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William Freeman Briggs 1855–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 July 1855

Birth Location: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America

Death Date: 27 December 1921

Death Location: Nevada, Story County, Iowa, United States of America

Father: Phillip Sr

Mother: Elizabeth Allen

Spouse(s): Josephine Welch

Children(s):

The story of William Freeman Briggs began in 1855 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America. William Freeman Briggs married Josephine E Josie Welch. William Freeman Briggs passed away in 1921 in Nevada, Story County, Iowa, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Freeman Briggs began in 1855 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America.
  • William Freeman Briggs married Josephine E Josie Welch.
  • William Freeman Briggs passed away in 1921 in Nevada, Story County, Iowa, United States of America.

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William Briggs's Ancestors

Self
William Briggs
1855–1921
Birth Place: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
Parents
Phillip "Otis" Briggs Sr
1827–1903
Bristol, Ontario, New York, USA
Elizabeth (C "Eliza") Allen
1837–1867
Des Moines, IA
Grandparents
Freeman Briggs
1793–1874
Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Abigail (Sylvia) French
1792–1871
Berkeley, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Godfrey Briggs
1756–1815
Sarah Paul
1767–1801
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Briggs
1721–1791
Abigail Williams
1731–1781
John Paul
1719–1798

William Briggs's Timeline

2 Records

1855
1 July 1855
Birth of William Freeman Briggs in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
1921
27 December 1921
Age 66
Death of William Freeman Briggs in Nevada, Story County, Iowa, United States of America
Nevada, Story County, Iowa, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 July 1855
    Event Place: Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 December 1921
    Event Place: Nevada, Story County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Iowa, U.S., Death Records, State Historical Society of Iowa; Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa Death Records, 1888-1904

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nevada, Story County, Iowa, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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