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Elnathan Garner Briggs
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Name Elnathan Garner Briggs Birth 4 Aug 1867 Ontario County, New York
Gender Male Death 21 May 1941 New York
Burial Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York
Notes - Elnathan was the son of Elihu and Emeline (Reed) Briggs. Elnathan's mother died when he was only two years old. He does not appear in either the 1870 or 1880 Census with his father and siblings. He was living with Philetus and Jerusha Smith in Bristol, in 1880 he was listed with the surname Smith and listed as "son." It appears he was adopted by the Smith's after his mother's death but except for 1880 retained the Briggs surname.
Around 1897 Elnathan was wed to Adalaide Garlinghouse, the couple had three sons. They remained in Bristol, New York on their farm.
Person ID I2274 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 25 May 2013
Father Enoch Elihu Briggs, b. 25 Sep 1835, Bristol, Ontario County, New York
d. 21 Nov 1905, Bristol, Ontario County, New York
(Age 70 years) Mother Emeline Reed, b. 11 Aug 1837, Bristol, Ontario County, New York
d. 28 Aug 1869, Bristol, Ontario County, New York
(Age 32 years) Marriage 1854 Family ID F8709 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Adelaide Garlinghouse, b. 23 Jun 1865, Allen's Hill, Ontario County, New York
d. 22 Dec 1930, Ontario County, New York
(Age 65 years) Marriage 1897 Children > 1. Donald G. Briggs, b. 4 Mar 1902, Bristol, Ontario County, New York
d. 18 Jun 1965, Bristol, Ontario County, New York
(Age 63 years)Family ID F14365 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 25 May 2013
- Elnathan was the son of Elihu and Emeline (Reed) Briggs. Elnathan's mother died when he was only two years old. He does not appear in either the 1870 or 1880 Census with his father and siblings. He was living with Philetus and Jerusha Smith in Bristol, in 1880 he was listed with the surname Smith and listed as "son." It appears he was adopted by the Smith's after his mother's death but except for 1880 retained the Briggs surname.
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Birth - 4 Aug 1867 - Ontario County, New York 

Death - 21 May 1941 - New York 

Burial - - Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York 
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