Advertisement
Advertisement

Briggs Family History & Genealogy

30,179 biographies and 43 photos with the Briggs last name. Discover the family history, nationality, origin and common names of Briggs family members.

Briggs Last Name History & Origin

Add

History

We don't have any information on the history of the Briggs name. Have information to share?

Name Origin

We don't have any information on the origins of the Briggs name. Have information to share?

Spellings & Pronunciations

We don't have any alternate spellings or pronunciation information on the Briggs name. Have information to share?

Nationality & Ethnicity

We don't have any information on the nationality / ethnicity of the Briggs name. Have information to share?

Famous People named Briggs

Are there famous people from the Briggs family? Share their story.

Early Briggses

These are the earliest records we have of the Briggs family.

Jacqueline (Burkle) Briggs was born on December 1, 958. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jacqueline Briggs.
Hugh Briggs was born on May 18, 1647 in Thornbury, England United Kingdom, and died at age 45 years old on August 3, 1692 in Taunton, Massachusetts United States. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Hugh Briggs.
Martha (Everson) Briggs was born on January 11, 1661 in Plymouth, Massachusetts United States to John Everson and Margaret (Mary) Dimery. She was in a relationship with Hugh Briggs, and had a child John Briggs. Martha Briggs died at age 76 years old on January 12, 1737 in Halifax. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Martha (Everson) Briggs.
John Briggs was born on September 5, 1686 in Taunton, Massachusetts United States to Hugh Briggs and Martha (Everson) Briggs. He was in a relationship with Sarah (Bryant) Briggs, and had a child Barnabas Briggs. John Briggs died at age 60 years old on October 7, 1746 in Plymouth. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John Briggs.
Sarah (Bryant) Briggs was born on February 28, 1688 in Plymouth, Massachusetts United States to John Bryant and Sarah (Bonham) Bryant. She was in a relationship with John Briggs, and had a child Barnabas Briggs. Sarah Briggs died at age 35 years old on June 27, 1723 in Plympton. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Sarah (Bryant) Briggs.
Barnabas Briggs was born on August 15, 1720 in Plymouth, Massachusetts United States, and died at age 73 years old on December 8, 1793 in Halifax. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Barnabas Briggs.
Lois (Bryant) Briggs was born on June 9, 1725 in Plymouth, Massachusetts United States to Samuel Bryant and Tabbatha (Ford) Bryant, and had a sister Lydia (Bryant) Fuller. She was in a relationship with Barnabas Briggs, and had a child Ephraim Briggs. Lois Briggs died at age 68 years old on December 8, 1793 in Halifax. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lois (Bryant) Briggs.
Ephraim Briggs was born on October 19, 1744 in Halifax, Massachusetts United States to Barnabas Briggs and Lois (Bryant) Briggs. He was in a relationship with Lettice (Hill) Fuller, and had a child Avis M. (Briggs) Fuller. Ephraim Briggs died at age 78 years old on August 14, 1823 in New Gloucester, ME. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ephraim Briggs.
Avis M. (Briggs) Fuller was born on September 3, 1773 in Pembroke, Massachusetts United States to Ephraim Briggs and Lettice (Hill) Fuller. She was in a relationship with Ezra Fuller, and had a child Joseph Fuller. Avis Fuller died at age 40 years old on April 25, 1814 in Jay, ME. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Avis M. (Briggs) Fuller.
John Briggs of Australia was born in 1789, and died at age 83 years old in 1872.
William Briggs of Australia was born in 1795, and died at age 74 years old in 1869.
James Briggs of Kyne Australia was born in 1798, and died at age 90 years old in 1888 in Kyne.

Briggs Family Photos

Discover Briggs family photos shared by the community. These photos contain people and places related to the Briggs last name.

Advertisement
Advertisement

Briggs Family Tree

Discover the most common names, oldest records and life expectancy of people with the last name Briggs.

