Briggs, Samuel

1851 - 1918  (66 years)

• Name	Briggs, Samuel
  Birth	8 Sep 1851	, , Maine, USA
  Gender	Male
  Biography	1895  [1]
  Commemorative Biographical Record of the Fox River Valley Page 0819
  See Biography at Commemorative Biographical Record Page 819
  Death	7 Feb 1918	Antigo, Langlade, Wisconsin, USA
  Obituary	8 Feb 1918
  Antigo Daily Journal
  Samuel Briggs Will Be Buried Tomorrow Body will be taken to Thornville - was sixty-six years of age. The remains of Samuel Freeman Briggs, who passed away Thursday morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. Robert McGregor on Watson Street, at the age of sixty-six years, will be taken to Hortonville for burial tomorrow morning. Mr. Briggs was born in Maine, September 8, 1851, and at the age of five years moved with his parents to Hortonville. Here he grew to manhood and in 1880 was married to Emma Griffin. To this union three children were born, two of whom survive. They are Harry D. Briggs of Hortonville and Bessie E. Briggs of Oshkosh. The first born son died in infancy. Mr. Briggs made this state his home until 1900 when he moved to South Dakota where he lived until four years ago. Then he came to this city to spend the remainder of his days with his sister. Besides the two children mentioned above, he is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Robert McGregor, Antigo; Mrs. Allen Tipler, Neenah; Mrs. George Stein, Long Beach, California; Mrs. H. Sederholn, Genesse, Wis., also three brothers William of Newton, Miss.; Edward of Spearfish, S.D.; Ira of Whitewood, S.D. Two sisters, Mrs. E.A. Tobey of Antigo and Miss Jennie Briggs of Hortonville preceded Mr. Briggs in death some time ago. Antigo Daily Journal February 8, 1918 page 5
  Person ID	I145065	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2017

  
  

  Father	Briggs, Daniel Jr.,   b. 22 Apr 1819, Buckfield, Oxford, Maine, USA d. 11 Jun 1865, Hortonville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Washburn, Mary,   b. 8 Apr 1822, , , Maine, USA d. 12 Feb 1884, Hortonville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F56398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Griffin, Emma Gertrude,   b. 23 May 1863, , , , Canada d. Abt Aug 1952, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	16 Sep 1882
  		Briggs, Samuel and Emma Getrude Griffin
  Divorce	Bef 1903
  Children	+ 1. Briggs, Harry Douglas,   b. 8 Nov 1884   d. 28 Sep 1947, Sheboygan, Sheboygan, Wisconsin, USA (Age 62 years)   2. Briggs, Elizabeth Estella,   b. 1 Jul 1888, Hortonville, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 16 Aug 1972, Janesville, Rock, Wisconsin, USA (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F66319	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2017

  
  

• Sources

  [S1011] J.H. Beers & Co., Commemorative Biographical Record of the Fox River Valley, (Commemorative Biographical Record of the Fox River Valley Counties of Brown, Outagamie and Winnebago, J.H. Beers & Co. 1895 containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, and of many of the early settled families. Read at Wisconsin History.org web site Or ), Page 819.