Person:Mary Tift (3)
Mary Tift
b.1792 Rhode Island, United States
d.9 Jul 1886 Voluntown, New London, Connecticut, United States
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  1. Ezra Briggs1830 - 1921
  2. Olney Briggs
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Name Mary Tift
Alt Name Mary Tefft
Gender Female
Birth? 1792 Rhode Island, United States
Marriage to Wanton Briggs
Death[1] 9 Jul 1886 Voluntown, New London, Connecticut, United States
References
  1. ↑ The History of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations - Biographical. (New York: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1920)
    [1].

    Wanton Briggs, son of Jonathan and Abigail (Greene) Briggs, was born in Warwick, R. I., and resided there all his life. He was a prosperous farmer and a well-known and eminently-respected member of the community. He was a staunch Baptist and an active worker in the church. Wanton Briggs married Mary Tift, daughter of Solomon Tift; she died at Voluntown, Conn., July 9, 1886, aged seventy-four years. Among their children was Olney, mentioned below.

  2.   CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census Record
    Name: Mary Briggs
    Age: 58
    Estimated birth year: abt 1792
    Birth place: Rhode Island
    Gender: Female
    Home in 1850
    (City,County,State): Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island
    Widow
    Image Source: Year: 1850; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: M432_841; Page: 156; Image: 311.
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