John
BRIGGS
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Born: abt. 1777
John BRIGGS died 16 October 1866 in Marion, Massachusetts, USA.
Mother: Desire Briggs
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1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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)
Name: John Briggs
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Death Date: 16 Oct 1866
Death Place: Marion, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Age: 89
Birth Date: 1777
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Father's Name: John Briggs
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Mother's Name: Desire Briggs
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: I01582-2
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
GS Film number: 2047769
Reference ID: it 2 p 7 no 42
'Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:FHBS-CBF : 10 December 2014), John Briggs, 16 Oct 1866; citing Marion, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States, reference it 2 p 7 no 42; FHL microfilm 2,047,769.'
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