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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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10. Thomas Briggs . Son of Thomas Briggs & Margaret Darling. Born 1854 in Harvey, York Co., NB. Died 31 Mar 1895 in Harvey Sta. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery. Occupation Farmer.

 

    Thomas died at age 40 years and 3 months of consumption.

 

    He married Sarah Jane "Janie" Swan, daughter of James Swan & Jane Moody, 7 Oct 1878 in York Co., NB, By Waldow W. Brewer . Born 1 Feb 1858 in Harvey, York Co, NB. Died 8 Jul 1927 in Harvey. Buried in Harvey Settlement Cemetery.

 

    Witnesses to marriage were Harry D. Burden and Chester Dean.

 

    (Ref: Jocelean Swan Hall and Margaret Swan Crozier, "The Swan Family", 1980, p. 41.)

 

    Copied from newspaper obituary - 1927:

    Mrs Jas Coburn Has Passed Away

    Harvey Station, July 14 -- The death of Mrs James Coburn of Manners Sutton occurred on July 8 at the age of 69 years.   Deceased had suffered slightly from paralysis some time ago, and she took a last stroke on Sunday afternoon, July 3, shortly after having attended church.

 

    Deceased was the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs James Swan, natives of England, who came to Harvey about 80 years ago, when the settlement was in its infancy.   She was twice married.   By her first husband, the late Thomas Briggs, she leaves four sons and two daughters.   The sons are Matthew and John, of York Mills; Charles of Manners Sutton, and Allen of York Mills.

 

  The daughters are Margaret, Mrs LeBaron Little, and Lottie, Mrs Harry Swan, both of Harvey Station.   Her second husband also survives and the following stepchildren:   Walter, Wesley and Alexander Coburn of Manners Sutton; Edward (sic)Coburn, McAdam; William (sic), Robert and Roy Coburn, Manners Sutton; Lottie, Mrs Pembroke Little, Manners Sutton; Zilla, Mrs Arnold Little, of Coburn, and Pearl, Mrs Hazen Patterson, of Tweedside.   Two brothers, Henry and Alexander Swan are also left to mourn.

 

    The funeral was held in the Harvey Presbyterian church on Sunday, July 10, a very large number attending.

 

    They had the following children:

  36   i.   Elizabeth "Lizzie" Briggs

  37   ii.   James Matheson "Matthew" Briggs

  38   iii.   Margaret Jane "Maggie" Briggs

  39   iv.   William "Willie" Briggs

  40   v.   Lottie Briggs

  41   vi.   John H. Briggs

  42   vii.   (Infant) Briggs (Twin)

  43   viii.   Charles A. Briggs (Twin)

  44   ix.   Allan Thomas Briggs