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William Briggs 1605–1687 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1605

Birth Location: Yorkshire, England

Death Date: 16 Jun 1687

Death Location: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Father: John Briggs

Mother: Alice Chalcroft

Spouse(s): Mary Cook, Katherine MNU

Children(s): Catherine +

William Briggs was born in 1605 in Yorkshire, England, the child of John Briggs And Alice Chalcroft. William Briggs married Katherine Mnu, Mary Cook, and had children including Catherine Aines Briggs. William Briggs passed away in 1687 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • William Briggs was born in 1605 in Yorkshire, England, the child of John Briggs And Alice Chalcroft.
  • William Briggs married Katherine Mnu, Mary Cook, and had children including Catherine Aines Briggs.
  • William Briggs passed away in 1687 in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

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William Briggs's Ancestors

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William Briggs
1605–1687
Birth Place: Yorkshire, England
Parents
John Briggs
1582–1649
Southwark, Surrey, , England
Alice Chalcroft
1577–1641
Lodsworth, Sussex, England
Grandparents
JOHN ((BIGGE)) BRIGGS
1561–1605
Cranbrook, Kent, England
Rachel (1565) Martin*+*
1565–1647
Lydd, Kent, England, then on to MA colony.
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William Briggs's Descendants

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William Briggs (1605–16 Jun 1687) m. Mary Cook (1622–Apr 1695) m. Katherine MNU (1600–1645)
  1. 1. Catherine (Aines Briggs) + 1636–1687 m. Alexander Innes: 1632–1679
    1. 1. Mary Innes 1659–1727 m. John Dodge* 1644–1729
      1. 1. David (Britain) Dodge 1691–1764 m. Rebecca Yeomans 1697–1743
        1. 1. Jonathan (Elihu Dodge) Sr 1721–1794 m. Mary (Mercy) Williams 1725–1764

William Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1605
1605
Birth of William Briggs in Yorkshire, England
Yorkshire, England
1687
16 Jun 1687
Age 82
Death of William Briggs in Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1605
    Event Place: Yorkshire, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, Colonial America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1642
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, Place: Boston, Massachusetts; Year: 1642; Page Number: 42

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1687
    Event Place: Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts

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