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Personal data Francis Fletcher Briggs 

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Household of Francis Fletcher Briggs

(1) He is married to Clarissa Stitt.

They got married on July 30, 1874, he was 49 years old.


Child(ren):

  3. Mary Ann Briggs  1854-1883
  4. William K Briggs  1855-1939
  5. Joseph Francis Briggs  1857-1930 
  6. Edwin Carey Briggs  1864-1940
  7. Kittie Briggs  1867-1868


(2) He is married to Elizabeth A. Compton.

They got married on July 30, 1874, he was 49 years old.


Child(ren):

  1. Nelle A Briggs  1876-1943

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Francis Fletcher Briggs

Francis Fletcher Briggs
1825-1908

(1) 1874

Clarissa Stitt
1838-1897

Harriet Ellen "Hattie" Briggs
1848-1900
Alice Elizabeth Briggs
1851-1919
Mary Ann Briggs
1854-1883
William K Briggs
1855-1939
Joseph Francis Briggs
1857-1930
Edwin Carey Briggs
1864-1940
Kittie Briggs
1867-1868
(2) 1874

Elizabeth A. Compton
1838-1897

Nelle A Briggs
1876-1943

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Sources

  1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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  2. U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com

Historical events

Birthday February 21, 1825

  • The temperature on February 21, 1825 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-northwest. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1825: Source: Wikipedia
    • March 2 » Roberto Cofresí, one of the last successful Caribbean pirates, is defeated in combat and captured by authorities.
    • June 4 » General Lafayette, a French officer in the American Revolutionary War, speaks at what would become Lafayette Square, Buffalo, during his visit to the United States.
    • August 25 » Uruguay declares its independence from Brazil.
    • November 26 » At Union College in Schenectady, New York, a group of college students form the Kappa Alpha Society, the first college social fraternity.
    • December 26 » Advocates of liberalism in Russia rise up against Czar Nicholas I but are suppressed in the Decembrist revolt in Saint Petersburg.
    • December 30 » The Treaty of St. Louis between the United States and the Shawnee Nation is proclaimed.

Day of marriage July 30, 1874

  • The temperature on July 30, 1874 was about 22.8 °C. The air pressure was 7 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-northwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 51%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • July 14 » The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms from Chicago's city council.
    • July 23 » Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos is appointed the Archbishop of the Portuguese colonial enclave of Goa, India.
    • August 5 » Japan launches its postal savings system, modeled after a similar system in the United Kingdom.
    • November 7 » A cartoon by Thomas Nast in Harper's Weekly, is considered the first important use of an elephant as a symbol for the United States Republican Party.
    • November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.
    • December 29 » The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.

Day of death May 21, 1908

  • The temperature on May 21, 1908 was between 8.1 °C and 25.2 °C and averaged 16.2 °C. There was 9.4 mm of rain. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (47%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southeast. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 17, 1905 to February 11, 1908 the cabinet De Meester, with Mr. Th. de Meester (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1908: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.7 million citizens.
    • January 21 » New York City passes the Sullivan Ordinance, making it illegal for women to smoke in public, only to have the measure vetoed by the mayor.
    • April 16 » Natural Bridges National Monument is established in Utah.
    • July 1 » SOS is adopted as the international distress signal.
    • July 23 » The Second Constitution accepted by the Ottomans.
    • September 16 » The General Motors Corporation is founded.
    • October 14 » The Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers, 2–0, clinching the 1908 World Series; this would be their last until winning the 2016 World Series.


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