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Benjamin S. BRIGGS was born abt. 1812
Benjamin S. BRIGGS was the child of ? and ?Benjamin S. was a soldier in the U.S. Civil War.
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Benjamin S. BRIGGS died 29 May 1875 in Coventry, Rhode Island, USA .
Father: Josiah Briggs
Mother: Sarah Harrington
PVT ILL VOLUNTEERS, CIVIL WAR, November 4, 1838 to January 1, 1864
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Discovering the Ancestry of Benjamin S. BRIGGS: Events, Photos & Historical Records
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)
1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.
Death
Name: Benjamin S. Briggs
Gender: Male
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Death Date: 29 May 1875
Death Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Age: 63
Birth Date: 1812
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Father's Name: Josiah Briggs
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Mother's Name: Sarah Briggs
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09413-2
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 925616
Reference ID: p37
'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F8JX-N5F : 6 December 2014), Benjamin S. Briggs, 29 May 1875; citing Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, reference p37; FHL microfilm 925,616.'
Name: Benjamin S. Briggs
Gender: Male
Burial Date:
Burial Place:
Death Date: 29 May 1875
Death Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States
Age: 63
Birth Date: 1812
Birth Place:
Occupation:
Race:
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Spouse's Name:
Father's Name: Josiah Briggs
Father's Birthplace:
Mother's Name: Sarah Briggs
Mother's Birthplace:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I09413-2
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
GS Film number: 925616
Reference ID: p37
'Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F8JX-N5F : 6 December 2014), Benjamin S. Briggs, 29 May 1875; citing Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, reference p37; FHL microfilm 925,616.'
Benjamin is buried at: Woodland Cemetery Coventry, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
Added: 4/13/2017 8:29:07 AM
- Updated: 2/4/2018 10:13:22 AM
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