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1847–1868

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Birth Date
20 August 1832
Death Date
6 March 1917
Gender
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Thomas Briggs

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  • Thomas sailed to America with his father James, mother Ann and sister Elizabeth in 1851 on the ship Ellen.

    with his wife, Ann (32), their children Ephraim (10), Emma (8), David (6) and Mary Ann (3); from Wisconsin; brother of Elizabeth Cannon

Kimball and Lawrence Freight Train (1864)

  • Age at Departure: 31
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Ann Briggs (Age: 31)
  • Ephraim Briggs (Age: 9)
  • Emma Briggs (Age: 7)
  • David Briggs (Age: 5)
  • Mary Ann Briggs (Age: 2)

Sources

  • 1870 Utah Census, Davis County.
  • 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, "The Diary and Journal of Thomas Briggs," in Our Pioneer Heritage , 20 vols. [1958-77], 3:280-83.
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