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Coffin plate · primary-source record

George A Briggs

circa 17 September 1849 (computed from age at death) – 6 Feb 1871

One of 2 plates in the same photograph · transcribed from the original

Editorially verified

At-a-glance facts

Record type

Coffin plate

Date of death

6 Feb 1871

Date of birth

circa 17 September 1849 (computed from age at death)

Age at death

21 years 4 months 19 days

The coffin plate

Inscription transcription

George A Briggs
Age 21 Yrs 4 Mos 19 Dys
Died Feb 6th 1871
Transcription from the Ancestors at Rest archive.

Researcher's notes

I went and had a hunt for George A Briggs and John Burton Briggs in the OneWorldTree on Ancestry.com. I found them as you can see below.

OneWorldTree

Whitford Sullivan Briggs

  • Born: 23 Jun 1823, Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, USA
  • Died: 19 Feb 1869, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Sarah A Lillibridge

  • Born: 27 Mar 1828 in Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, USA
  • Died: 11 Nov 1871 in Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
  • Marriage: 10 Oct 1842 in [city], [county], Rhode Island, USA

Children

NameSexBirth date
Hattie Myra BriggsF
Meretis B BriggsM
Reynolds W BriggsM28 Mar 1845 in W Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
Cynthis S BriggsF9 Mar 1847 in West Greewich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
George A BriggsM18 Sep 1849
John Burton BriggsM20 Mar 1852 in W Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
Hannah B BriggsF17 Jan 1854 in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Martin V BriggsM13 Nov 1855 in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Mintus Beecher BriggsF1 Oct 1857 in West Greewich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
Mintus Beecher BriggsM1 Oct 1857
Meretis BriggsF5 Feb 1859
Whitford L BriggsM5 Feb 1859
Mintus Beecher BriggsM6 Mar 1860
Lillian B BriggsF24 Apr 1861 in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Harriet Almira BriggsF18 Apr 1863 in West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, USA
Ev Lee BriggsF18 Jan 1866
E V BriggsM18 Jan 1866
Er Lee BriggsM18 Jan 1866 in West Greewich, Kent County, Rhode Island, USA
BriggsM17 Feb 1868

Sources consulted

  • OneWorldTree (Ancestry.com)

Record submitted by

Thomas Roberts — to the Ancestors at Rest archive

Source & citation

Source type
Original photograph (multi-name plate)
Provenance
Submitted by Thomas Roberts to the Ancestors at Rest archive
Transcribed by
Ancestors at Rest archive — original contributor not recorded.
Last verified
2026-05-12
Permalink
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Image vs transcription
Both — original photograph and shared transcription on this page

Citation: "Coffin plate of George A Briggs (abt 1849 – 1871), part of a multi-plate photograph," transcribed and contributed to the Ancestors at Rest archive (https://ancestorsatrest.com/records/coffin-plates/briggs-george-a-1871/ : accessed [your access date]).

This plate is one of several recording members of the same family; see related records below for the others in the same photograph.

Related records

George A Briggs and John Burton Briggs share a single coffin-plate photograph.

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