Most Common First Names

Updated Briggs Biographies

Kathleen Hamilton Briggs was born in 1920 in England United Kingdom. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kathleen Hamilton Briggs.
Madge (Shipman) Briggs
Madge (Shipman) Briggs was born to George Shipman and Mary Henderson, and she had a sibling named Blanche. When she was 16, Madge lived with her parents and sister in East St Louis, Illinois and her father was a boat policeman. Her sister Blanch at the time was a stenographer. Madge would go on to marry Charles Hibbard Briggs (1883 - 1965) and have two daughters Virginia and Ruth. Charles was a structural engineer with "Lead Co." By 1950, Charles and Madge were living in St. Francois with her mother Mary, and sister Blanche.
Beulah Marie (Cooke) Briggs of Oswego, Kansas United States was born on November 23, 1900. Beulah Cooke was married to Ernest h briggs. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Beulah Marie Briggs.
Ernest Henry Briggs of Oswego, Kansas United States. He married Beulah Marie Briggs. He was the parent of Beverly D Bateman. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ernest h briggs.
Mavin Janie (Briggs) Henderson was born on September 23, 1918 in North Carolina United States. She married Arthur Thomas Neathery on December 29, 1934 in Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia. They had children Janie Sue (Neathery) Day and Estelle Mai (Neathery) Gentry. She married Ellis Abner Henderson on November 20, 1967, and they were married until Ellis' death on May 15, 2001 in Roxboro, Person County. Mavin Henderson died at age 86 years old on December 14, 2004 in Roxboro. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Mavin Janie (Briggs) Henderson.
Mollie Briggs of Durham, Durham County, North Carolina was born on November 18, 1886, and died at age 90 years old in April 1977.
The Geelong Advertiser. 15th October 1898. - MARRIAGE. BRIGGS - BREARLEY. On the 7th September at Christ Church, Geelong, by the Rev. Canon Goodman, John Charles, fifth son of the late Robert Briggs, of Buninyong, Victoria, to Florence, second daughter of the late Charles Brearley, of Geelong, Victoria.
Fanny Athelea Briggs of Macleod, VIC Australia was born in 1868 in Warrnambool, and died at age 85 years old in 1953 in Macleod.
Lucy Annie Briggs of Surrey Hills, VIC Australia was born in 1871 in Warracknabeal, Yarriambiack Shire County, and died at age 76 years old on September 6, 1948 in Surrey Hills.
Agnes (Tallent) Briggs of Warrnambool, VIC Australia was born in 1874 in Warrnambool, and died at age 65 years old on November 23, 1940 in Warrnambool.
Arthur Albert Briggs of Warrnambool, VIC Australia was born in 1873 in Warrnambool to Mary Ann (Ardlie) Briggs and John Briggs. Arthur Briggs had siblings James Alfred Briggs, Frederick William Briggs, Mary Jane Briggs, Emily Maria Briggs, Lucy Annie Briggs, and Fanny Athelea Briggs. He married Agnes Tallent in 1904. He also married Ivy May Ward in 1942. Arthur Briggs died at age 68 years old on November 5, 1942 in Warrnambool.
Emily Maria Briggs of Windsor, VIC Australia was born in 1859 in Warrnambool, and died at age 80 years old in 1939 in Windsor.
Mary Jane Briggs of Windsor, VIC Australia was born in 1862 in Warracknabeal, Yarriambiack Shire County to Mary Ann (Ardlie) Briggs and John Briggs. She had siblings James Alfred Briggs, Frederick William Briggs, Emily Maria Briggs, Arthur Albert Briggs, Lucy Annie Briggs, and Fanny Athelea Briggs. Mary Briggs died at age 77 years old in 1939 in Windsor.
Percy Wyyton Briggs of Canterbury, City of Boroondara County, VIC Australia was born on March 19, 1897 in Rural City of Wangaratta, Wangaratta Rural City County to Lena Helene (Vandenberg) Briggs and Frederick William Briggs. Percy Briggs had siblings Frederick William Briggs and Irene Ardlie Briggs. He married Doris May Hawkins in 1923. He also married Frieda May Maclure in 1956. Percy Briggs died at age 86 years old on January 11, 1984 in Canterbury, City of Boroondara County.
Doris May (Hawkins) Briggs of Parkville, City of Melbourne County, VIC Australia was born in 1897 in Hawthorn, City of Boroondara County. Doris Briggs was married to Percy Wyyton Briggs in 1923, and died at age 54 years old on November 3, 1952 in Parkville, City of Melbourne County.
Irene Ardlie Briggs of Hawthorn, City of Boroondara County, VIC Australia was born in 1890 in Rural City of Wangaratta, Wangaratta Rural City County to Lena Helene (Vandenberg) Briggs and Frederick William Briggs. She had siblings Frederick William Briggs and Percy Wyyton Briggs. Irene Briggs died at age 90 years old in 1980 in Hawthorn, City of Boroondara County.
Brenda Eileen Briggs of Kew, City of Boroondara County, VIC Australia was born circa 1934, and died at age 13 years old on January 25, 1948 in Kew.
Sylvia Eileen (Green) Briggs of Richmond, City of Yarra County, VIC Australia was born in 1896 in Kew, City of Boroondara County to Julia Margaret (De Garis) Green and Charles Samuel Green. She had a brother Charles Frederick Green. She married Frederick William Briggs in 1923, and had a child Brenda Eileen Briggs. Sylvia Briggs died at age 59 years old on December 13, 1956 in Richmond, City of Yarra County.
Frederick William Briggs of Kerang, Gannawarra Shire County, VIC Australia was born in 1893 in Rural City of Wangaratta, Wangaratta Rural City County, and died at age 57 years old on October 22, 1951 in Kerang, Gannawarra Shire County.
Lena Helene (Vandenberg) Briggs of Hawthorn, City of Boroondara County, VIC Australia was born on September 25, 1854 in Netherlands. She was married to Frederick William Briggs, and had children Irene Ardlie Briggs, Frederick William Briggs, and Percy Wyyton Briggs. Lena Briggs died at age 91 years old on May 7, 1946 in Hawthorn.

