John Nelson Chapman Briggs (1824 - 1918)

Born 21 Sep 1824 in Stoney Creek, Coverdale, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Fagen) Briggs — married 21 Nov 1846 (to about 1880) in Coverdale, Albert, New Brunswick, Canada

Husband of Rebecca (Fagen) Briggs — married 28 May 1881 in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

Descendants

Died 25 May 1918 at age 93 in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada

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Biography

John Nelson Chapman Briggs was born September 21, 1824 in Stoney Creek, Albert, New Brunswick.^[1][2]

In 1851, John N C Briggs, his wife, Rachel and their children Rosanna J, age 4 years, and Horatio, age 1 year, were living in Coverdale, Albert, New Brunswick.^[1]

In 1871, John, age 47 years, his wife, Rachel, age 43 years were living in Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, along with their children:

• Rosanna, age 24 years,
• Arthur, age 19 years,
• Alexander, age 17 years,
• William, age 15 years,
• Oliver Jones, age 12 years,
• Luisa, age 10 years,
• James, age 8 years,
• Elena, age 4 years, and
• Adolphus, age 10 months.^[3]

John Nelson Chapman Briggs, age 93 years, died May 25, 1918 at Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick.^[2]

After his wife Rachel died in 1880, he married Rebecca on 28 May 1881 in Moncton, NB.

John adopted both of Rebecca's children, Ruth and Annie. [See research notes]

Research Notes

On Ancestry it lists John as having 10 children with Rachel Fagen only some of which have been sourced and added to wikitree:

Ancestry lists both of his wives, Rachel and Rebecca, as being sisters. There is currently no source to prove this and more research is needed. Spencer-17769 14:01, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

John being the adoptive father of Rebecca's daughters, Ruth and Annie.
In Ruth's marriage announcement it clearly states she is his adopted daughter. [See photo source uploaded]. On Annie's marriage certificate it lists her parents as “John & Rebecca” ^[4]
In the 1891 census, Ruth and Annie [+ husband, R. Allison Trites] are shown as living next door to John NC Briggs & Rebecca Briggs.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Census of 1851," New Brunswick, Albert, Coverdale, personal census, Registration District Albert County, Subdistrict 1, page [stamped] 13, page [penned] 13, line 16, entry for John N C Briggs household, image no. e002291934; database with images, Library and Archives Canada (https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1851/Pages/about-census.aspx: accessed 13 Sep 2021); citing Canada, Ontario, Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia), RG 31, microfilm publication reel C-994. LAC image
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161255719/john-nelson_chapman-briggs : accessed 12 Sep 2021), memorial page for John Nelson Chapman Briggs (21 Sep 1824–25 May 1918), Find a Grave Memorial ID 161255719; citing Elmwood Cemetery, Moncton, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada ; Maintained by Michele (contributor 47380523).
3. ↑ "1871 Census of Canada,"New Brunswick, Westmorland, Moncton, Schedule 1 – Nominal return of the living, Registration District 186, Subdistrict f, Division 2, page 38, dwelling 117, family 118, entry for John Brigs household, database with images, Ancestry (https://ancestry.ca : accessed 12 Sep 2021); citing Canada, Ontario, Ottawa, Statistics Canada, RG 31, Library and Archives Canada microfilm publication reel C-10393.
4. ↑ "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBX-15B8 : 3 April 2020), R Allison Trites and Annie Fagan, 13 Aug 1890; citing , Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, p. 152, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 2,024,674.

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161255719

• "New Brunswick Provincial Marriages 1789-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVBF-K8NL : 3 April 2020), John W C Briggs and Rebeca E Fagan, 28 May 1881; citing Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada, p. 412, Provincial Archives of New Brunswick, Fredericton; FHL microfilm 846,411.