Sarah Susannah Blackburn

Brief Life History of Sarah Susannah

When Sarah Susannah Blackburn was born on 18 April 1859, in Clayton Le Woods, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel Blackburn, was 31 and her mother, Sarah Susannah Lamb, was 31. She married George Briggs Sr. on 4 December 1878, in Evanston, Uinta, Wyoming, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Archer, Fremont, Idaho, United States in 1910 and Logan, Cache, Utah, United States in 1930. She died on 20 October 1930, in Archer, Madison, Idaho, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Sutton Cemetery, Madison, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Briggs Sr.
1858–1919
Sarah Susannah Blackburn
1859–1930
Marriage: 4 December 1878
Charles Blackburn Briggs
1880–1947
Sarah Susannah Briggs
1881–1890
George Briggs, Jr.
1883–1964
Esther Briggs
1886–1957
Pearl Blackburn Briggs
1888–1918
Joseph Briggs
1889–1891
Florence Briggs
1891–1919
Mary Ann Briggs
1893–1953
William Jackson Briggs
1895–1895
Alice Rebecca Briggs
1896–1987
Clara Elizabeth Briggs
1900–1928
Alma Briggs
1901–1957
Rachel Briggs
1902–1979

Sources (102)

  • Sarah Susannah Briggs in household of George Briggs, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1837-1915
  • Sarah S Briggs, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1865 · The Union Roller Mill

The Union Roller Mill was built to help grind the grain that was harvested in the Cache Valley and the other surrounding areas. It was later renamed the Thatcher Milling & Elevator Company and the old millstones were discarded.

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from any of various places called Blackburn, but especially the one in Lancashire, so named with Old English blæc ‘dark’ + burna ‘stream’. This surname is found mainly in northern England.

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

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History of George Briggs and wife, Sarah S. Blackburn Briggs

History of George Briggs and wife, Sarah S. Blackburn Briggs Written and Prepared by Their Family. In beginning this history of George and Sarah S. Briggs I must make a few statements regarding h …

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