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Facts and Events
Source: Beers "Commemorative Biographical Record of Fairfield, CT" pg 1210
In 1853 Augusta was legally adopted by Calvin H. Briggs, of the town of Sherman, and his wife, Lois H. (Goodwin), a sister of Augusta's mother. She was carefully educated under their kindly direction, and at their death inherited their property, as they had no other children.
References
- ↑ Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;)
Database online. Sherman, Fairfield, Connecticut, post office Danbury, roll M653_73, page 425, image 427.
Record for Augusta Briggs
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;)
Database online. Sherman, Fairfield, Connecticut, ED , roll , page .
Record for Augusta B Giddings
- Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;)
Database online. Sherman, Fairfield, Connecticut, ED , roll , page .
Record for Ella M Giddings
- ↑ Surname of adoptive parents
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