Hiram Willard Briggs (1828 - abt. 1892)

Born 8 May 1828 in Livermore, Oxford, Maine, United States

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Died about 18 Sep 1892 at about age 64 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Birth

Hiram Willard Briggs was born at Livermore, Maine, on 8 May 1828, the son of Daniel Briggs and Tabitha (Jones) Briggs. His birth record shows his name as Hiram W. Briggs;^[1] his FindAGrave memorial gives his middle name as Willard.^[2]

Marriage

Hiram W. Briggs married Bethiah W. Pray.^[3]

Biographical Details

From the 1928 history of Livermore, Maine:

He in his prime was one of the most noted school teachers in the town of Livermore, having taught 76 terms, and for many years was on the School Board. He resided on the original farm until he moved to Minneapolis, Minn., and became Superintendent of the Orphans Home in that city.^[3]

Death

Hiram W. Briggs died in 1892.^[3] A gravestone for Hiram W. Briggs at the Lakewood Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is inscribed with the dates 1828-1892, and his FindAGrave memorial, citing no sources, gives his death date as 18 Sep 1892.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Vital Records of Livermore, Maine; Vital and town records, 1797-1910; "Livermore Vital Records, 1805-1862", page 19 FHL Microfilm 11332, Image 217 of 718
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} (Find A Grave: Memorial #134382742 memorial for Hiram Willard Briggs, with gravestone photo
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} Ira Thompson Monroe, History of the Town of Livermore, Androscoggin County Maine; From Its Inception in 1735 and Its Grant of Land in 1772 to Its Organization in 1795 Up to the Present Time 1928 (Lewiston, Me., 1928), page 73