Bowen
BRIGGS
(b.
8 May 1793
,
North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
d.
30 November 1882
,
Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA
)
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Bowen BRIGGS was born 8 May 1793 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
Bowen BRIGGS was the child of Sweet BRIGGS and Martha "Patty" TANNER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ebenezer BRIGGS and Eleanor SWEETSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Bowen married Hannah SHELDON 16 March 1815 in Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Hannah SHELDON was born 13 December 1796 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck) (Peace Dale) (Wakefield). Hannah died 29 February 1860 in Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA (Quonochontaug).
Bowen BRIGGS died 30 November 1882 in Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA .
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Hannah SHELDON-- Date: 16 March 1815 Place: Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA
Children of Bowen BRIGGS and Hannah SHELDON:
Asa Sheldon BRIGGS (b.28 May 1824, Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA d. 15 April 1901, Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA )
m. Mary Caroline BURDICK 11 February 1847 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA (Ashaway) (Hope Valley)
Hannah SHELDON-- Date: 16 March 1815 Place: Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA Children of Bowen BRIGGS and Hannah SHELDON:
Asa Sheldon BRIGGS (b.28 May 1824, Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA d. 15 April 1901, Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA )m. Mary Caroline BURDICK 11 February 1847 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA (Ashaway) (Hope Valley)
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1793 Birth 8 May 1793
North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
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 / PartnerBowen BRIGGS and Hannah SHELDON 16 March 1815, Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA (Quonochontaug)
He was 21 years old.
1824 Birth of ChildAsa Sheldon BRIGGS was born 28 May 1824, Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA (Quonochontaug)
Bowen was 31 years old.
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.
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)
1847 Marriage of ChildAsa Sheldon BRIGGS married 11 February 1847, Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA (Ashaway) (Hope Valley) to Mary Caroline BURDICK
1860 Death of Spouse/PartnerHannah SHELDON died 29 February 1860, Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA (Quonochontaug)
1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. 1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.1882 Death 30 November 1882
Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 89.
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- Updated: 7/23/2025 3:44:01 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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