Lydia Briggs was born 1823, the daughter of Fredrich "Fradrik" Briggs and Polly Bliss.
She married William Bishop, son of Comfort and Sally Bishop, on 16 November 1845, in Seekonk, Massachusetts.[1]
In 1850, the family is living in Pawtucket, Bristol, Massachusetts. William is a reed maker.[2]
1850 Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
William W Bishop
Male
24
Massachusetts
Lydia Bishop
Female
25
Massachusetts
William C Bishop
Male
0
Massachusetts
In 1860, the family is living in Attleborough, Bristol, Massachusetts. William is a furniture dealer.[3]
1860 Household
Role
Sex
Age
Birthplace
William W Bishop
Male
34
Massachusetts
Lydia M Bishop
Female
35
Massachusetts
William C Bishop
Male
10
Massachusetts
Maria E Bishop
Female
7
Massachusetts
Bridget Cheever
Female
30
Massachusetts
Lydia died in 1864. She is buried in the Oak Grove Cemetery in Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island.[4]
See Heirs as recorded in William Briggs will (1816-1884.)
Sources
↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH8S-X29 : 10 November 2020), Lydia Mariah Briggs in entry for William W. Bishop, 16 Nov 1845; citing Marriage, Seekonk, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010719.
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9N-C9W : 22 December 2020), Lydia Bishop in household of William W Bishop, Pawtucket, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Skeels Descendants & Ancestry 1997. pg. 162.
Will of William Briggs.
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