Sweet
BRIGGS
(b.
abt. 1757
,
North Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d.
23 October 1850
,
South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
)
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Sweet BRIGGS was born abt. 1757 in North Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Sweet BRIGGS was the child of Ebenezer BRIGGS and Eleanor SWEETSweet had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Sweet married Martha "Patty" TANNER abt. 1777 . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Martha "Patty" TANNER was born abt. 1760 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck) (Peace Dale) (Wakefield). Martha "Patty" died 11 September 1840 in Rhode Island, USA.
Sweet BRIGGS died 23 October 1850 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA .
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Family and Children of Sweet BRIGGS
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Martha "Patty" TANNER-- Date: abt. 1777 Place:
Children of Sweet BRIGGS and Martha "Patty" TANNER:
Ebenezer BRIGGS (b.8 September 1778, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 25 February 1855, , Rhode Island, USA)
Daniel BRIGGS (b.abt. 1781, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 13 April 1856, , Rhode Island, USA)
Sweet BRIGGS (b.13 August 1782 , South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 17 October 1872, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA )
Elizabeth BRIGGS (b.July 1784, South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 6 November 1869, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA )
William BRIGGS (b.28 January 1787, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 8 December 1863, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA )
Rachel BRIGGS (b.27 January 1789, South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 16 March 1865, Richmond, Rhode Island, USA )
Gorton BRIGGS (b.15 February 1790, South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 1 April 1873, Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA)
Palmer T. BRIGGS (b.abt. 1791, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA d. 1 December 1866, Newport, Rhode Island, USA)
Bowen BRIGGS (b.8 May 1793, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA d. 30 November 1882, Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA )
m. Hannah SHELDON 16 March 1815 in Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA (Quonochontaug)
Martha A BRIGGS (b.5 April 1795, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA d. 9 October 1874, )
Martha "Patty" TANNER-- Date: abt. 1777 Place: Children of Sweet BRIGGS and Martha "Patty" TANNER:
Ebenezer BRIGGS (b.8 September 1778, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 25 February 1855, , Rhode Island, USA) Daniel BRIGGS (b.abt. 1781, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 13 April 1856, , Rhode Island, USA) Sweet BRIGGS (b.13 August 1782 , South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 17 October 1872, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA ) Elizabeth BRIGGS (b.July 1784, South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 6 November 1869, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA ) William BRIGGS (b.28 January 1787, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 8 December 1863, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA ) Rachel BRIGGS (b.27 January 1789, South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 16 March 1865, Richmond, Rhode Island, USA ) Gorton BRIGGS (b.15 February 1790, South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations d. 1 April 1873, Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA) Palmer T. BRIGGS (b.abt. 1791, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA d. 1 December 1866, Newport, Rhode Island, USA) Bowen BRIGGS (b.8 May 1793, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA d. 30 November 1882, Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA )m. Hannah SHELDON 16 March 1815 in Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA (Quonochontaug)
Martha A BRIGGS (b.5 April 1795, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA d. 9 October 1874, )
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BRIGGS, SWEET
Ancestor #: A014409
Service: RHODE ISLAND Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 1754 NORTH KINGSTOWN KINGS CO RHODE ISLAND
Death: POST 9-16-1848 SOUTH KINGSTOWN WASHINGTON CO RHODE ISLAND
Pension Number: *S12303
Service Source: *S12303
Service Description: 1) CAPTS EDMUNDS, PETER WRIGHT, SAMUEL DRYER; COLS WATERMAN, CHARLES DYER; MILITIA
COMMENTS(Overview)
1) NN 921416-WIFE'S NAME WAS MARTHA TANNER, NOT MARTHA TURNER.
RESIDENCE
1) City: WARWICK - County: KENT CO - State: RHODE ISLAND
2) City: NORTH KINGSTOWN - County: WASHINGTON CO - State: RHODE ISLAND
SPOUSE
1) MARTHA TANNER
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BRIGGS, SWEET
Ancestor #: A014409
Service: RHODE ISLAND Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 1754 NORTH KINGSTOWN KINGS CO RHODE ISLAND
Death: POST 9-16-1848 SOUTH KINGSTOWN WASHINGTON CO RHODE ISLAND
Pension Number: *S12303
Service Source: *S12303
Service Description: 1) CAPTS EDMUNDS, PETER WRIGHT, SAMUEL DRYER; COLS WATERMAN, CHARLES DYER; MILITIA
COMMENTS(Overview)
1) NN 921416-WIFE'S NAME WAS MARTHA TANNER, NOT MARTHA TURNER.
RESIDENCE
1) City: WARWICK - County: KENT CO - State: RHODE ISLAND
2) City: NORTH KINGSTOWN - County: WASHINGTON CO - State: RHODE ISLAND
SPOUSE
1) MARTHA TANNER
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1778 Birth of ChildEbenezer BRIGGS was born 8 September 1778, , Rhode Island, USA
1782 Birth of ChildSweet BRIGGS was born 13 August 1782 , South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck) (Peace Dale) (Wakefield)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1784 Birth of ChildElizabeth BRIGGS was born July 1784, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck) (Peace Dale) (Wakefield)
1787 Birth of ChildWilliam BRIGGS was born 28 January 1787, , Rhode Island, USA
1789 Birth of ChildRachel BRIGGS was born 27 January 1789, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck) (Peace Dale) (Wakefield)
1790 Birth of ChildGorton BRIGGS was born 15 February 1790, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck) (Peace Dale) (Wakefield)
1793 Birth of ChildBowen BRIGGS was born 8 May 1793, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (North Kingston) (Wickford) (Davisville) (Saunderstown) (Allenton)
1795 Birth of ChildMartha A BRIGGS was born 5 April 1795, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (North Kingston) (Wickford) (Davisville) (Saunderstown) (Allenton)
The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.
1815 Marriage of ChildBowen BRIGGS married 16 March 1815, Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA (Quonochontaug) to Hannah SHELDON
From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.
1840 Death of Spouse/PartnerMartha "Patty" TANNER died 11 September 1840, , Rhode Island, USA
1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)
1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)
1850 Death 23 October 1850
South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
Sweet is buried at: Sweet Briggs Jr Lot South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA
Added: 1/31/2018 1:31:58 PM
- Updated: 2/25/2025 12:16:51 PM
The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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