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Captain James Briggs

Male 1747 - 1813  (65 years)

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  • Name James Briggs 
    Title Captain 
    Birth 20 Dec 1747  Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Military Service Abt 1776 
    American Revolution (US) 
    Death 16 Aug 1813  Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Unitarian Church Cemetery, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I30078  OurNorthernRoots
    Last Modified 7 Feb 2026 

    Father James Briggs,   b. 1716, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1753, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 37 years) 
    Mother Ann Pitts,   b. 1725   d. 1754 (Age 29 years) 
    Family ID F20129  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Shaw,   b. 13 Mar 1746, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1835, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years) 
    Marriage 21 Mar 1767  Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Nancy Briggs,   b. 15 Jul 1770, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. James Briggs, Jr.,   b. 3 Jul 1768, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Olive Briggs,   b. 15 Apr 1772, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Oct 1844, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     4. Zebina Briggs,   b. 10 Jul 1774, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. George Washington Briggs,   b. 27 Jun 1776, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jan 1863, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
     6. Polley Briggs,   b. 9 Aug 1778, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     7. Captain Guilford Briggs,   b. 19 Aug 1780, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Sep 1849, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     8. Mathew Briggs,   b. 21 Sep 1782, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Abraham Briggs,   b. 8 May 1784, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1818, Havana, Cuba Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 33 years)
     10. Peggy Briggs,   b. 3 Nov 1788, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F11109  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 20 Dec 1747 - Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 21 Mar 1767 - Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 16 Aug 1813 - Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Unitarian Church Cemetery, Dighton, Bristol County, Massachusetts Link to Google Earth
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