| Name |
Potter, Sarah M. [1] |
| Birth |
25 Jan 1843 |
Steamburg, Conneaut, Crawford, Pennsylvania, USA  [1] |
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Early Obituaries of Potter County, PA
Obituary files copied from a book at the Potter County, PA Historical Society with their permission.
Transcribed and submitted by Sheri D. Graves.
SARAH M. BRIGGS died at her home near North Bingham, PA, March 8, 1894, widow of the late Rev. A.H. Briggs.
Sarah M. Potter born at Steamburg, Crawford County, PA, January 25, 1843. The only daughter of John and Thankful Potter. Father died when she was three; when she was nine her mother married and moved to Independence, Allegany County, NY.
She was married July 3, 1858 to A.H. Briggs;
two children
- Mrs. Ione B. Francis, and
- M. Grant Briggs.
She was converted and baptized at age of 16. Member of W.C.T.U.
In January 1892, Mrs. Briggs was stricken with grip from which she never fully recovered.
Sudden death of her husband on September 14, 1893, brought on nervous prostration from which she was too weak to rally.
Leaves a daughter,
son,
two brothers,
four half sisters and many distant relatives.
Funeral at residence and the North Bingham Church. Rev. J.O. Potter assisted by Rev. B.E. Eggleston. W.C.T.U. attended in a body and furnished basket of flowers for the casket and floral pillow for the pulpit, with W.C.T.U., and beautiful pillow for casket with "Our Sister."
- North Bingham Cemetery.
- The only daughter of John and Thankful Potter
|
| Gender |
Female |
| illness |
Jan 1892 |
| stricken with grip from which she never fully recovered. Sudden death of her husband on September 14, 1893, brought on nervous prostration from which she was too weak to rally. |
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http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/potter/Obituaries.html
Early Obituaries of Potter County, PA
Obituary files copied from a book at the Potter County, PA Historical Society with their permission.
Transcribed and submitted by Sheri D. Graves.
SARAH M. BRIGGS died at her home near North Bingham, PA, March 8, 1894, widow of the late Rev. A.H. Briggs.
Sarah M. Potter born at Steamburg, Crawford County, PA, January 25, 1843. The only daughter of John and Thankful Potter. Father died when she was three; when she was nine her mother married and moved to Independence, Allegany County, NY.
She was married July 3, 1858 to A.H. Briggs;
two children
- Mrs. Ione B. Francis, and
- M. Grant Briggs.
She was converted and baptized at age of 16. Member of W.C.T.U.
In January 1892, Mrs. Briggs was stricken with grip from which she never fully recovered.
Sudden death of her husband on September 14, 1893, brought on nervous prostration from which she was too weak to rally.
Leaves a daughter,
son,
two brothers,
four half sisters and many distant relatives.
Funeral at residence and the North Bingham Church. Rev. J.O. Potter assisted by Rev. B.E. Eggleston. W.C.T.U. attended in a body and furnished basket of flowers for the casket and floral pillow for the pulpit, with W.C.T.U., and beautiful pillow for casket with "Our Sister."
- North Bingham Cemetery.
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| Death |
8 Mar 1894 |
North Bingham, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1] |
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http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/potter/Obituaries.html
Early Obituaries of Potter County, PA
Obituary files copied from a book at the Potter County, PA Historical Society with their permission.
Transcribed and submitted by Sheri D. Graves.
SARAH M. BRIGGS died at her home near North Bingham, PA, March 8, 1894, widow of the late Rev. A.H. Briggs.
Sarah M. Potter born at Steamburg, Crawford County, PA, January 25, 1843. The only daughter of John and Thankful Potter. Father died when she was three; when she was nine her mother married and moved to Independence, Allegany County, NY.
She was married July 3, 1858 to A.H. Briggs;
two children
- Mrs. Ione B. Francis, and
- M. Grant Briggs.
She was converted and baptized at age of 16. Member of W.C.T.U.
In January 1892, Mrs. Briggs was stricken with grip from which she never fully recovered.