Popular Briggs Biographies

Kathleen Hamilton Briggs was born in 1920 in England United Kingdom. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Kathleen Hamilton Briggs.
Lula M. (Lewis) Briggs
Lula M. (Lewis) Briggs of Marysville, Yuba County, CA was born on March 20, 1880, and died at age 86 years old in March 1966.
Madge (Shipman) Briggs
Madge (Shipman) Briggs was born to George Shipman and Mary Henderson, and she had a sibling named Blanche. When she was 16, Madge lived with her parents and sister in East St Louis, Illinois and her father was a boat policeman. Her sister Blanch at the time was a stenographer. Madge would go on to marry Charles Hibbard Briggs (1883 - 1965) and have two daughters Virginia and Ruth. Charles was a structural engineer with "Lead Co." By 1950, Charles and Madge were living in St. Francois with her mother Mary, and sister Blanche.
Sophia Matilda Briggs
Sophia Matilda Briggs of Massachusetts United States was born on October 31, 1870 in Marion, Plymouth County to Benjamin Briggs and Sarah E. Cobb Briggs. She had a brother Arthur Briggs. Sophia Briggs died at age 2 years old on November 28, 1872, and was buried on December 1, 1872.
Avis M. (Briggs) Fuller was born on September 3, 1773 in Pembroke, Massachusetts United States to Ephraim Briggs and Lettice (Hill) Fuller. She was in a relationship with Ezra Fuller, and had a child Joseph Fuller. Avis Fuller died at age 40 years old on April 25, 1814 in Jay, ME. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Avis M. (Briggs) Fuller.
Thomas George Briggs was in a relationship with Lillian Kelly, and has a child Patricia Snow Briggs. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Thomas George Briggs.
Helen Virginia Briggs
Helen Virginia Briggs, also known as her stage name Virginia Bruce, was a leading female actor in the 1930's and 1940's. She married three timess to John Gilbert director J. Walter Ruben, and producer Ali Ipar.
Dale Briggs
Dale Briggs of Rapid City, Pennington County, South Dakota was born on November 16, 1918, and died at age 62 years old in July 1981.
Lois (Bryant) Briggs was born on June 9, 1725 in Plymouth, Massachusetts United States to Samuel Bryant and Tabbatha (Ford) Bryant, and had a sister Lydia (Bryant) Fuller. She was in a relationship with Barnabas Briggs, and had a child Ephraim Briggs. Lois Briggs died at age 68 years old on December 8, 1793 in Halifax. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Lois (Bryant) Briggs.
Andrew Briggs
Andrew Briggs was born in 1812, and died at age 64 years old in 1876. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Andrew Briggs.
Ephraim Briggs was born on October 19, 1744 in Halifax, Massachusetts United States to Barnabas Briggs and Lois (Bryant) Briggs. He was in a relationship with Lettice (Hill) Fuller, and had a child Avis M. (Briggs) Fuller. Ephraim Briggs died at age 78 years old on August 14, 1823 in New Gloucester, ME. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Ephraim Briggs.
Barnabas Briggs was born on August 15, 1720 in Plymouth, Massachusetts United States, and died at age 73 years old on December 8, 1793 in Halifax. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Barnabas Briggs.
The Geelong Advertiser. 15th October 1898. - MARRIAGE. BRIGGS - BREARLEY. On the 7th September at Christ Church, Geelong, by the Rev. Canon Goodman, John Charles, fifth son of the late Robert Briggs, of Buninyong, Victoria, to Florence, second daughter of the late Charles Brearley, of Geelong, Victoria.
Adelaide Melissa Wamboldt-Briggs
Adelaide Melissa Wamboldt-Briggs was born on May 12, 1897. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Adelaide Melissa Wamboldt-Briggs.
Shirley Lorraine (Pittsley) Briggs was born in 1937 in Massachusetts United States, and died at age 62 years old in 1999 in Gardner, Worcester County. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Shirley Lorraine (Pittsley) Briggs.
James Thomas Briggs was born on March 16 to Judge Love Sr and Willie S Love, and had siblings Mildred Grace Love Davis, Mattie Grace Love-Ulmer, Judge Buddy Love Jr, Johnny Robert Love, and Clifton Coca Harrison. James Briggs died in 1998. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Thomas Briggs .
George Frederick Briggs of Ydah Australia was born in 1851 in Ashford, Kent County United Kingdom to John Briggs and Sarah Sayers Briggs. He had siblings John Briggs and Frederick Stanle Briggs. He was in a relationship with Elizabeth Catherine (Hughes) Briggs, and had children Susannah Louisa (Briggs) McKillop, Walter John Briggs, Elsie Helena Briggs, and Frederick George Briggs. George Briggs died at age 81 years old in 1932 in Glen Creek Australia.
James Thomas Briggs was born on April 6, 1932 to Willie S Love and George Biggs, and had a brother Clifton Coca Harrison. James Briggs died at age 66 years old in 1998 at New Orleans, LA. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember James Thomas Briggs .
Jacqueline (Burkle) Briggs was born on December 1, 958. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Jacqueline Briggs.
Walker W Briggs was born on February 22, 1916, and died at age 74 years old on November 17, 1990. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Walker W Briggs.

