Catherine
Briggs
formerly Van Tassel
Born about in Westchester County, NY
Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Benjamin Briggs
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Frank Briggs
Died after
after about age 56
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jul 2016
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Research Notes
The ‘GENEALOGY of the VAN TEXEL – VAN TASSELL family in America 1625 – 1900: Descendants of JAN CORNELISSEN VAN TEXEL Born 1625 On Isle of TEXEL off north Coast of HOLLAND’, Compiled by DANIEL VAN TASSEL (Typed and Indexed, 1950-1951. Through the Van Tassell Family organization of Utah from a typed copy of the original by Mariam R. Owen) does not contain a Catharine Van Tassel born about 1814 or a Benjamin Briggs. However, there were numerous Van Tassel families in the Cortlandt, Westchester county area.
Biography
Catherine was born about 1814. Catherine Unknown ... She passed away after 1870. [1]
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- 1850 census, Cortlandt, Westchester, New York, United States [2]
- James Mackey M 30 New York, Boatman
- Amelia Mackey F 23 New York
- Benjamin Briggs M 37 New York, Shoemaker
- Catharine Briggs F 36 New York
- 1870 census, Cortlandtown, Westchester, New York, United States [3]
- Catharine Briggs F 63 New York, Keeping House
- Frank Briggs M 18 New York, Works on Boat? Yard
Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Jan Briggs de Chafloque, Thursday, October 23, 2014. Replace this citation if there is another source.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZM3-BG6 : 12 April 2016), Catharine Briggs in household of James Mackey, Cortlandt, Westchester, New York, United States; citing family 1228, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M82Q-3JL : 12 April 2016), Catharine Briggs, New York, United States; citing p. 116, family 839, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,613.
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V > Van Tassel | B > Briggs > Catherine (Van Tassel) Briggs
I descend from Joseph L. Briggs (1810-1841).
What would be Your best guess as to the Parents of Catherine (Van Tassel) Briggs (1814-1870) ?
Sincerely, Carl Miller