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Captain Jedediah Briggs, Jr.
1779 - 1856 (77 years)
Generation: 1
1. Captain Jedediah Briggs, Jr. was born on 3 Mar 1779 in Berkley, Bristol County, Massachusetts; died on 26 May 1856 in Richmond, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Honeoye, Ontario County, New York. Other Events and Attributes:
- Military Service: Abt 1812; War of 1812 (US) Sea Captain - Prisoner, taken to England
Notes:
Jedediah was Captain of the Sloop Nancy and the Schooner Columbia from about 1806 until his ship was captured by the British some time during the War of 1812, he was taken captive to England. The log for the ship survived. There are no entries from Aug 1814 until Dec 1845, when it appears he is residing in Honeoye,NY---all the names are those of Honeoye residence of the era, who he apparently did work for and it is a listing of income from them(Artemas Briggs, John G. Briggs, Benjamin Briggs, Levi Noble, Jedediah Briggs, Jacob Shaw, Alinor More). He died unmarried in Honeoye,NY.