home, Wabash, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1816
    Event Place: Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1895
    Event Place: Home, Wabash, Indiana, United States

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