Ephraim Briggs (1756 - 1829)

Born 30 Jun 1756 in Taunton, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Rhoda (Whitcomb) Briggs — married 18 Apr 1780 (to 18 Aug 1829) in Barnard Vermont

Descendants

Died 18 Aug 1829 at age 73 in Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Ephraim Briggs is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A014347.

Private Ephraim Briggs served with Capt. Benjamin Cox's Company, Vermont Republic Militia during the American Revolution.

Daughters of the American Revolution information: Briggs, Ephraim DAR Ancestor A014347. He served as a Private under Captain Blackman and Colonel Sherburne in Connecticut and Captain Cox's Company in Vermont. He obtained his pension for this service: W23710. His birth: 6-30-1756 Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. His death: 8-10-1829 Barnard, Windsor, Vermont. ^[1][2]

On FamilySearch.org 34 sources of information for: Capt. Ephraim Briggs; 30 June 1756 – 10 August 1829

Life Sketch Ephraim Briggs, who fought at Lexington and served in the Continental Army during the war for American independence and died at Barnard in 1829. SOURCE: Dodge, Prentiss C. Encyclopedia, Vermont Biography: A Series of Authentic Biographical Sketches of the Representative Men of Vermont and Sons of Vermont in Other States. 1912. Burlington, Vt: Ullery Pub. Co, 1912. Print. Occupation Barnard, Windsor, Vermont, Minister of the Gospel

Previous research information:

Capt Ephraim was born in 1756. Capt Ephraim Briggs passed away in 1829. Entered by Robert Palmer, May 31, 2012

Sources

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KJ4C-5G7

1. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/), "Record of Briggs, Ephraim", Ancestor # A014347.
2. ↑ "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS3Q-C3ZL-R?cc=2546162&wc=WD6Q-RM3%3A1588792203 : 24 January 2018), Connecticut > image 272 of 977; citing various published state rosters, United States.

Acknowledgments

• Robert Palmer, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Robert and others.
• This profile was adopted and edited. Ramsey-1224 14:28, 21 December 2014 (EST) and again edited 24 Dec 2022.