Henry Briggs (1790 - abt. 1873)

Born 8 Jun 1790 in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Mary (Wescott) Briggs — married 24 Apr 1810 in Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died about 22 Sep 1873 at about age 83 in Bridgewater, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Son of Matthew Briggs and wife Celia Reed.

Married wife Mary Wescott on 1811-10-12 in Dighton, Bristol, MA. He died in 1875. Children include:

1. Henry S. b1812 -- d1819
2. Thomas b1812
3. Mary Ann b1817 -- later Hambly
4. Julie Anna b1820 -- later Jacobs, then Calvin
5. William Henry b1822
6. Elizabeth Abby b1825 -- later Gray
7. Margaret b1828 -- later Hum
8. Spencer Beers b1830

Research notes

Be careful not to conflate with Henry Ellis Briggs (FamilySearch: MWC9-DKZ), born 1789-03-11 in Dighton to Thomas B Briggs and wife Lucy, who apparently married a woman named Abigail and then remained in MA.

Sources

• Find A Grave: Memorial #87405009

• Birth - "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q29G-BJCW : 10 November 2020), Henry Briggs, 8 Jun 1790; citing Birth, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010723.
• 1800, age 10 - not found
• 1810, age 20 - not found
• 1811 marriage - "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH31-V58 : 10 November 2020), Mary Wescoat in entry for Henry Briggs, 12 Oct 1811; citing Marriage, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010723.
• GUESS 1820, age 30 - MA, Bristol, Dighton, image 1. "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLK-8MT : accessed 11 March 2021), Henery Briggs, Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 346, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 47; FHL microfilm 193,735.
  • Males: 1x 16-18 (?), 1x 16-26 (?), 1x 26-45 (Henry?)
  • Females: 2x 16-26 (Mary?, ?)
• 1830, age 40 - not found
• 1840, age 50 - not found
• 1850, age 60 - PA, Beaver, South Beaver, family 178. "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M44F-66D : 21 December 2020), Henry Briggs, South Beaver Township, Beaver, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• 1860, age 70 - not found
• 1870, age 80 -
  • with dau Julia - OH, Mahoning, Coltsville, pages 25+26, family 205. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VR-4XD : 10 March 2021), Mary Briggs in entry for Michael Jacobs, 1870.
  • with wife Mary - PA, Beaver, Industry, page 15, family 117. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZLX-C8W : 4 January 2021), Henry Briggs, 1870.
• Death - not found

• FamilySearch - Henry Briggs