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William John BRIGGS

William John BRIGGS

Male 1688 - 1763  (75 years)

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  • Name William John BRIGGS 
    Born 11 Jan 1688  Middletown Twp, Wrightstown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Died Nov 1763  Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I40  My Family History
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2021 

    Father William BRIGGS,   b. 1650, Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 May 1716, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth COOK,   b. 1653, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aug 1716, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 1680  Portsmouth, Rhode Island Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F23  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Margaret Turner CUTLER,   b. 11 Jan 1689, Middletown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1744, Newtown, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years) 
    Married 13 Nov 1710  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Children 
     1. Benjamin BRIGGS,   b. 19 Dec 1728, Middletown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 May 1802, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
    Last Modified 10 Oct 2021 
    Family ID F20  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Online Database: Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 - digital - Volume Number and Title: Vol· 04: Newport County: Births, Marriages, Deaths (Reliability: 3).
      Source Citation
      Description Volume Number and Title: Vol· 04: Newport County: Births, Marriages, Deaths
      Source Information Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
      Original data:Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
      Source Description Published over a span of two decades, this collection includes 21 volumes of details extracted from vital records for the state of Rhode Island.

    2. [S17] Online Database: Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 - digital - Volume Number and Title: Vol· 04: Newport County: Births, Marriages, Deaths.
      Source Citation
      Description Volume Number and Title: Vol· 04: Newport County: Births, Marriages, Deaths
      Source Information Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, U.S., Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
      Original data:Arnold, James Newell. Rhode Island Vital Extracts, 1636–1850. 21 volumes. Providence, R.I.: Narragansett Historical Publishing Company, 1891–1912. Digitized images from New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts.
      Source Description Published over a span of two decades, this collection includes 21 volumes of details extracted from vital records for the state of Rhode Island.

    3. [S21] Online Database: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line] - digital - William Briggs in the U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 (Reliability: 3).
      Source Citation Source number: 272.000 ; Source type: Electronic Database ; Number of Pages: 1 ; Submitter Code: MHH
      Source Information Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
      Original data: This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived from an array of materials including pedigree charts, family history articles, querie.
      Description This database contains marriage record information for approximately 1,400,000 individuals from across all 50 United States and 32 different countries around the world between 1560 and 1900. These records, which include information on over 500 years of marriages, were extracted from family group sheets, electronic databases, biographies, wills, and other sources.

    4. [S18] Online Database: Christ Church Philadelphia Marriages - digital - Marriage of Margaret Cutler to William Briggs 13 Nov 1710 Philadelphia, Pa. (Reliability: 3).
      Source Information Ancestry.com. Global, Find a Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
      Original data: Find a Grave . Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi.
      Description This database contains an index to cemetery and burial details posted on Find a Grave. Corrections and additions to memorials can be submitted on the Find a Grave site. When viewing a record in this database, you can navigate to the corresponding memorial on Find a Grave by clicking "Go to website" or clicking on the Find a Grave URL. Once viewing the memorial on Find a Grave, corrections can be submitted by clicking the 'edit' tab.


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