Capt Nathan Spooner Briggs (1799-1870)

Capt Nathan Spooner Briggs

Birth

24 Feb 1799

Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Death

28 Jun 1870 (aged 71)

Marion, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA

Burial

Evergreen Cemetery

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Noted sea captain, Nathan died when struck by lightning durng a storm. He was not at sea but rather standing in the doorway of his home.

His home in Marion was known as "Rose Cottage".

Family Members

Parents

Benjamin Briggs

1755–1826
Elizabeth Spooner Briggs

1764–1831

Spouses

Maria Cobb Briggs

1805–1828 (m. 1827)
Sophia Matilda Cobb Briggs

1803–1889 (m. 1830)

Siblings

Elizabeth Briggs Scott

1796–1873
Sarah Briggs

unknown–1808

Children

Nathan Stutson Briggs

1828–1828
Nathan Henry Briggs

1831–1855
Maria Mathilda Briggs Gibbs

1833–1859
Capt Benjamin Spooner Briggs

1835–1872
Oliver Everson Briggs

1837–1873
James Cannon Briggs

1839–1922
Sophronia Cobb Briggs

1841–1843
Zenas Marston Briggs

1844–1870

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Capt Nathan Spooner Briggs

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Benjamin Briggs

Elizabeth Spooner Briggs

Maria Cobb Briggs

Sophia Matilda Cobb Briggs

Elizabeth Briggs Scott

Sarah Briggs

Nathan Stutson Briggs

Nathan Henry Briggs

Maria Mathilda Briggs Gibbs

Capt Benjamin Spooner Briggs

Oliver Everson Briggs

James Cannon Briggs

Sophronia Cobb Briggs

Zenas Marston Briggs

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