George Briggs was a son of Job and Mary (Coggeshall) Briggs.[1] He was born Apr 4, 1734 at Portsmouth, Rhode Island.[2]
George Briggs was an Ensign for Rhode Island during the Revolutionary War, serving under Captain Josiah Gibbs of the State Militia.[3]
Per DAR, he was married three times: (1) Hannah Wightman (LNAB Coggeshall), Sarah Wells, and Lydia _____. [3] Children with the first two wives are shown in this source:[4] This source shows all three wives and children from each marriage.[5] However, it should be noted that the Cutter source shows him with different (likely incorrect) parents.
↑ 3.03.1 Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed May 31, 2018), "Record of George Briggs", Ancestor # A014351.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103744040/george-briggs: accessed 26 February 2023), memorial page for George Briggs (4 Apr 1734–1816), Find a Grave Memorial ID 103744040, citing Reynolds Cemetery, Smyrna, Chenango County, New York, USA; Maintained by NYTaphophile (Teresa A B Schopfer) (contributor 48003140).
Acknowledgments
Briggs-2914 was created by Derek Ralston through the import of Ralston Family Tree_2014-09-02.ged on Sep 2, 2014.
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