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Family HistoryFamily History - Sarah Elizabeth Churchill


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 Sarah Elizabeth Churchill and two of her descendants down to the second generation.


First and Second Generations
1. Sarah Elizabeth Churchill,1 born 17 October 1822 in Mateawan (now Beacon), Dutchess County, New York, the daughter of Henry Churchill and Helen Mott;1, 2, 3 died 14 May 1856.1 Sarah married Henry F. Briggs (born ca. 1814 in Connecticut, parents not determined;2, 4 Henry died 11 April 1889 in Manhattan, New York City, New York4). Sarah is buried in Saint Luke’s Church Cemetery, Beacon, Dutchess County, New York.1

Children of Sarah Elizabeth Churchill and Henry F. Briggs:

 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. 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).
  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. 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.
  4. 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.
  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.