Brief Life History of Robert
Robert Briggs was born on 15 October 1826, in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom as the son of John James Briggs and Mary Elizabeth "Betty" Perry. He married Jemima MaCauley on 5 November 1848, in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Lancaster, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Habergham Eaves, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1871. He died on 5 October 1890, in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 63, and was buried in Fairview Pioneer Cemetery, Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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- Thurston Briggs in household of James Briggs, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Robert Briggs, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Robert Briggs, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
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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