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John Briggs
Abt 1770 -1. John Briggs was born Abt 1770, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. John married Zilpha Matteson 15 Mar 1773, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. Zilpha (daughter of Hezekiah Matteson and Mary Sweet) was born 19 Feb 1757, of, Shaftsbury, Vt; died 19 Aug 1838. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. George Briggs was born Abt 1773, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 3. Amy Briggs was born Abt 1774, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 4. Barbara Briggs was born Abt 1776, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 5. Carmi Briggs was born Abt 1778, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 6. Ester Briggs was born Abt 1779, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 7. Lillie Briggs was born Abt 1781, Shaftsbury, Vermont.
- 8. Pardon Briggs was born Abt 1783, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 9. John Briggs was born Abt 1785, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 10. Dexter Briggs was born Abt 1786, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 11. Luther Briggs was born Abt 1787, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 12. Wheaton Allen Briggs was born Abt 1789, of, Shaftsbury, Vt.
- 13. Huldah Briggs was born 11 Nov 1791, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 19 Mar 1845.
Generation: 2
2. George Briggs (1.John1) was born Abt 1773, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 3. Amy Briggs (1.John1) was born Abt 1774, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 4. Barbara Briggs (1.John1) was born Abt 1776, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 5. Carmi Briggs (1.John1) was born Abt 1778, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 6. Ester Briggs (1.John1) was born Abt 1779, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 7. Lillie Briggs (1.John1) was born Abt 1781, Shaftsbury, Vermont. 8. Pardon Briggs (1.John1) was born Abt 1783, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 9. John Briggs (1.John1) was born Abt 1785, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 10. Dexter Briggs (1.John1) was born Abt 1786, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 11. Luther Briggs (1.John1) was born Abt 1787, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 12. Wheaton Allen Briggs (1.John1) was born Abt 1789, of, Shaftsbury, Vt. 13. Huldah Briggs (1.John1) was born 11 Nov 1791, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 19 Mar 1845. Huldah married Simeon Downer 22 Jan 1808, Shaftsbury, Vermont. Simeon (son of Cyprian Downer and Hannah Willoughby) was born 28 Jul 1788, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 10 Dec 1838, Livonia, Wayne, Mich. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 14. Tyler Downer was born 28 Apr 1809, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 02 Dec 1876, Livonia, Wayne, Mich.
- 15. Lydia Downer was born Abt 1810, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich.
- 16. Milo Downer was born 22 Jun 1811, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 05 Sep 1890, Mindoro, La Crosse, Wisconsin.
- 17. Luther Downer was born 03 Sep 1812, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont; died 02 Apr 1856.
- 18. John Allen Downer was born 18 Dec 1813, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 17 Jul 1850.
- 19. Simeon M. Downer was born Abt 1815, Shaftsbury, Vermont.
- 20. Ephraim Downer was born Abt 1815, Shaftsbury, Vermont.
- 21. Truman Downer was born Abt 1816, Shaftsbury, Vermont.
- 22. Martin Simeon Downer was born Abt 1817, Shaftsbury, Vermont.
- 23. Zilpha Downer was born Abt 1818, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont.
Generation: 3
14. Tyler Downer (13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born 28 Apr 1809, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 02 Dec 1876, Livonia, Wayne, Mich. Tyler married Hannah Celestia Briggs Abt 1836, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mi. Hannah was born 1817, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mi; died 18 Mar 1847, Livonia, Wayne, Mich. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 24. Huldah Downer was born 07 May 1839, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich.
- 25. Jared Downer was born 09 Jan 1842, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich; died 21 Jul 1907.
15. Lydia Downer (13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1810, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich. Lydia married Samuel Gates Abt 1829, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich. Samuel (son of John Gates and Nancy Bertolf) was born Abt 1810, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 26. Susan Gates was born 25 Oct 1830, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich.
- 27. Mary Amelia Gates was born 26 Feb 1832, Livonia, Wayne, Mich; died 04 Aug 1897, Pocatello, Id; was buried , Pocatello, Id.
- 28. George W Gates was born Abt 1834.
- 29. Genet Gates was born 12 Jan 1836, Livonia, Wayne, Mich; died 02 Nov 1899.
- 30. Lucetta Gates was born Abt 1837, Livonia, Wayne, Mich.
- 31. Harriet Gates was born Abt 1839, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich.
- 32. Huldah Gates was born 23 Apr 1841, LaHarpe, Hancock, Il; died 11 Mar 1842, LaHarpe, Hancock, Il.
- 33. Charles Downer Gates was born 02 Feb 1843, LaHarpe, Hancock, Il; died Aug 1844, LaHarpe, Hancock, Il.
- 34. Lydia Gates was born 11 Mar 1845; died 31 Jul 1852.
- 35. Samuel Bertolf Gates was born 13 Jun 1849, Council Bluffs, Ia; died 12 Dec 1860.
- 36. Nancy Jane Gates was born 29 Dec 1850, Council Bluffs, Ia; died 26 Oct 1872.
