George
William
Briggs
Born in Sunbury County, New Brunswick
Ancestors 
Son of Ephriam N. Briggs Jr.
and Hannah (Ferguson) Briggs
Brother of
James Emery Briggs, Lorenzo Dow Briggs, Stella Catherine (Briggs) Simmons and Bertha Louise (Briggs) Bailey
Husband of
Adeline Alma (Clare) Briggs
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Thomas Dow Briggs, Ann Laura Briggs, Bessie Burpee (Briggs) Weddall, Alice Belle Briggs, James Gardner Briggs and Edith St-Clair Briggs
Died
at age 83
in Minto, Queens, New Brunswick, Canada
Profile last modified
| Created 28 May 2020
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Biography
George (George) William Briggs was born Nov 5, 1850.
He married Adeline "Addie" Clare.
He was a Farmer. In religion, He was a Methodist.
George passed away at Minto, New Brunswick on 17 Jan 1934, from Ulceration and gangrene of leg.
He is buried at the United Church Cemetery, Lakeville Corner, New Brunswick.[1]
Research Notes
FindAGrave lists his parents as Ephraim Briggs and Hannah (Ferguson) Briggs. More research required of census records, etc. No marriage information on George and Adeline has been found other than birth records of children and census data
Death certificate has parents as Ephraim Briggs and Hannah Ferguson
Sources
- ↑ Find-A-Grave Memorial, George William Briggs. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65817731/george-william-briggs
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
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~1.56%
Toby Rockwell
:
23andMe, GEDmatch M926436 [compare]
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~0.78%
Gale Davis :
23andMe, GEDmatch PM201323P1 [compare]
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