A volume of memoirs and genealogy of representative citizens of the city of Seattle and county of King, Washington, including biographies of many of those who have passed away . tained unqualified confi-dence and esteem on the part of those with whom he had come in contactin the various relations of life. Mr. Briggs was a representative of families long identified with theannals of American history, the same having been founded in New Englandin the early colonial epoch. He was born in the village of Assonet, Bristolcounty, Massachusetts, near the city of Boston, the date of his nativity hav-in
A volume of memoirs and genealogy of representative citizens of the city of Seattle and county of King, Washington, including biographies of many of those who have passed away . tained unqualified confi-dence and esteem on the part of those with whom he had come in contactin the various relations of life. Mr. Briggs was a representative of families long identified with theannals of American history, the same having been founded in New Englandin the early colonial epoch. He was born in the village of Assonet, Bristolcounty, Massachusetts, near the city of Boston, the date of his nativity hav-ing been July 19, 1832. His father, Franklin Briggs, was likewise a nativeof the old Bay state, and he followed a seafaring life, having been an ablenavigator. He was mate of a vessel during the war of 1812 and was cap-tured by the British and held in Dartmouth prison for se\eral months. Hewas prominently identified with maritime interests for many years, havingbeen master of a large schooner utilized in the southern trade and havingprospered in his endeavors. His wife, whose maiden name was Sarah Hatha-wav, was likewise a native of Massachusetts and a member of one of the. D
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