I am working on all Briggs in NB so I hope you will help me find their parents please help me here are a few for today ... will send more other time thank you George W Briggs b 14 sept 1843 Wickham, NB d 10 May 1915 Gordonsville, NB bur Gordonsville, NB m 14 Jan 1869 Margaret Ann White b 4 Aug 1852 Kent, NB d Sept 1919 Bristol, NB but Gordonsville, NB their 9 children Delila Viola, Anna "Jennie" Jane, Armenia "Minnie", David d young?, Alveretta Nettie, Adelaide, David, William George and Benjamin "Bennie" not sure george is son of Abiel briggs and Sarah Niles ??? ------- Unfortunately, over the years, George has been listed as one of either of the two in records, below. Son of Abial and Sarah or son of John and Catherine. In 1860 US Census for Monticello, Aroostook Co, ME: Abial Briggs 57 Sarah Briggs 53 Samuel Briggs 22 Sibbel Briggs 19 George Briggs 15 Anson Briggs 7 1851 Canada Census for Wickham, Queens Co: John Briggs, husband, 34 Catherine Briggs, wife, 32 George Briggs, son, 9 James Henry Briggs, son 7 Velenda Briggs, dau, 5 Margarett Ann Briggs, dau, 3 Phebe Elizabeth Briggs, dau 1 Jane Thompson, lodger, 28 Odbur Foster, illegitimate 1 Martin ?Barnaby?, lodger 48, school teacher Same family in 1861: John Briggs 43 Catherine Briggs 46 Margaret Briggs 13 Phebe Briggs 9 Mary Briggs 7 John Briggs 3 (he is listed as b. Mar-1858 in 1911 census, residing in Gordonsville (Carleton) IF this is how they are related, then John would be brother to George, but where IS George in 1861? He was but 15 or so, would have have been on his own, living with another family (Abial?) or dead? --------- John Briggs b 12 Mar 1860 d 1944 bur Gordonsville, NB , Sarah bell b 22 Aug 1866 d 1938 bur Gordonsville, NB thier 7 children Henry James, William "Willie", Julia, Mabel Agnes, Minnie Angeline, Myrtle and Gordon Andrew I know John is related to George W but how connect ? Ephraim Briggs b 1820 d 23 Mar 1887 bur lakeville Corner, NB m 23 Dec 1841 Sheffield, NB Hannah Ferguson (d/o George Ferguson abd Mary Cowperthwaite) b 30 Oct 1822 their 10 children Letitia, Margaret, James Emery, May Rosalia, George William, Ruth, Lorenzo Dow, Stella "Kate" Catherine, Herbert M and Bertha --------- Given date of birth, any association to parents without mention of them on his marriage or death record would be an assumption. The first Abiel, b. 1760, had a son Ephraim b. 1792, and one would suspect him as a most likely parent of the younger Ephraim, but that's not to rule out any of Ephraim's brother, James. His other brothers were too young, and there's nothing to indicate the elder Abiel had TWO sons of that name, even though some have made THAT association. ------------ James William Briggs b 1821 Wickham, NB d 1887 bur Temperance Vale, NB m 1st 13 Aug 1845 Queens Co, NB Mary Ann Akerley b 1827 d June 1855; m 2st <1857 Susannah Akerley b 1835 d 1927 Houton, ME by 1st marriage 5 children Emornada, Ann Levina, Sophia, Ruth ann and James William by 2nd marriage 8 children Elizabeth , Addington Harvey, Louantha Susan, George W , Ephraim "Dick" Richard, John A, Thomas Hanford and Mary Jane ------------- Would appear that James William has a fair chance of ending up as Ephraim (1820)'s brother. When all is said and done, it's these "middle" lines that are so often misconnected, due to the nature of information available. The "early" families are rather well-documented, then you have this bunch, with later ones being more easily connected via more complete census records. If only there were 1821 and 1831 census records that listed every family member!!! :-) ------------- I know they all above are related to Abial Briggs m Elizabeth Chase and probably his brother Ebenezer Briggs m Diadamy Chase (Elizabeth's sister) Thank you again Carla Cummings --------- Not much help, but I know many of us with lines that break in these decades "feel your pain"... Jared > I am working on all Briggs in NB so I hope you will help me find their > parents please help me > > here are a few for today ... will send more other time thank you > > George W Briggs b 14 sept 1843 Wickham, NB d 10 May 1915 Gordonsville, NB > bur Gordonsville, NB m 14 Jan 1869 Margaret Ann White b 4 Aug 1852 Kent, > NB > d Sept 1919 Bristol, NB but Gordonsville, NB > their 9 children Delila Viola, Anna "Jennie" Jane, Armenia "Minnie", > David > d young?, Alveretta Nettie, Adelaide, David, William George and Benjamin > "Bennie" > not sure george is son of Abiel briggs and Sarah Niles ??? > > John Briggs b 12 Mar 1860 d 1944 bur Gordonsville, NB , Sarah bell b 22 > Aug > 1866 d 1938 bur Gordonsville, NB > thier 7 children Henry James, William "Willie", Julia, Mabel Agnes, Minnie > Angeline, Myrtle and Gordon Andrew > I know John is related to George W but how connect ? > > Ephraim Briggs b 1820 d 23 Mar 1887 bur lakeville Corner, NB m 23 Dec 1841 > Sheffield, NB Hannah Ferguson (d/o George Ferguson abd Mary Cowperthwaite) > b > 30 Oct 1822 > their 10 children Letitia, Margaret, James Emery, May Rosalia, George > William, Ruth, Lorenzo Dow, Stella "Kate" Catherine, Herbert M and Bertha > > James William Briggs b 1821 Wickham, NB d 1887 bur Temperance Vale, NB m > 1st > 13 Aug 1845 Queens Co, NB Mary Ann Akerley b 1827 d June 1855; m 2st <1857 > Susannah Akerley b 1835 d 1927 Houton, ME > by 1st marriage 5 children Emornada, Ann Levina, Sophia, Ruth ann and > James > William > by 2nd marriage 8 children Elizabeth , Addington Harvey, Louantha Susan, > George W , Ephraim "Dick" Richard, John A, Thomas Hanford and Mary Jane > > I know they all above are related to Abial Briggs m Elizabeth Chase and > probably his brother Ebenezer Briggs m Diadamy Chase (Elizabeth's sister) > > Thank you again > Carla Cummings > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List Announcements can be found at > http://www.rootsweb.com/~nbcharlo/nblistann.htm > List home page at: > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/CAN/NewBrunswick.html > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NEWBRUNSWICK-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------ Jared "Jed" Handspicker jedh@jedh.com "If you think you've lost your mind, then you must have found it again, else you'd have no idea you'd lost it in the first place." - JWH