Elizabeth Briggs

Elizabeth Briggs

Female 1798 - 1867  (68 years)

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  • Name Elizabeth Briggs 
    Born 21 Dec 1798  Brampton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Christened 28 Jan 1799  St. Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 7 Jan 1867  Perry, Box Elder, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Aft 7 Jan 1867  Three Mile Creek, Box Elder, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Burial: Willard Pioneer Cemetery
      Willard, Box Elder County, Utah, USA
      Find A Grave Memorial# 177546
    Person ID I134  Mortensen-Jensen
    Last Modified 8 Jul 2015 

    Father John Briggs,   b. 1772, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jun 1820, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 48 years) 
    Mother Ann Bowers,   b. 6 Dec 1778 
    Family ID F94  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Edmund Ellsworth 
    Married Utah Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2014 
    Family ID F237  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Nicholas Welch, II,   b. May 1795, Walton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 47 years) 
    Married 25 Dec 1819  Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Nathaniel Welch,   b. 1819, Walton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Feb 1822  (Age 3 years)
     2. Sarah Welch,   b. 15 Oct 1821, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Feb 1822, Walton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     3. John Welch,   b. 6 Jan 1823, Walton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Nov 1910, Paradise, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years)
     4. Mary Anne Welch,   b. 15 Jun 1825, Walton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Mar 1826, Walton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +5. Ann Welch,   b. 18 Dec 1826, Walton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1904, Logan, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     6. William Welch,   b. 29 May 1830, Walton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 12 years)
     7. George Welch,   b. 30 Aug 1837, Brampton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Sep 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 5 years)
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2014 
    Family ID F39  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Madson/Madison,   d. Bef 1846, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married Aft 1842  Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 30 Jun 2014 
    Family ID F236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Dec 1798 - Brampton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 28 Jan 1799 - St. Mary, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Dec 1819 - Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - Aft 1842 - Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Jan 1867 - Perry, Box Elder, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - Aft 7 Jan 1867 - Three Mile Creek, Box Elder, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - - Utah Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Elizabeth Briggs Welch 1798-1867
    Elizabeth Briggs Welch 1798-1867

    Documents
    Obituary for Elizabeth Briggs Welch, Salt Lake Daily Telegraph: 16 January 1867, page 3
    Obituary for Elizabeth Briggs Welch, Salt Lake Daily Telegraph: 16 January 1867, page 3
    OBITUARY--Died, at the residence of her son, bro. John Welch, in Willard City, Box Elder County, sister Elizabeth Welch, aged 67 years.

    Deceased was baptized near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England, in 1841, emigrated to Nauvoo in 1842, accompanied the Saints to Nauvoo in 1842, accompanied the Saints to Council Bluffs in the exodus of 1846, and arrived in Zion in 1852. Sister Welch was a member of the Council of Health, a strong advocate of truth, a firm supporter of the authorities and a true saint from first to last.

    Headstones
    Headstone for Elizabeth Briggs Welch
    Headstone for Elizabeth Briggs Welch

    Histories
    Elizabeth Briggs Welch 1799-1867
    Elizabeth Briggs Welch 1799-1867

  • Notes 
    • Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848 about Elizabeth Briggs

      Name: Elizabeth Briggs
      Gender: Female
      Relationship to Primary Person: Self (Head)
      Father: John Briggs
      Mother: Ann
      Birth Date: 22 Dec 1797
      Birth Place: Derbyshire, England

      LDS Church Ordinance Data:
      Patriarchal Blessing Date: July 25, 1845 Nauvoo, Hancock, IL, USA Officiator: Smith, William

      Household Members:


      Name Relation

      Elizabeth Briggs Self (Head)
      Madison Spouse

      Ancestry.com. Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830-1848 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013.
      Original data: Black, Susan Easton, compiler. Membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1830–1848. 50 vols. Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Religious Studies Center, 1989. Private Donor.

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    • Name:
      Utah Cemetery Inventory
      about Elizabeth Briggs Welch Madson Ellsworth Briggs

      Elizabeth Briggs Welch Madson Ellsworth Briggs
      Gender: F (Female)
      Birth Date: 21 Dec 1799
      Birth Place: Walton Parish, Derbyshire, England
      Death Date: 7 Jan 1867

      Cemetery: Willard Pioneer Cemetery
      Source: Merlene Braegger
      Relatives: Child Welch, William

      Utah State Historical Society, comp.. Utah Cemetery Inventory [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000.
      Original data: Utah State Historical Society. Utah Cemetery Inventory. Salt Lake City, UT, USA: 2000.