William Nelson Briggs

Male 1843 - 1914  (71 years)

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  • Name William Nelson Briggs 
    Birth Aug 1843  RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 2 Sep 1914  Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Burial Cemetery 35, Gorton-Arnold Lot, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I26950  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Nelson T. Briggs,   b. Abt 1821, South Kingstown, Washington Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Feb 1909, Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Hannah Frances Place,   b. Abt 1825, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F10077  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Lydia A. Sweet,   b. 1845 
    Marriage 21 Dec 1865  Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F10083  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Family 2 Julia Ann Geraghty,   b. Dec 1851, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1936, Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Marriage 27 Jan 1869  Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Children 
     1. Leon William Briggs,   b. 1870   d. 29 Dec 1873, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 3 years)
     2. Lawrence A. Briggs,   b. Abt 1873, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Mar 1881, Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 8 years)
     3. Mabel Frances Briggs,   b. 1877   d. 8 Mar 1877, RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. Florence Etta Briggs,   b. 22 Jun 1879, Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Julia Emma Briggs,   b. Dec 1881, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 28 May 1950, Coventry, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     6. William Nelson Briggs, Jr.,   b. 21 Jan 1884, Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Bertha A. Briggs,   b. Jul 1886, RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Armillie Frances Briggs,   b. 1 Mar 1889, Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Mabel Foster Briggs,   b. 5 Nov 1891, Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F10067  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • In the Federal Census of 1880, the family is at Warwick, RI: William N. Briggs 36, Julia 29, Lawrence A. 7, Florence E. 11 mos, Sarah 30 (sister); all b RI.

      In the Federal Census of 1900, the family is living at Warwick, RI; William N. & Julia A. Briggs are ages 56 & 48; they have 5 daughters in the household. According to census data they have been married 30 yrs; William is a blacksmith.

      In 1910 they are still at Warwick, living on Apponaug Rd.: William N. Briggs 66 (2nd marriage), Julia A. 59 (1st marriage), Bertha A. 23, Armillie F. 21, Mable F. 18, Lawrence E. Armstrong 36 (son-in-law), Florence B. Armstrong 30, Walter B. Armstrong 33 (son-in-law), Julia E. Armstrong 25, Ralph B. 4, and Walter P. 10 mos, both grandsons. The two sons-in-law are brothers, sons of Charles & Anna (Brayton) Armstrong.

  • Sources 
    1. [S012839] Federal Census of 1 June 1900.

    2. [S013981] RI Historical Cemetery Commission.

    3. [S013080] Familysearch.org.