Brief Life History of Emma
When Emma Briggs was born on 1 July 1856, in Hebron, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States, her father, Thomas Briggs, was 23 and her mother, Ann Kirkham, was 24. She married Jaren Tolman on 1 June 1874, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. She lived in Whitewater, Walworth, Wisconsin, United States in 1860. She died on 3 March 1895, in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Bountiful Memorial Park, Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States.
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- Emma Tolman in household of Jaron Tolman, "United States Census, 1880"
- Legacy NFS Source: Emma Briggs - birth-name: Emma Briggs
- Nancy Alice Goodfellow, "Idaho, Death Certificates, 1911-1937"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.
This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.
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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Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, Trail Excerpt by Thomas Briggs
(Contributed by the Thomas Tolman Family Organization). Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel, 1847–1868 Source of Trail Excerpt: Briggs, Thomas, [Autobiography], in History of Thomas Briggs [1967], 45- …
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