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Family HistoryFamily History - Henry F. Briggs


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features Henry F. Briggs and two of his descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Henry F. Briggs,1 born ca. 1814 in Connecticut (parents not determined);1, 2 died 11 April 1889 in Manhattan, New York City, New York.1 Henry married Sarah Elizabeth Churchill (born 17 October 1822 in Mateawan (now Beacon), Dutchess County, New York, the daughter of Henry Churchill and Helen Mott;2, 3, 4 Sarah died 14 May 18563). Sarah is buried in Saint Luke’s Church Cemetery, Beacon, Dutchess County, New York.3

Children of Henry F. Briggs and Sarah Elizabeth Churchill:

 2i. Henry C. Briggs, born ca. 1846 in New York;2 died 24 May 1859 in Manhattan, New York City, New York.5
 3ii. Alice Briggs, born ca. 1852 in New York;6, 7 died 24 April 1854 in Manhattan, New York City, New York.6 Alice is buried in Saint Luke’s Church Cemetery, Beacon, Dutchess County, New York.6

  1. New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949, Henry F. Briggs, died: 11 April 1889 in Manhattan, New York County, New York; age 75; born in Lebanon, Conn.; widowed; occupation: physician; cemetery: Woodlawn.
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1850, New York, Dutchess County, Poughkeepsie, Image 61 of 336, Henry S. Briggs, 37, Connecticut, physician; Sarah E. Briggs, 27, N.Y.; Elisa McDonald, 41, N.Y.; Henry E. Briggs, 4, N.Y.; Thomas Briggs, 17, Conn.
  3. Find a Grave (website). Saint Luke’s Church Cemetery, Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, Sarah E. Churchill Briggs, born: unknown; died: 14 May 1856 (from record, which includes a note: w. of Henry F., a. 33 y. 6 m; and provides the name and link for her daughter).
  4. Churchill Family in America, Gardner Asaph Churchill and Nathaniel Wiley Churchill, Compilers; Rev. George M. Bodge, Editor and Associate Compiler. Published by the family of George A. Churchill, Boston: 1904 (available at archive.org). Pages 567-8, 584, and 600, family of Henry Churchill (born 1794) his family and several descendants. The entries provide vital and some biographical details.
  5. New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949, Henry C. Briggs, died: 24 May 1859 in Manhattan, New York County, New York; age 12.
  6. Find a Grave (website). Saint Luke’s Church Cemetery, Beacon, Dutchess County, New York, Alice Briggs, born: unknown; died: 24 April 1854 (from record, which includes a note: dau. of Henry F. & Sarah E.C., a. 16 m. [so born c. 1852-3]; and provides the name and link for her mother).
  7. New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949, Alice Briggs, died: 24 April 1854 in Manhattan, New York County, New York; age: 1; birthplace: N.Y.; cemetery: Fishkill.