Sudden death of her husband on September 14, 1893, brought on nervous prostration from which she was too weak to rally.
Leaves a daughter,
son,
two brothers,
four half sisters and many distant relatives.
Funeral at residence and the North Bingham Church. Rev. J.O. Potter assisted by Rev. B.E. Eggleston. W.C.T.U. attended in a body and furnished basket of flowers for the casket and floral pillow for the pulpit, with W.C.T.U., and beautiful pillow for casket with "Our Sister."
- North Bingham Cemetery.
- at her home near North Bingham, widow of the late Rev. A.H. Briggs.
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| Burial |
Aft 8 Mar 1894 |
North Bingham Cemetery, North Bingham, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA [1] |
| Person ID |
I100106 |
WetzelAncestry |
| Family |
Briggs, Asahel Harrison Rev, b. 19 Feb 1840, Potter County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 14 Sep 1893 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage |
3 Jul 1858 |
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http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/potter/Obituaries.html
Early Obituaries of Potter County, PA
Obituary files copied from a book at the Potter County, PA Historical Society with their permission.
Transcribed and submitted by Sheri D. Graves.
SARAH M. BRIGGS died at her home near North Bingham, PA, March 8, 1894, widow of the late Rev. A.H. Briggs.
Sarah M. Potter born at Steamburg, Crawford County, PA, January 25, 1843. The only daughter of John and Thankful Potter. Father died when she was three; when she was nine her mother married and moved to Independence, Allegany County, NY.
She was married July 3, 1858 to A.H. Briggs;
two children
- Mrs. Ione B. Francis, and
- M. Grant Briggs.
She was converted and baptized at age of 16. Member of W.C.T.U.
In January 1892, Mrs. Briggs was stricken with grip from which she never fully recovered.
Sudden death of her husband on September 14, 1893, brought on nervous prostration from which she was too weak to rally.
Leaves a daughter,
son,
two brothers,
four half sisters and many distant relatives.
Funeral at residence and the North Bingham Church. Rev. J.O. Potter assisted by Rev. B.E. Eggleston. W.C.T.U. attended in a body and furnished basket of flowers for the casket and floral pillow for the pulpit, with W.C.T.U., and beautiful pillow for casket with "Our Sister."
- North Bingham Cemetery.
- two children
|
| Issue, jt |
two children: Mrs. Ione B. Francis and M. Grant Briggs |
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http://www.eg.bucknell.edu/~hyde/potter/Obituaries.html
Early Obituaries of Potter County, PA
Obituary files copied from a book at the Potter County, PA Historical Society with their permission.
Transcribed and submitted by Sheri D. Graves.
SARAH M. BRIGGS died at her home near North Bingham, PA, March 8, 1894, widow of the late Rev. A.H. Briggs.
Sarah M. Potter born at Steamburg, Crawford County, PA, January 25, 1843. The only daughter of John and Thankful Potter. Father died when she was three; when she was nine her mother married and moved to Independence, Allegany County, NY.
She was married July 3, 1858 to A.H. Briggs;
two children
- Mrs. Ione B. Francis, and
- M. Grant Briggs.
She was converted and baptized at age of 16. Member of W.C.T.U.
In January 1892, Mrs. Briggs was stricken with grip from which she never fully recovered.
Sudden death of her husband on September 14, 1893, brought on nervous prostration from which she was too weak to rally.
Leaves a daughter,
son,
two brothers,
four half sisters and many distant relatives.
Funeral at residence and the North Bingham Church. Rev. J.O. Potter assisted by Rev. B.E. Eggleston. W.C.T.U. attended in a body and furnished basket of flowers for the casket and floral pillow for the pulpit, with W.C.T.U., and beautiful pillow for casket with "Our Sister."
- North Bingham Cemetery.
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| Children |
| | 1. Briggs, Iona Grace, b. 2 Feb 1869, Bingham Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA d. 13 Mar 1948, Bingham Twp, Potter, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| | 2. Briggs, M. Grant [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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| Family ID |
F45468 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1843 - 1894 (51 years)