Briggs Death Records & Life Expectancy

The average age of a Briggs family member is 71.0 years old according to our database of 22,835 people with the last name Briggs that have a birth and death date listed.

Life Expectancy

71.0 years

Oldest Briggses

These are the longest-lived members of the Briggs family on AncientFaces.

Gertrude W Briggs of West Newbury, Essex County, MA was born on December 3, 1886, and died at age 107 years old on February 13, 1994.
107 years
Thomas James Briggs Sr of Humble, Harris County, Texas was born on October 30, 1900, and died at age 106 years old on January 12, 2007.
106 years
Isabell B Briggs of Daytona Beach, Volusia County, FL was born on January 23, 1899, and died at age 107 years old on December 8, 2006.
107 years
Carrie Briggs of Lisbon, Linn County, IA was born on December 19, 1889, and died at age 105 years old on June 20, 1995.
105 years
Josephine G Briggs of Scottville, Mason County, MI was born on September 21, 1904, and died at age 105 years old on April 12, 2010.
105 years
Nola Briggs of Mars Hill, Madison County, North Carolina was born on February 3, 1880, and died at age 106 years old in August 1986.
106 years
Harriett Briggs of Florida was born on January 29, 1870, and died at age 106 years old in December 1976.
106 years
Pansy T Briggs was born on February 3, 1884, and died at age 106 years old in October 1990. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember Pansy T Briggs.
106 years
Mary A Briggs of Bryson City, Swain County, NC was born on September 23, 1901, and died at age 104 years old on May 13, 2006.
104 years
Fannie Briggs was born on January 2, 1862, and died at age 105 years old on November 15, 1967.
105 years
Ruth Henrietta Briggs of Macomb, McDonough County, Minnesota was born on December 31, 1901, and died at age 104 years old on July 1, 2006.
104 years
Myrtle F Briggs of Malden, Middlesex County, MA was born on December 23, 1900, and died at age 104 years old on April 26, 2005.
104 years
Advertisement
Advertisement

Other Briggs Records

Share memories about your Briggs family

Leave comments and ask questions related to the Briggs family.

Leave a comment
The simple act of leaving a comment shows you care.

Followers & Sources

Loading records
Back to Top