16. Milo Downer (13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born 22 Jun 1811, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 05 Sep 1890, Mindoro, La Crosse, Wisconsin. Milo married Julia Speer 02 Jun 1840. Julia was born 29 Mar 1818, Mindoro, La Crosse, Wisconsin; died 11 Feb 1880, Livonia, Wayne, Michigan. [Group Sheet]
Milo married Eliza Worden 14 Nov 1832, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont. Eliza was born Abt 1815, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont. [Group Sheet]
17. Luther Downer (13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born 03 Sep 1812, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont; died 02 Apr 1856. Luther married Clarissa Roberts 01 May 1837, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont. Clarissa was born Abt 1816, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont. [Group Sheet]
18. John Allen Downer (13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born 18 Dec 1813, Shaftsbury, Vermont; died 17 Jul 1850. John married Keziah J. Welsh 10 Aug 1837,
. Keziah was born Abt 1816, . [Group Sheet] 19. Simeon M. Downer (13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1815, Shaftsbury, Vermont. 20. Ephraim Downer (13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1815, Shaftsbury, Vermont. 21. Truman Downer (13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1816, Shaftsbury, Vermont. 22. Martin Simeon Downer (13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1817, Shaftsbury, Vermont. 23. Zilpha Downer (13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1818, Shaftsbury, Bennington, Vermont.
Generation: 4
24. Huldah Downer (14.Tyler3, 13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born 07 May 1839, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich. Huldah married Ezekiel H Roberts 31 Oct 1861, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mi. Ezekiel was born Abt 1835, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mi. [Group Sheet]
25. Jared Downer (14.Tyler3, 13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born 09 Jan 1842, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich; died 21 Jul 1907. Jared married Elizabeth Wilcox Abt 1884, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mi. Elizabeth was born 03 Jul 1863, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mi. [Group Sheet]
26. Susan Gates (15.Lydia3, 13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born 25 Oct 1830, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich. 27. Mary Amelia Gates (15.Lydia3, 13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born 26 Feb 1832, Livonia, Wayne, Mich; died 04 Aug 1897, Pocatello, Id; was buried , Pocatello, Id. Mary married James Harvey Gardner 14 Nov 1852, Ogden, Ut. James (son of Moses I Gardner and Polly Pierson) was born 10 Apr 1830, ,Senecca, Ny; died 25 Jan 1907, Pocatello, Id; was buried 27 Jan 1907, Pocatello, Id. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 37. Mary Amelia Gardner was born 10 Sep 1853, Ogden, Weber, Utah; died 07 Oct 1879, Ogden, Weber, Utah.
- 38. Samantha Jane Gardner was born 18 Jul 1855, Ogden, Weber, Utah; died 27 Aug 1892, Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho; was buried , Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho.
- 39. Lydia Alzina Gardner was born 16 Oct 1856, Ogden, Weber, Utah; died 05 Jan 1913, Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho; was buried 07 Jan 1914, Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho.
- 40. Polly Ann Gardner was born 17 Sep 1858, Ogden, Weber, Utah; died 25 Nov 1860.
- 41. James Harvey Gardner was born 02 Feb 1860, Ogden, Weber, Utah.
- 42. George Andrew Gardner was born 29 Dec 1861, Ogden, Weber, Utah; died 04 Jan 1862.
- 43. Samuel Gates Gardner was born 22 Nov 1862, Ogden, Weber, Utah; died 01 Dec 1863.
- 44. Matilda Lenora Gardner was born 07 Dec 1864, Ogden, Weber, Utah; died 28 Feb 1867.
- 45. Charles William Gardner was born 26 Sep 1866, Ogden, Weber, Utah; died 23 Sep 1949, Inkom, Bannock, Idaho; was buried 26 Sep 1949, Inkom, Bannock, Idaho.
- 46. John Alvin Gardner was born 05 May 1869, Ogden, Weber, Utah; died 1939.
- 47. Joseph Alma Gardner was born 18 Dec 1870, Ogden, Weber, Utah; died 28 Feb 1871.
- 48. Jotham Simon Gardner was born 07 Apr 1872, Ogden, Weber, Utah; died 09 Apr 1873.
- 49. Ada Ernestine Gardner was born 27 Nov 1873, Ogden, Weber, Utah; died 23 Oct 1874.
- 50. Lucetta Maria Gardner was born 27 Feb 1875, Ogden, Weber, Utah; died 09 Mar 1877.
28. George W Gates (15.Lydia3, 13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1834. 29. Genet Gates (15.Lydia3, 13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born 12 Jan 1836, Livonia, Wayne, Mich; died 02 Nov 1899. Genet married Willard Bingham 29 Apr 1853, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mi. Willard was born Abt 1830, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mi. [Group Sheet]
30. Lucetta Gates (15.Lydia3, 13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1837, Livonia, Wayne, Mich. 31. Harriet Gates (15.Lydia3, 13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born Abt 1839, of, Livonia, Wayne, Mich. 32. Huldah Gates (15.Lydia3, 13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born 23 Apr 1841, LaHarpe, Hancock, Il; died 11 Mar 1842, LaHarpe, Hancock, Il. 33. Charles Downer Gates (15.Lydia3, 13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born 02 Feb 1843, LaHarpe, Hancock, Il; died Aug 1844, LaHarpe, Hancock, Il. 34. Lydia Gates (15.Lydia3, 13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born 11 Mar 1845; died 31 Jul 1852. 35. Samuel Bertolf Gates (15.Lydia3, 13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born 13 Jun 1849, Council Bluffs, Ia; died 12 Dec 1860. 36. Nancy Jane Gates (15.Lydia3, 13.Huldah2, 1.John1) was born 29 Dec 1850, Council Bluffs, Ia; died 26 Oct 1872. Nancy married Levi J Taylor 13 Nov 1871, of, Council Bluffs, Ia. Levi was born Abt 1845, of, Council Bluffs, Ia. [Group Sheet]