Enoch Elihu Briggs

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From the HISTORY OF ONTARIO COUNTY; compiled by Lewis Cass Aldrich; edited by George S. Conover; 1893;
Briggs, E. Elihu, Bristol, was born in Bristol September 25, 1835, reared on a farm and educated in East Bloomfield Academy. At the age of seventeen he engaged in teaching for five years in connection with farming, since which time he has followed farming exclusively. He owns sixty-three and one-half acres, which he purchased in 1867. Mr. Briggs has been thrice married. First, in 1854 to Emeline, daughter of Rev. Abner Reed. They had four children: William, Frank, Helen and Elnathan. Mrs. Briggs died in 1868, and in 1870 Mr. Briggs married Mary Ann Johnson, daughter of Phineas Johnson. By his second wife Mr. Briggs had two children: Ina E. and Lewis B. Mrs. Mary Ann Briggs died in 1884 and in 1886 Mr. Briggs married Lucrecia Kingsbury, daughter of Hampton Kingsbury, with whom he is still living. Mr. Briggs is a member of the People's party. He is now serving his third year as president of the Farmers' and Mechanics' Hop-growers" Association of Bristol. He is a member of Bristol Grange of which he has been secretary for fifteen years, and is a member of the Farmers' Alliance, and also secretary of that organization. He and family attend the Universalist Church at Bristol. E. Elihu Briggs is a son of William Briggs, a son of Elihu, a son of Zenas, who was a native of Massachusetts. William W. Briggs, father of the subject, was born in Bristol September 20, 1811. In 1861 he purchased fifty-four acres of land, and spent his last active days as a farmer. In 1879 he came to Bristol Hill and has since lived a retired life. November 13, 1834, he married Nancy Briggs of Massachusetts, born November 8, 1814, a daughter of Enoch and Abigail Briggs. William W. Briggs and wife had six children: E. Elihu, George W., Melvina A., Elnathan G., Ruth S. and Nannie L.

Elihu was the eldest child of William Wallace and Nancy Briggs. Like his father, he became a farmer and remained in Bristol for most of his life.
He married for the first time on November 8, 1855 in Bristol to Emeline Reed. The couple were living in East Bloomfield, New York in 1860 with the first of their five children. Emeline passed away in 1869 leaving Elihu with their children ages thirteen to two.
The second marriage took place on June 13, 1870 to Mary Ann Johnson. Elihu had returned to Bristol by then and he and Mary Ann added three more children to the family. When Mary Ann died in 1884 two of her children were alive and aged ten and thirteen. Their daughter Ina married Wilbur L. Tiffany, son of George and Lucretia Tiffany.
Elihu's third and final marriage took place in Bristol to a widow Lucretia Kingsbury Tiffany. There were no children from their union. This was (?future) mother-in-law to Elihu's daughter Ina.

Enoch married Emeline Reed in 1854. Emeline (daughter of Reverand Abner Reed and Lorania Case) was born on 11 Aug 1837 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 28 Aug 1869 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Enoch married Mary Ann Johnson in 1870. Mary (daughter of Phineas Johnson and Catherine) was born in 1837 in New York; died on 16 Apr 1884 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Enoch married Lucretia Kingsbury on 5 Apr 1886 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York. Lucretia (daughter of Hampton Kingsbury and Lyndia Totman) was born on 12 Apr 1845; died on 27 Aug 1919 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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ONTARIO COUNTY TIMES JOURNAL September 2, 1932 PAGE 4 COL 1
BRIGGS - The death of William Abner Briggs, formerly of Canandaigua, occurred at his home in Moundsville, W. Virginia Saturday. Mr. Briggs was born in Canandaigua town September 8, 1856 the son of Elihu E. and Emeline Reed Briggs. On January 10, 1877 he married Mary Jane Ferrin who died in 1907. In 1909 he married Priscilla Jane Cunningham of Viola W. Virginia. Besides his widow he leaves three children, Roy A. Briggs of Shortsville, Mrs. Adah J. Carter and Charles F. Briggs of this city, 8 grand children, a brother Elnathan Briggs of E. Bloomfield, a half brother Louis Briggs, and a half sister, Mrs. Ina Fogarty of this city. Funeral services were held from the home of his daughter Mrs. T. S. Carter, Adelaide Avenue, Tues. PM. Interred in Woodlawn Cemetery.

William married Mary Jane Ferrin on 10 Jan 1877. Mary (daughter of Henry Harrison Ferrin and Jane O. Francis) was born in Aug 1860 in West Bloomfield, Ontario County, New York; died on 4 Nov 1907 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Priscilla Jane Cunningam in 1909. Priscilla was born about 1860 in West Virginia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Helen married Constant Simmons on 8 Dec 1877 in Shortsville, Ontario County, New York. Constant (son of Henry Pettis Simmons and Julia A. Dake) was born in 1856; died on 30 Mar 1915 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Addie Dunham. Addie (daughter of Charles E. Dunham and Mary Lorette Wilson) was born in 1864; died on 5 Mar 1954 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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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.

Elnathan married Adelaide Garlinghouse in 1897. Adelaide was born on 23 Jun 1865 in Allen's Hill, Ontario County, New York; died on 22 Dec 1930 in Ontario County, New York; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ina married Wilbur L. Tiffany about 1890. Wilbur (son of George Tiffany and Lucretia Kingsbury) was born on 17 Jul 1867 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died in 1912 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Eva Squires. Eva was born in 1880 in Michigan; died on 19 Jan 1963. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1920 living in Farmington,NY as a farmer. and Highway Supt.

Roy married Lillian Elizabeth Wass about 1900. Lillian was born on 5 Nov 1882; died in Aug 1967 in Victor, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ada married Tipton Carter on 24 Jun 1903 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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1920 working as a lineman for the NY Telephone Co. in Rochester.
Living 108 West Ave., Cananadaigua

Charles married Jennie Goff on 21 Oct 1913. Jennie (daughter of Albert Goff and Laura L. Barrett) was born on 21 Oct 1890; died in Jan 1966; was buried in West Avenue Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Esther Caulkins. Esther was born in 1900; died in 1993; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: William Augustus Ryan. William was born on 5 Feb 1889; died in 1955 in Ontario County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Fred Cramer. Fred was born on 29 Jun 1878; died on 26 May 1966; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Leah Supple. Leah was born in 1902; died on 6 Dec 1984; was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Bristol, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]