Gorton
BRIGGS
(b.
15 February 1790
,
South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
d.
1 April 1873
,
Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA
)
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Gorton BRIGGS was born 15 February 1790 in South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Gorton BRIGGS was the child of Sweet BRIGGS and Martha "Patty" TANNER and the grandchild of: (paternal) Ebenezer BRIGGS and Eleanor SWEETGorton BRIGGS died 1 April 1873 in Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA.
m. Esther Sheldon
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1790 Birth 15 February 1790
South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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.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)
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.Death
Name: Gorton Briggs
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Death Date: 01 Apr 1873
Death Place: Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island
Age: 83
Birth Date: 1790
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Father's Name: Seveet Briggs
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Mother's Name: Martha
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09427-4
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 946906
Reference ID: p 6
'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch : 6 December 2014), Gorton Briggs, 01 Apr 1873; citing Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, reference p 6; FHL microfilm 946,906.'
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Name: Gorton Briggs
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 01 Apr 1873
Death Place: Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island
Age: 83
Birth Date: 1790
Birth Place:
Occupation:
Race:
Marital Status:
Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Seveet Briggs
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Martha
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09427-4
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 946906
Reference ID: p 6
'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch : 6 December 2014), Gorton Briggs, 01 Apr 1873; citing Jamestown, Newport, Rhode Island, reference p 6; FHL microfilm 946,906.'
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Gorton is buried at: Island Cemetery Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Added: 4/12/2017 7:24:00 PM
- Updated: 2/25/2025 12:07:51 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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