Sweet BRIGGS

Born

abt. 1757 , North Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Died

23 October 1850 , South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA

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Ebenezer BRIGGS Eleanor SWEET

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Born: abt. 1757 in North Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Father: Ebenezer BRIGGS

Mother: Eleanor SWEET

Sweet had an active role in U.S. Revolutionary War.
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Sweet married Martha "Patty" TANNER abt. 1777 . The couple had (at least) 10 children.
Martha "Patty" TANNER was born abt. 1760 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck) (Peace Dale) (Wakefield). Martha "Patty" died 11 September 1840 in Rhode Island, USA.

Sweet BRIGGS died 23 October 1850 in South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA .
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Martha "Patty" TANNER
Marriage date: abt. 1777
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Children of Sweet BRIGGS and Martha "Patty" TANNER

Ebenezer BRIGGS

Born: 8 September 1778, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 25 February 1855, , Rhode Island, USA

Daniel BRIGGS

Born: abt. 1781, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 13 April 1856, , Rhode Island, USA

Sweet BRIGGS

Born: 13 August 1782 , South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 17 October 1872, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA

Elizabeth BRIGGS

Born: July 1784, South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 6 November 1869, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA

William BRIGGS

Born: 28 January 1787, , Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 8 December 1863, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA

Rachel BRIGGS

Born: 27 January 1789, South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 16 March 1865, Richmond, Rhode Island, USA

Gorton BRIGGS

Born: 15 February 1790, South Kingstown, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 1 April 1873, Jamestown, Rhode Island, USA

Palmer T. BRIGGS

Born: abt. 1791, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 1 December 1866, Newport, Rhode Island, USA

Bowen BRIGGS

Born: 8 May 1793, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 30 November 1882, Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA

Married: Hannah SHELDON 16 March 1815 Place: Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA (Quonochontaug)

Martha A BRIGGS

Born: 5 April 1795, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 9 October 1874,

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Revolutionary War
BRIGGS, SWEET
Ancestor #: A014409
Service: RHODE ISLAND Rank(s): PRIVATE
Birth: 1754 NORTH KINGSTOWN KINGS CO RHODE ISLAND
Death: POST 9-16-1848 SOUTH KINGSTOWN WASHINGTON CO RHODE ISLAND
Pension Number: *S12303
Service Source: *S12303
Service Description: 1) CAPTS EDMUNDS, PETER WRIGHT, SAMUEL DRYER; COLS WATERMAN, CHARLES DYER; MILITIA

COMMENTS(Overview)
1) NN 921416-WIFE'S NAME WAS MARTHA TANNER, NOT MARTHA TURNER.

RESIDENCE
1) City: WARWICK - County: KENT CO - State: RHODE ISLAND
2) City: NORTH KINGSTOWN - County: WASHINGTON CO - State: RHODE ISLAND

SPOUSE
1) MARTHA TANNER
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1775 - Paul Revere's famous ride (April 18)

1775 - First shots of Revolutionary War fired in Lexington and Concord. (April 19)

1776 - American Declaration of Independence (July 4)

1776 - Congress renames the nation 'United States of America' (September 9)

1777 - The Articles of Confederation Were Adopted (November 15)

1778 Birth of Child
Ebenezer BRIGGS was born 8 September 1778, , Rhode Island, USA

1782 Birth of Child
Sweet BRIGGS was born 13 August 1782 , South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck) (Peace Dale) (Wakefield)

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1784 Birth of Child
Elizabeth BRIGGS was born July 1784, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck) (Peace Dale) (Wakefield)

1787 Birth of Child
William BRIGGS was born 28 January 1787, , Rhode Island, USA

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 Birth of Child
Rachel BRIGGS was born 27 January 1789, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck) (Peace Dale) (Wakefield)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

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1790 Birth of Child
Gorton BRIGGS was born 15 February 1790, South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (Kingston) (West Kingston) (Matunuck) (Peace Dale) (Wakefield)

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1793 Birth of Child
Bowen BRIGGS was born 8 May 1793, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (North Kingston) (Wickford) (Davisville) (Saunderstown) (Allenton)

1795 Birth of Child
Martha A BRIGGS was born 5 April 1795, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA (North Kingston) (Wickford) (Davisville) (Saunderstown) (Allenton)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

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1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

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1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1815 Marriage of Child
Bowen BRIGGS married 16 March 1815, Charlestown, Rhode Island, USA (Quonochontaug) to Hannah SHELDON

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1840 Death of Spouse/Partner
Martha "Patty" TANNER died 11 September 1840, , Rhode Island, USA

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

Death — 1850
23 October 1850
South Kingstown, Rhode Island, USA

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Sweet Briggs Jr Lot South Kingstown, Washington County, Rhode Island, USA

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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state

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