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Descendants of Thomas Briggs (ca 1812 - 13 Jan 1887)
and Margaret Darling (ca 1815 - 2 Jun 1884)

Second Immigrant Generation
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4. William Youngson Briggs . Son of Thomas Briggs & Margaret Darling. Born 1842/1843 in Harvey. Christen 8 Jan 1843 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy .

    No futher information.

 

5. Jane Briggs . Daughter of Thomas Briggs & Margaret Darling. Born 1844 in Harvey. Christen 10 Feb 1845 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy . Died 3 Jan 1909 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Religion Presbyterian.

 

   She married George R. Embleton, son of Robert Embleton & Elizabeth "Betsy" Wilson, 27 Jan 1871 in Harvey, York Co., NB By Rev. Samuel Johnson . Born 13 Sep 1845 in Harvey. Christen 28 Sep 1845 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy. Died 17 May 1931 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer. Religion Presbyterian.

 

    Witnesses to marriage were Robert W. Embleton and Isabel Nesbit.

 

    George did not have a middle name, but used the initial "R" to distinguish him from other George Embletons who lived in the area.   He was called "Geordie".   George and his wife Jane Briggs were farmers on the Swan Road in Harvey and had seven children.

 

    They had the following children:

 

  29   i.   Wesley W. Embleton

  30   ii.   Thomas Albert "Ab" Embleton

  31   iii.   Hannah May Embleton

  32   iv.   Elizabeth "Lavina" Embleton

  33   v.   Annie "Alberta" Embleton

  34   vi.   Lenna Jane Embleton

  35   vii.   Manzer George Hill Embleton


6. James Briggs . Son of Thomas Briggs & Margaret Darling. Born 1847 in Harvey. Christen 25 Apr 1847 in Harvey By Rev. Daniel McCurdy.

 

    From Daily Telegraph, 28 Dec 1874:   "Married at residence of bride's father, by Rev. Samuel Johnson, 24th inst., James Briggs and Miss Isabella R. Nesbit, both of Harvey."

 

    Witnesses to marriage were Thomas Briggs and Susanna L. Nesbit.

 

    No further information on this family.

 

    He married Isabella P. Nesbitt, daughter of Thomas Nesbitt & Isabella Cockburn (Coburn), 24 Dec 1874 in Harvey Presbyterian Church Records, York Co., NB . Born 16 Nov 1849. Christen 31 Mar 1850 in St. Paul's Church Records, Fredericton.