Asa Lloyd BRIGGS

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9 December 1882 , Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA

Died

25 January 1962 , Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA

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Leverett Asa BRIGGS Ruth Ada WHITE

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Born: 9 December 1882 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA

Father: Leverett Asa BRIGGS

Mother: Ruth Ada WHITE

Paternal grandparents: Asa Sheldon BRIGGS , Mary Caroline BURDICK

Maternal grandparents: Maxson Perry WHITE , Abby GAVITT

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Asa Lloyd married Mildred Pauline Amelia GIMLICH 18 September 1909 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Mildred Pauline Amelia GIMLICH was born 12 June 1879 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville). Mildred Pauline Amelia died 30 January 1936 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA (Ashaway) (Hope Valley). Mildred Pauline Amelia was the child of Jacob C GIMLICH and Louisa Ellen FEIGE.

Asa Lloyd married (2) Mildred Grace EILER 8 May 1937 in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA . Mildred Grace EILER was born 22 November 1890 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Mildred Grace died abt. 1959 in Rhode Island, USA. Mildred Grace was the child of Edward EILER and Sarah Jane SCOTT.

Asa Lloyd BRIGGS died 25 January 1962 in Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA .

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Mildred Pauline Amelia GIMLICH
Marriage date: 18 September 1909
Marriage place: Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA
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Mildred Pauline Amelia GIMLICH was the child of Jacob C GIMLICH and Louisa Ellen FEIGE

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Groom's name: Asa Lloyd Briggs

Groom's age: 26 years

Groom's estimated birth year: 1883

Groom's birthplace: Ashaway, , Rhode Island

Bride's name: Mildred Pauline Gimlick

Bride's age: 30 years

Bride's estimated birth year: 1879

Bride's birthplace: Pittsfield, ,

Marriage date (original): 18 Sep 1909

Marriage date: 18 Sep 1909

Marriage place: Pittsfield, , Massachusetts

Groom's father's name: Leverett A Briggs

Groom's mother's name: Ruth A White

Father of bride's name: Jacob Gimlick

Mother of bride's name: Louise Feige

Film number: 2315509

Digital GS number: 4329361

Image number: 504

Number of images: 1

Reference number: p 111 no 219

Marriage registration place: Pittsfield, , Massachusetts

Marriage registration year: 1909

Collection: Massachusetts Marriage Records, 1842-1915

Article on marriage

Date: September 20, 1909

Location: Massachusetts

Paper: Springfield Republican

married 18 Sept 1909, Asa Lloyd Briggs in Pittsfield, MA, (Massachusetts Vital Records Vol: 586 ; Page: 111). She is 30. This is her first marriage. She is living at 363 Columbus Avenue in Pittsfield.

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Lloyd Gimlich BRIGGS

Born: 7 November 1910, Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA
Died: 21 January 1992, Pensacola, Florida, USA

Married: Virginia Macrae BRIGGS 1940 Place: Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA (Attleborough) (South Attleboro)

Barbara Louise BRIGGS

Born: 18 May 1913, , Rhode Island, USA
Died: January 1977, Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA

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Mildred Grace EILER
Marriage date: 8 May 1937
Marriage place: Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

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Mildred Grace EILER was the child of Edward EILER and Sarah Jane SCOTT

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Event Date: 08 May 1937

Event Place: , Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

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Spouse's Name: Mildred G Eiler

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GS Film Number: 001953010

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Digital Folder Number: 004810294

Image Number: 00514

"Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950", database with images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 4 November 2017), Asa Lloyd Briggs and Mildred G Eiler, 1937.

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1882 Birth
Name: Asa Lloyd Briggs
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 09 Dec 1882
Birthplace: Rhode Island
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Father's Name: Everett A. Briggs
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Mother's Name: Ruth A. Briggs
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I02131-8
System Origin: Rhode Island-EASy
Source Film Number: 1822629
Reference Number: 289
Collection: Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1878-1914

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1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 College Graduate
Graduated from Brown University in 1904

Asa Lloyd BRIGGS - Name: Asa Lloyd Briggs School Location: Providence, Rhode Island, USA Year: 1904 Yearbook Title: Liber Brunensis Mcmiv Ancestry.com. U.S. School

Name: Asa Lloyd Briggs
School Location: Providence, Rhode Island, USA
Year: 1904
Yearbook Title: Liber Brunensis Mcmiv

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Name: Asa Lloyd Briggs
Publication Year: 1905
Publication State: Rhode Island
School Name: Brown University
Residence: Ashaway, Rhode Island
Title: Brown University Historical Catalogue 1764-1904.

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1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 Marriage / Partner
Asa Lloyd BRIGGS and Mildred Pauline Amelia GIMLICH 18 September 1909, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, USA (Coltsville)

He was 26 years old.

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Birth of Child
Lloyd Gimlich BRIGGS was born 7 November 1910, Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA (Ashaway) (Hope Valley)

Asa Lloyd was 27 years old.

1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 Birth of Child
Barbara Louise BRIGGS was born 18 May 1913, , Rhode Island, USA

Asa Lloyd was 30 years old.

