Born in Sheffield, Sunbury, New Brunswick, CAN
Ancestors 
Daughter of Ebenezer Briggs
and Diadama (Chase) Briggs
Sister of
Lemuel Briggs, Olive (Briggs) Lawson, Elizabeth Briggs, Sophia Briggs, Mary Ann (Briggs) Williams, Ebenezer Briggs, Hiram Briggs, Permassa (Briggs) Wiggins, Susan Briggs, Catherine Briggs and Mehetable (Briggs) Wiggins
Wife of
Israel Lawson
— married
about 1808 [location unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 81
in Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 11 Nov 2015
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Biography
Diadama's baptism was listed in the Sheffield Township Book kept by Davis Burpee.
She married Israel Lawson, a sea captain, of Saint John..
Morning Telegraph (St. John, NB), 12 September 1867
d. Tuesday 10th inst., age 80, Diana [Diadama] LAWSON relict of Israel LAWSON. Funeral from her residence corner of Germain and St. James St. (St. John) Friday 3 o'clock. [1]
Diadamy was born about 1787. She passed away in 1867.
Sources
- ↑ Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, http://archives.gnb.ca/ ; Daniel F. Johnson : Volume 25 Number 876.
- * New Brunswick Genealogical Society, "First Families," database, New Brunswick Genealogical Society (http://www.nbgs.ca/firstfamilies/ : accessed 24 May 2012); First Families is a collection of genealogical information from various sources, periodically submitted to the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, - and is not verified against any official records.
- HM, Descendants of William Briggs 1649-1727/28 (N.p.: cleadieb@yahoo.com, 27 Dec 2006). Rec. Date: 12 Nov 2014. Cit. Date: 18 Nov 2014; PDF report by cleadieb@yahoo.com, uploaded to Ancestry.com. Credit and contact information for many researchers whose work was contributed.
- "Canada, Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F24F-5JQ : accessed 04 Jun 2014), Ebenezer Briggs in entry for Diadama Briggs, 26 Dec 1785; citing New Brunswick, 26 Dec 1785, reference item 11; FHL microfilm 928969.
- MC3047
Donald P. Wright fonds, file MS2F, Item #15, 2 pages; also file MS3H, Item #27c, 3 pages.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Diadama by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Diadama:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Diadama by comparing test results with other carriers of her ancestors' mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Diadama:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Christine Roane 
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~1.56%
Trudi (Dickie) O'Connell :
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Gale Davis :
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~1.56%
Judy (McPhee) Hay :
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~0.78%
Catherine (Mcguire) McGuire :
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~0.78%
Linda Hamm :
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Briggs-6014 and Briggs-3923 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse
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