Lilly EATON

Born

29 June 1800 , Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

Died

27 October 1880 , Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Age: 80
Cause of Death: Gastritis

Lilly married Asaph Leonard BRIGGS 30 August 1825 in Pelham, Massachusetts, USA . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Asaph Leonard BRIGGS was born 10 November 1803 in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, USA. Asaph Leonard died 23 February 1882 in Shutesbury, Massachusetts, USA. Asaph Leonard was the child of Josiah Leonard BRIGGS and Lois VAUGHAN .

Parents & Family of Lilly EATON

Parents of Lilly EATON

Father

Marston EATON

Mother

Charlotte DUTTON

Grandparents of Lilly EATON

Paternal grandparents

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Lilly EATON

Lilly EATON married

Asaph Leonard BRIGGS
Marriage date: 30 August 1825
Marriage place: Pelham, Massachusetts, USA
Source: Massachusetts Vital Records to 1850 (Online Database: NewEnglandAncestors.org, New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2001-2007).

Asaph Leonard BRIGGS was the child of Josiah Leonard BRIGGS and Lois VAUGHAN

Marriage notes:

BRIGGS, Asaph L., b. Shutesbury, s. Josiah L. of Shutesbury,, and Lilly Eaton, Aug. 30, 1825, Pelham.

EATON, Lilly, d. Marson and Charlottee, and Asaph L. Briggs, Aug. 30, 1825, Pelham.

Children of Asaph Leonard BRIGGS and Lilly EATON

Charlotte Dutton BRIGGS

Born: 7 July 1826, Pelham, Massachusetts, USA
Died: August 1899, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Thomas Jefferson BRIGGS

Born: abt. 1832, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Lucy Ann BRIGGS

Born: abt. 1833, Shutesbury, Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Russell Brown BRIGGS

Born: 5 January 1836, Adams, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 August 1910, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Married: Eliza MANCHESTER 26 February 1854 Place: Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Richmond BRIGGS

Born: abt. 1836, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

Jerome BRIGGS

Born: abt. 1837, Shutesbury, Massachusetts, USA
Died: abt. 1901, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Marston Fayette BRIGGS

Born: abt. 1840, Shutesbury, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 31 August 1900, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Augusta BRIGGS

Born: abt. 1846, , Massachusetts, USA
Died: ,

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1800 Birth

Belchertown, MA: Vital Records
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Eaton - Lilly, d. Marson & Charlotte, b. June 29, 1800

Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915
Name: Lilly Eaton
Gender: Female
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Birth Date: 29 Jun 1800
birthPlace: Belchestown, Massachusetts
Death Date:
name note:
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father's Name: Marson Eaton
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mother's Name: Charlotte Eaton
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mother's Age:
indexing project (batch) number: C01163-0
system origin: Massachusetts-EASy
source Film Number: 1863287
reference number: Item 5 Pg E
source: familysearch.org

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

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.

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 Marriage / Partner
Lilly EATON and Asaph Leonard BRIGGS 30 August 1825, Pelham, Massachusetts, USA

She was 25 years old.

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.

1826 Birth of Child
Charlotte Dutton BRIGGS was born 7 July 1826, Pelham, Massachusetts, USA

Lilly was 26 years old.

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

1836 Birth of Child
Russell Brown BRIGGS was born 5 January 1836, Adams, Massachusetts, USA

Lilly was 35 years old.

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.

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

1850 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Asaph Briggs, 47, laborer
Lydia Briggs, 50
Thomas Briggs, 18, laborer
Lucy Briggs, 17
Russell Briggs, 14
Richmond Briggs, 14
Jerome Briggs, 12
Mason Briggs, 10
Augusta Briggs, 3

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1850 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1854 Marriage of Child
Russell Brown BRIGGS married 26 February 1854, Adams, Massachusetts, USA to Eliza MANCHESTER

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts

Asaph L. Briggs, age 56, b. abt 1804
Lilly Briggs, age 60, b. abt 1800

??? 2 different sources for 1860 Census ???

Jefferson Briggs 28, farmer, b. MA
Mary Briggs 27, b. MA
Asaph L Briggs 56, day laborer, b. MA

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1860 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
Exploring the U.S. Census: Your Guide to America’s Data

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.