Judson BRIGGS

(b. abt. 1780 , Taunton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay d. 15 October 1845 , Abington, Massachusetts, USA )

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Judson BRIGGS was born abt. 1780 in Taunton, Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay

Judson BRIGGS was the child of Amos BRIGGS and Wealthy HASKINS and the grandchild of: (maternal) Abiel HASKINS and Elizabeth RICHMOND

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Judson married Betsey HARVEY . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Betsey HARVEY was born abt. 1781 in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA (East Taunton). Betsey died 3 August 1871 in Abington, Massachusetts, USA. Betsey was the child of Jonathan HARVEY and Abigail HASKINS.

Judson BRIGGS died 15 October 1845 in Abington, Massachusetts, USA.
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Judson BRIGGS married

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Betsey HARVEY was the child of Jonathan HARVEY and Abigail HASKINS

Children of Judson BRIGGS and Betsey HARVEY:

Betsey Harvey BRIGGS (b.2 May 1809, Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA d. 24 July 1884, Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA )
m. Abishai R BAKER 18 August 1833 in Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middleboro)

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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

1809 Birth of Child
Betsey Harvey BRIGGS was born 2 May 1809, Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middleboro)

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.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1833 Marriage of Child
Betsey Harvey BRIGGS married 18 August 1833, Middleborough, Massachusetts, USA (Middleboro) to Abishai R BAKER

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

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.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 Death
15 October 1845
Abington, Massachusetts, USA

Added: 7/28/2022 10:56:19 AM - Updated: 7/28/2022 11:25:01 AM

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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)

1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state