Born in Keyport, Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
William Honeywell Briggs
— married
26 Nov 1828 in Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Phoebe Ryer (Briggs) Hess
Died
at age 93
in Hopedale, Tazewell, Illinois, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 20 May 2014
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Biography
Louisa was born in 1808. She was the daughter of Thomas Hoff and Hannah van Wyck.
Louisa married William H Briggs on 26 Nov 1828 in Monmouth, New Jersey.[1] They had six children. They lived in Tazewell, Tazewell, Illinois in 1850[2] and in Hopedale Township, Tazewell, Illinois in 1860,[3] 1870[4] and 1880.[5] Louisa, now a widow, lived in Hopedale in 1900.[6]
Louisa passed away in 1901.
Sources
- ↑ "New Jersey, County Marriages, 1682-1956," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VWRC-1DZ : 23 February 2021), William H Bugs and Louisa Hoff, 26 Nov 1828; citing Monmouth, New Jersey, New Jersey State Archives, Trenton; FHL microfilm 595,130.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85Q-DY2 : 28 December 2022. Citing NARA microfilm publication M432. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXH5-KSS : 18 February 2021), Lucy Briggs in entry for Wm H Briggs, 1860.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6WV-RNP : 28 May 2021), Louisa Briggs in entry for Wm H Briggs, 1870.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXKL-3D5 : 13 January 2022), Louisa Briggs in household of Wm. H. Briggs, Hopedale, Tazewell, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
- ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSH5-H97 : 11 March 2022), Louisa Briggs, 1900.
See also:
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11327192/louisa-briggs: accessed 04 January 2023), memorial page for Louisa Hoff Briggs (24 Jun 1808–20 Nov 1901), Find A Grave: Memorial #11327192, citing Briggs Cemetery, Minier, Tazewell County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by 46620252 (contributor 46620252).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Louisa by comparing test results with other carriers of her 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 Louisa:
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