Briggs, James Harvey I

Birth Name Briggs, James Harvey I
Gramps ID I79307284
Gender male
Age at Death 53 years, 8 months, 25 days

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E29197] 1809-03-10 Nantuckett, Massachussetts  
1
Death [E29198] 1862-12-04 Nantuckett, Massachussetts  
1
Burial [E29199]   Moravian Cemetery, Staten island, New York  
1

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Briggs, Jonathan Coffin [I79307335]
Mother Barret, Sally Coffin [I79307336]
         Briggs, James Harvey I [I79307284] 1809-03-10 1862-12-04
 
Stepfather Briggs, Captain Jonathan Coffin [I79307437]1765-12-281853-10-14
Stepmother Coffin, Sally [I79307438]1767-05-251841-12-24
    Stepbrother     Briggs, William Coffin [I79307549] 1795-03-20
    Stepbrother     Briggs, Thomas Folger [I79307550] 1800-07-18
    Stepsister     Briggs, Lydia [I79307551] 1801-11-11
    Stepbrother     Briggs, Charles Frederick Augustus [I79307552] 1804-12-30
         Briggs, James Harvey I [I79307284] 1809-03-10 1862-12-04
 
Stepfather Briggs, James Harvey [I79307065]
         Briggs, James Harvey I [I79307284] 1809-03-10 1862-12-04

Families

    Family of Briggs, James Harvey I and Thurston, Catherine [F35217719]
Unknown Partner Thurston, Catherine [I79307092] ( * 1815-06-06 + 1892 )
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Briggs, James Harvey II [I79307209]1851-09-041915-05-18
    Family of Briggs, James Harvey I and Thurston, Catherine [F35217813]
Married Wife Thurston, Catherine [I79307401] ( * 1815-06-06 + 1892-10-20 )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E40639] 1838-11-04 Nantucket, Massachussetts  
1
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Briggs, Charles F. [I79307560]1840-02-04
Briggs, Harrison [I79307561]1841-04-04
Briggs, William Coffin [I79307562]1843-06-21
Briggs, Sarah Jane [I79307563]1847-06-13
Briggs, Lydia [I79307564]1849-05-20
Briggs, James Harvey II [I79307209]1851-09-041915-05-18

Narrative

While on a whaling trip in his youth, a whale upset his dory and his leg
was broken. He wore a wooden leg. he was Postmaster of Nantucket and a
member of the Massachussetts Legislature, called the General Court. Lived
in the house at 16 Union Street built by his parents.

Pedigree

  1. Briggs, Jonathan Coffin [I79307335]
    1. Barret, Sally Coffin [I79307336]
      1. Briggs, James Harvey I
        1. Thurston, Catherine [I79307092]
          1. Briggs, James Harvey II [I79307209]
        2. Thurston, Catherine [I79307401]
          1. Briggs, Charles F. [I79307560]
          2. Briggs, Harrison [I79307561]
          3. Briggs, William Coffin [I79307562]
          4. Briggs, Sarah Jane [I79307563]
          5. Briggs, Lydia [I79307564]
          6. Briggs, James Harvey II [I79307209]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Egontausch072620.ftw [S31232125]