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 Rhode Island State Census
Name: Asa L Briggs
Residence: Hopkinton, E.D. 430, Washington, Rhode Island
Age in years: 32
Estimated birth year: 1883
Birthplace: U S
Relationship to head-of-household: Self
Gender: Male
Race: White
Father's birthplace: U S
Mother's birthplace: U S
Page letter: H
Line number: 35
Film number: 1769152
Collection: Rhode Island State Census, 1915

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New England Families, Genealogical and Memorial: A Record of the Achievements of Her People in the Making of Commonwealths and the Founding of a Nation, William Richard Cutter
Lewis historical publishing company, 1915

Page 2323

'Children of Leverett A. Briggs: 1. Asa Lloyd, born December 9, 1882, graduate of Hopkinton High School, 1900, and Brown University, 1904, now with his father in the office of the Ashaway Woolen Company...'

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1917 Ashaway ? , RI
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Asa Lloyd Briggs
Broad, Ashaway ?, R.I.
age 35
b. December 9, 1882
occupation - Superintendent Ashaway Woolen Co.
Ashaway ?, R.I.
nearest relative - Mildred P. Briggs, wife
Broad St., Ashaway Marsh?, R.I.
tall, slender, blue eyes, brown hair
September 12, 1918
U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
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1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Washington County, Rhode Island
name: A Lloyd Briggs
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: , Washington, Rhode Island
gender: Male
age: 47
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Rhode Island
estimated birth year: 1883
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Rhode Island
mother's birthplace: Rhode Island
enumeration district number:
family number: 26
sheet number and letter: 1B
line number: 84
nara publication:
film number: 2341916
digital folder number: 4547311
image number: 00030
Household Gender Age
A Lloyd Briggs M 47
spouse Mildred P Briggs F 48
child Lloyd G Briggs M 19
child Barbara L Briggs F 16

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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island
name: A Lloyd Briggs
event: Census
event date: 1935
event place: Washington, Rhode Island, United States
residence: Broad, Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island
street address: Broad
gender: Male
marital status: Married
race: White
head of household - number in family: 3
birth date: 09 Dec 1882
birthplace: Rhode Island
film number: 1753715

1935 Rhode Island State Census
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1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1936 Death of Spouse/Partner
Mildred Pauline Amelia GIMLICH died 30 January 1936, Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA (Ashaway) (Hope Valley)

1937 Marriage / Partner
Asa Lloyd BRIGGS and Mildred Grace EILER 8 May 1937, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA

He was 54 years old.

1937 marriage

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1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island
name: A Lloyd Briggs
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event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Hopkinton Town, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
gender: Male
age: 57
marital status: Married
race (original): White
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original): Head
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Rhode Island
estimated birth year: 1883
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 5-10
family number: 178
sheet number and letter: 7B
line number: 79
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 3772
digital folder number: 005461767
image number: 00161
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head A Lloyd Briggs M 57 Rhode Island
wife Mildred E Briggs F 48 Pennsylvania
daughter Barbara L Briggs F 26 Rhode Island
housekeeper Christine Southworth F 69 Scotland
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

Asa Lloyd BRIGGS - World War II Draft Registration Card

World War II Draft Registration Card

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1944 - D-Day, which occurred on June 6, 1944, was a pivotal World War II operation where Allied forces launched a massive invasion on the beaches of Normandy, France. Known as Operation Overlord, it involved over 156,000 troops from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. The operation aimed to liberate Western Europe from Nazi German control. The landings marked the beginning of the end for Nazi Germany, leading to the eventual Allied victory in Europe.

1945 - The atomic bomb is invented (J. Robert Oppenheimer, et al., United States)

The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.

1945 - Harry S. Truman becomes President of the United States

1945 - On September 2, 1945, World War II officially ended with the formal surrender of Japan. The surrender ceremony took place aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, where Japanese officials signed the Instrument of Surrender in the presence of Allied representatives, including General Douglas MacArthur and Admiral Chester Nimitz.

1948 - Velcro is invented (George de Mestral, Switzerland)

1950 - Ashaway, Rhode Island
Name: A Floyd Briggs
Age: 67
Birth Date: abt 1883
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Place: Rhode Island
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Residence Date: 1950
Home in 1950: Ashaway, Washington, Rhode Island, USA
Dwelling Number: 233
Farm: No
Acres: No
Occupation Category: Ot
Worked Last Week: No
Seeking Work: No
Employment Status: No
Household Members Age Relationship
A Floyd Briggs 67 Head
Mildred E Briggs
59 Wife
Barbara H Briggs
36 Daughter
Mary A Rendon
54 Maid
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1950 - June 25 - Korean War begins when North Korean forces invade South Korea.

1953 - Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes President of the United States

1953 - On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended with the signing of an armistice agreement at Panmunjom. This ceasefire halted the conflict between North Korea, supported by China and the Soviet Union, and South Korea, backed by United Nations forces primarily from the United States. The agreement established the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) near the 38th parallel, effectively maintaining the pre-war boundary and creating a buffer zone between the two Koreas.

March 1961
Attended the wedding of Ann Bachulus (daughter of the late Dr. Matthew John Bachulus and Ernestine Louise Humphrey) and William Frederic Hanzl, Jr., in Springfield

He was living in Ashaway, R. I. at that time

Date: March 24, 1961
Location: Massachusetts
Paper: Springfield Union

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1961 - John F. Kennedy becomes President of the United States

1961 - Vietnam War officially begins with 900 military advisors landing in Saigon.

Asa Lloyd BRIGGS - Grave - Oak Grove Cemetery Cemetery Lane Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Grave - Oak Grove Cemetery
Cemetery Lane
Hopkinton, Washington, Rhode Island, USA

Oak Grove Cemetery
Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA (Ashaway) (Hope Valley)

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Death — 1962
25 January 1962
Hopkinton, Rhode Island, USA
He died at the age of 79.

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