Harold Elmer Briggs1

M, #29346, b. Sep 16, 1899, d. Jan 6, 1976
Pedigree
Father*Edmund James Briggs1 b. Feb 20, 1857, d. Feb 2, 1899
Mother*Minnie Susan Baker1 b. Sep 9, 1872, d. Aug 20, 1960

Family

Hazel Sophronia Holmquist b. Jul 20, 1900, d. Feb 15, 1992
Children

Chronological Events

Birth*Sep 16, 1899 Harold Elmer Briggs was born on Sep 16, 1899 at Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States.1,2 
 He was the son of Edmund James Briggs and Minnie Susan Baker.1 
Researcher's Note* 
Harold Elmer Briggs's father, Edmund James Briggs, died before he was born.3
 
Marriage*Jan 29, 1919 Harold Elmer Briggs married Hazel Sophronia Holmquist, daughter of Nelson Niles Holmquist and Harriet Chapin, on Jan 29, 1919 at Pittsford, Rutland County, Vermont, United States.1 
Death*Jan 6, 1976 Harold Elmer Briggs died on Jan 6, 1976, at age 76 at Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States.4 
ObituaryJan 7, 1976  OBITUARY: Harold E. Briggs, 76, formerly of 40 Mereline Ave., Plainville, died Tuesday at Hartford Hospital after a long illness.

He was formerly employed at the Bradley Co. of Forrestville and had lived in Plainville for the last 25 years.

He is survived by his wife Mrs. Sophia (Hunt) Briggs of Plainville; two daughters Mrs. Evelyn Raymond of Fitchburg, Mass. and Mrs. Mary Murdock of Proctor, Vt; a stepdaughter, Mrs. Ruth Hunt of Plainville, a stepson, Merrill Hunt of Simsbury; a sister, Mrs. Jane Powers of Forrestville; a brother Egbert Briggs of Proctor, Vt; and six grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Plainville Memorial Funeral Home. Burial will be in West Cemetery, Plainville, Friends my call at the funeral home Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m.

Published in the Bristol Press, Bristol, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.5
 
Burial*Jan 9, 1976 He was buried on Jan 9, 1976 at West Cemetery, Plainville, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, Find A Grave Memorial# 93955852.6 

Citations

  1. [S2194] Vermont - Marriage Record, online at Ancestry.com.
  2. [S802] Site - Ancestry.com, online at http://www.ancestry.com
  3. [S740] Personal Knowledge - McKown, Malcolm K., online at e-mail address.
  4. [S51] Social Security Death Index (SSDI).
  5. [S19] Obituary - Online, Newspaper or Funeral Home.
  6. [S80] Gravestones - Death Cert Proof, Find-A-Grave, BillionGraves, #79.

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