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Watson Briggs 1816–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Aug 1816

Birth Location: Huntington, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 10 Oct 1895

Death Location: Wabash County, Indiana, USA

Father: Benjamin Briggs

Mother: Sarah Jeffries

Spouse(s): MaryAnn McClintock

Children(s): Sophia Briggs

Watson Briggs was born in 1816 in Huntington, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Benjamin Briggs And Sarah Jeffries. Watson Briggs married Maryann Mcclintock, and had children including Sophia Briggs. Watson Briggs passed away in 1895 in Wabash County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Watson Briggs was born in 1816 in Huntington, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Benjamin Briggs And Sarah Jeffries.
  • Watson Briggs married Maryann Mcclintock, and had children including Sophia Briggs.
  • Watson Briggs passed away in 1895 in Wabash County, Indiana, USA.

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Watson Briggs's Ancestors

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Watson Briggs
1816–1895
Birth Place: Huntington, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Benjamin Briggs
1784–1863
Tell, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA
Sarah Jeffries
1784–1863
Grandparents
Benjamin Briggs
1752–1801
Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA
Rebecca Welch
1755–1790
Anson County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Welch
1728–1769
Margarethia Irving
1735–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Watson Briggs's Descendants

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Watson Briggs (24 Aug 1816–10 Oct 1895) m. MaryAnn McClintock (1819–1840)
  1. 1. Sophia Briggs 1843–1888 m. Charles (M) Briggs 1843–1921

Watson Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1816
24 Aug 1816
Birth of Watson Briggs in Huntington, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Huntington, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA
1895
10 Oct 1895
Age 79
Death of Watson Briggs in Wabash County, Indiana, USA
Wabash County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Aug 1816
    Event Place: Huntington, Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1895
    Event Place: Wabash County, Indiana, USA

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