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Thomas Briggs Family Page 1 << 2 >> 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, IndexDescendants of Thomas Briggs (ca 1812 - 13 Jan 1887)
and Margaret Darling (ca 1815 - 2 Jun 1884)Second Immigrant Generation
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2. Ralph Briggs . Son of Thomas Briggs & Margaret Darling. Born Approx 1837 in England.
In the 1861 Census, Ralph was 24 years old, English, Farmer, Presbyterian; Jane was 25 years old, and two children, Thomas, 2 years and Margaret Jane, 4 mos. They owned or occupied 40 acres improved land and 60 acres unimproved. Cash value of farm was 150 pounds, value of implements and machinery, 2 pounds. They had one horse, 2 milch cows, 3 other neat cattle, 6 sheep, 1 swine and slaughtered 150 lb. pork. Produced 70 lb. butter, 20 lb. wool, 7 tons hay, 200 bu. oats, 60 bu. buckwheat and 70 bu. potatoes.
This family moved to the Tobique area of New Brunswick, and information on this family is limited. Believed to have ten children.
He married Jane Lister, daughter of Nicholas Lister & Margaret Heughan, 25 Aug 1858 in Harvey, By Samuel Johnson . Born Approx 1836 in Scotland.
From York Co NB Marriage Register C 1850-1866 (PANB): Witnesses to marriage were Alex Briggs and Thomas Briggs.
They had the following children:
12 i. Thomas Briggs
13 ii. Margaret Jane Briggs
14 iii. Nicholas Briggs
15 iv. George Briggs
16 v. Matthew W. Briggs
17 vi. Isabella Briggs
18 vii. Agnes Briggs
19 viii. Wilson Briggs
20 ix. Ellen Briggs
21 x. Adam Briggs
3. Alexander Briggs . Son of Thomas Briggs & Margaret Darling. Born Approx 1841. Died 21 Jan 1916 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.
He married Margaret Jane Nesbitt, daughter of Thomas Nesbitt & Isabella Cockburn (Coburn), 9 Dec 1868 in Harvey, York Co. By Rev. Samuel Johnson . Born Approx 1847. Died 10 Nov 1906 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.
Witnesses to marriage were James Briggs and Isabella Nesbit.
Margaret Jane died 10 Nov 1906, age 59 years 8 months, of tuberculosis. (Church records)
They had the following children:
22 i. Isabella Briggs
23 ii. Darling M. Briggs
24 iii. Elizabeth May Briggs
25 iv. Thomas A. Briggs
26 v. Mary Anne "Annie" Briggs
27 vi. Susanna Gloriana "Susie" Briggs
28 vii. Minnie Jane Briggs