Brief Life History of Anne
Anne Briggs was born on 6 June 1776, in Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States as the daughter of James Briggs Sr. She married Hampton Wilson on 16 November 1774, in Wrightstown, Wrightstown Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America in 1774. She died before 1850, in Ohio, United States.
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- Anne Briggs, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births and Baptisms, 1520-1999"
- Ann Wilson, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
- Anne Briggs in entry for Hamton Wilson, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"
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1777 · Washington's Troops Spent the Winter at Valley Forge
The winter that Washington’s troops spent at Valley Forge was horrible. Most the troops that had come in with General Washington were injured and dying already. There was little food for the soldiers. They were dying from starvation, disease, and the cold. Horses were dying and the men had to take their place in moving the supply wagons. Washington stayed with his men while all others were leaving and abandoning the struggling troops. This helped Washington gain the support, admiration, and loyalty of his troops.
1781 · The First Constitution
Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.
1803
Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Brigg, with post-medieval excrescent -s, from Middle English brig(g) (Old Norse bryggja), the northern and Scottish word for bridge, for someone who lived by a bridge or who came from any of the places called from the word.
History: The surname Briggs is found chiefly in West Yorkshire. A family of gentry have held lands at Keighley in West Yorkshire continuously for 500 years. The mathematician Henry Briggs (1561–1631), who invented logarithms, was born in Halifax, Yorkshire, England.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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