Richard BRIGGS

Born

19 November 1733 , Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Died

22 October 1758 , Bristol, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Richard married Mercy COBB 15 November 1752 in Norton, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mercy COBB was born 13 June 1734 in Norton, Province of Massachusetts Bay. Mercy died 15 September 1788 in Norton, Massachusetts, USA.

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Richard BRIGGS married

Mercy COBB
Marriage date: 15 November 1752
Marriage place: Norton, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Children of Richard BRIGGS and Mercy COBB

Richard BRIGGS

Born: abt. 1753, Mansfield, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Died: 11 April 1835, Worthington, Massachusetts, USA

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Birth — 1733
19 November 1733
Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

1752 Marriage / Partner
Richard BRIGGS and Mercy COBB 15 November 1752, Norton, Massachusetts, USA

He was 19 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

Death — 1758
22 October 1758
Bristol, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
He died at the age of 24.

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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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