Brief Life History of Joseph Alma
When Joseph Alma Briggs Sr. was born on 3 November 1849, in Manchester, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom, his father, Robert Briggs, was 23 and his mother, Jemima MaCauley, was 23. He married Tamer Ann Washburn on 13 November 1876, in Wales, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 9 daughters. He immigrated to Utah, United States in 1864 and lived in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 13 January 1919, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Fairview Upper Cemetery, Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Joseph Briggs in household of Robert Briggs, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Joseph Briggs, "England and Wales, Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
- Joseph Briggs, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1850 · Belle Vue Gaol Opens
Belle Vue Gaol was a Victorian prison in Gorton, Manchester. The living conditions for the prisoners were horrible. It was intended to be a prison for both males and females and also became a military prison. In 1892, the prison was demolished.
1850
Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States
1876 · The Manchester Man is Published
The Manchester Man was written by British author Isabella Banks. When it was first published in 1876, it came out in three volumes. It follows the life of Jabez Clegg who was left orphaned by a severe storm that caused flooding. He made his way up the social ladder and changed his life.
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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Joseph A. Briggs
JOSEPH A. BRIGGS He was the fourth child of Joseph Briggs and Tamer Washburn. He spent his childhood days in Milburn, Sanpete County, Utah, where he attended school. His mother died when he was a ver …
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