Briggs, Captain Abner
| Birth Name | Briggs, Captain Abner |
| Gramps ID | I79307456 |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 86 years, 2 months, 6 days |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth [E29317] | 1739-08-10 | Rochester, Massachussetts |
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| Death [E29318] | 1825-10-16 | Nantuckett, Massachussetts |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Birth date | Death date | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | Briggs, Jedediah [I79307458] | 1708-11-27 | ||
| Briggs, Captain Abner [I79307456] | 1739-08-10 | 1825-10-16 |
Families
| Family of Briggs, Captain Abner and Coffin, Deborah Anne [F35217865] | |||||||||||||||||
| Married | Wife | Coffin, Deborah Anne [I79307544] ( * 1736/7-02-18 (Julian) + 1804-10-14 ) | |||||||||||||||
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| Children |
| Name | Birth Date | Death Date |
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| Briggs, Captain Jonathan Coffin [I79307437] | 1765-12-28 | 1853-10-14 |
| Briggs, Lydia [I79307443] | 1767-11-09 | |
| Briggs, Love [I79307455] | ||
| Briggs, Stephen [I79307545] | 1770 |
Narrative
[Egontausch072620.ftw]
Sea captain, neutral in American Revolution and traded with both sides.
Living in Nantucket, He signed a petition to England and the Continental
congress protesting American and British violations of the neutrality of
Nantucket during the American Revolution.