Thomas Briggs
Birth Date
On 1832 August 20 (Born)
Death Date
On 1917 March 6 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Mission Activity
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Pioneer
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Born in Newark, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
1832 August 20
Mother
Ann Ordoyno
Father
James Briggs
Baptized by Henry B Croft
1849 February 27 (Age 16)
Married
Ann Kirkham
1853 March 27 (Age 20)
Traveled in
Kimball and Lawrence Freight Train
1864 – 1864 September 5 (Age 31)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
Ephraim Briggs (Age 9)
Emma Briggs (Age 7)
David Briggs (Age 5)
Ann Kirkham (Age 31)
Mary Ann Briggs (Age 2)
Date Details
Circa 1864
Joined Company
On 1864 September 5
Company Arrived
Married
Ann Burgess
1877 May 27 (Age 44)
Served in
Northern States Mission
1882 April 10 – August 26 (Age 49)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
70th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
East Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
John Henry Smith
Set Apart By
John Henry Smith
Date Details
On 1882 April 10
Set Apart
On 1882 August 26
Released
Married
Ann Williams
1905 May 11 (Age 72)
Died in Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
1917 March 6 (Age 84)
Media
Thomas Briggs (1832 - 1917) Profile
Thomas Briggs (1832 - 1917)
Sources
Person
1870 Utah Census, Davis County
1870 Utah Census, Davis County.
Saints By Sea - BYU
"Thomas Briggs. ID: 16756", Saints By Sea - BYU.
Mission
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 April 1882, Vol. 2, Page 64, Line 2512.
Missionary Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 10 April 1882, Vol. 1, Page 59, Line 2512.
Thomas Briggs journals 1881-1909
Thomas Briggs journals 1881-1909.
Pioneer
Briggs, Thomas, [Autobiographical sketch], "Genealogical Surveys of L.D.S. Members," 35 vols., 4:98
Briggs, Thomas, [Autobiographical sketch], "Genealogical Surveys of L.D.S. Members," 35 vols., 4:98.
Briggs, Thomas, [Autobiography], in History of Thomas Briggs [1967], 45-47
Briggs, Thomas, [Autobiography], in History of Thomas Briggs [1967], 45-47.
Transcript for Briggs, Thomas, [Autobiography], in History of Thomas Briggs [1967], 45-47
Our Pioneer Heritage
Our Pioneer Heritage, Vol. 3, Page 280-283.