George
Hiram
Briggs
Born in Lake Stream, Kent, New Brunswick
Ancestors 
Son of Stephen Smith Briggs
and Amanda P. (Bennison) Briggs
Brother of
Mary Agnes (Briggs) Girvan and Charles Leander Briggs
Husband of
Sarah Jane (Burpee) Briggs
— married
28 Oct 1884 in Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada
Father of
Myrtle Mehitable (Briggs) Darrah, Estella Lorena Briggs, George Burpee Briggs and Rhoda Dorothy (Briggs) Chase
Died
at about age 63
[location unknown]
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Biography
George was born January 23, 1854 in Lake Stream, Kent County, New Brunswick. He was a son of Stephen Smith Briggs and Amanda P. (Bennison) Briggs.[1] His father was a farmer in the Harcourt area. He was one of a large family.
He married Sarah Jane Burpee on October 28, 1884 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. She was the daughter of Isaac C. Burpee and Sarah Jane (Dymond) Burpee, farmers in Gaspereau Forks, Chipman Parish. George thereafter took up a farm of his own in the Chipman area and raised a family.[1]
George passed away in 1918 and is interred at the at the First Chipman United Baptist Cemetery in Gaspereau Forks, Chipman Parish, New Brunswick.[2]
Known Children
- Myrtle Mehitable (Briggs) Darrah 1886-1954 m. William Darrah 1913
- Estella/Stella (Briggs) Moore 1889-1983 m. Murray Moore 1917
- George aka Burpee Briggs 1898-1967 Unmarried.
- Rhoda (Briggs) Chase 1906-1985 m. Douglas Earl Chase 1938
Census Records
- 1861 Census, Harcourt, Kent County, New Brunswick
- 1871 Census, Harcourt, Kent County, New Brunswick, Canada
- 1881 Census, Harcourt, Kent County, New Brunswick
- 1891 Census, Chipman, New Brunswick, Canada
- 1901 Census, Chipman, New Brunswick, Canada
- 1911 Census, Chipman, New Brunswick, Canada
- 1921 Census, Chipman, New Brunswick, Canada
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Marriage Announcement, The Daily Telegraph Oct 28 1884. Transcribed in Johnson, Daniel, Vital Statistics from New Brunswick Newspapers Vol 61 No 2717
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #113650643, George Hiram Briggs (1854-1918)
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