James was born in 1782. [1]He passed away in 1856.
Marriage
James married Betsey Shaw on June 22, 1803 in Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts [2]
After Betsey died in 1824, James married Abigail Naramore on July 12, 1826 in Goshen, Massachusetts [3]
Census
1840 United States Census:[4] No family (slave schedule)
Burial
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 November 2018), memorial page for Dea J W Briggs (unknown–12 Aug 1856), Find A Grave: Memorial #44547082, citing Center Cemetery, Lanesborough, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Grave Seeker (contributor 47113319) .
Sources
↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V6-258 : 4 December 2014), James W. Briggs, 01 Feb 1782; citing , 198; FHL microfilm 1,888,606.
↑ "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH7Y-VZQ : 17 October 2017), James W. Briggs and Betsey Shaw, 22 Jun 1803; citing Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, Town clerks and local churches; FHL microfilm 1,888,606.
↑ "Massachusetts Town Records, ca. 1638-1961," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FH1C-J5T : 17 October 2017), James W Briggs and Abigail Naramore, 12 Jul 1826; citing Goshen, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, Town clerks and local churches; FHL microfilm 1,888,838.
↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHY3-Y9G : 7 September 2017), James W Briggs, Cummington, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States; citing p. 205, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 184; FHL microfilm 14,677.
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