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William Briggs 1663–1725 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 November 1663

Birth Location: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 25 April 1725

Death Location: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: Richard Briggs

Mother: Rebecca Hoskins

Spouse(s): Constant Lincoln, Elizabeth Kingsbury

Children(s):

In 1663, William Briggs entered the world in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Richard Briggs And Rebecca Hoskins. William Briggs married Constant Lincoln, Elizabeth Kingsbury. William Briggs passed away in 1725 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1663, William Briggs entered the world in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America, born to Richard Briggs And Rebecca Hoskins.
  • William Briggs married Constant Lincoln, Elizabeth Kingsbury.
  • William Briggs passed away in 1725 in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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William Briggs's Ancestors

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William Briggs
1663–1725
Birth Place: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Richard Briggs
1643–1692
Weymouth, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Rebecca Hoskins
1645–1719
Carver, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Grandparents
John Briggs
1595–
Thornbury, South Gloucestershire Unitary Authority, Gloucestershire, England
William Hoskins
1550–1626
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Susan Cushman
1550–1638
Ireland, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Briggs's Timeline

3 Records

1663
21 November 1663
Birth of William Briggs in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1693
17 October 1693
Age 30
William Briggs was married in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1725
25 April 1725
Age 62
Death of William Briggs in Massachusetts, United States of America
Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 November 1663
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 October 1693
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 April 1725
    Event Place: Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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