Harrison Briscoe

Brief Life History of Harrison

When Harrison Briscoe was born about 1784, in Prince William, Virginia, United States, his father, George Cole Briscoe, was 53 and his mother, Ann Frances Mcmillion, was 52. He married Henrietta Briscoe on 22 May 1808, in Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Nelson, Kentucky, United States in 1830 and Union Township, Lincoln, Missouri, United States in 1840. He died on 10 January 1849, in Lincoln, Missouri, United States, at the age of 66.

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Harrison Briscoe
1784–1849
Henrietta Briscoe
1788–1857
Marriage: 22 May 1808
Coatney A. Briscoe
1809–1888
George C. Briscoe
1811–
Thomas Jefferson Briscoe
1815–1873
Samuel Briscoe
1820–1896
Ruth Briscoe
1821–1852
Harrison Briscoe
1823–
John McMillian Briscoe
1813–1887
Parmenuis Briscoe
1817–1874
Louisa Brisco
1826–
Harrison Briscoe
1829–1884

Sources (9)

  • Harrison Briscoe, "United States Census, 1840"
  • Harrison Briscoe, "Kentucky, County Marriages, 1797-1954"
  • Harrison Brescor, "United States Census, 1820"

World Events (8)

1786 · Shays' Rebellion

Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.

1788 · Becomes the 10th state

On June 25, 1788 Virginia became the 10th state. 

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

English (northern): habitational name from any of various places so named, including Briscoe in Hutton Mulgrave and Briscoe in Romaldkirk (both North Yorkshire), Brisco Rigg in Stainburn (Yorkshire), or Brisco in Saint Cuthbert Without and Briscoe in Saint John Beckermet (both Cumberland). Briscoe in Saint John Beckermet is named with Old Norse Bretaskógr ‘wood of the Britons’ (see Brett ). Brisco in Cumberland and Briscoe in North Yorkshire are named with Old Norse birki ‘birch’ + skógr ‘wood’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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