Herkimer County NyArchives Biographies.....Briggs, William June 23, 1814 - 
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Author: Hardin & Willard

Briggs, William, German Flats, was born in Warwick, Kent county, R.I., June 
23, 1814.  He learned the cotton manufacturing business, which he followed in 
Rhode Island and New York states, for many years.  He was in the Remington 
Armory for twenty-five years, and for the past nine years has lived a retired 
life.  He has had a varied but successful career.  He married Esther Ann Titus 
in 1839, and they had two sons, George T. and William T., both deceased, and 
one daughter, Ellen Bradley Briggs, who is prominent in the social affairs of 
the town.  Mr. Briggs' father was William E., his grandfather William, and his 
great-grandfather came from Bristol, England.  Mrs. Briggs died August 27, 
1883.

Additional Comments:
source:
History of Herkimer County, New York : illustrated with portraits of many of 
its citizens
edited by George A. Hardin ; assisted by Frank H. Willard
Syracuse, New York : D. Mason, 1893
550 p., 276 p. : ill., maps, ports.


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