Captain Nathan Briggs

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Captain Nathan Briggs

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Birthplace: Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Death: June 28, 1870 (71)
Marion, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Place of Burial: Marion, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Benjamin Briggs and Elizabeth Briggs
Husband of Sophia Matilda Briggs and Maria Briggs
Father of Nathan Henry Briggs; Maria Matilda Briggs; Captain Benjamin Spooner Briggs; Oliver Everson Briggs; James Cannon Briggs and 3 others
Brother of Stetson Briggs; Spooner Briggs; Weston Briggs; Thomas Briggs; Elizabeth Briggs and 2 others

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About Captain Nathan Briggs

He began his life as a sailor at age 15 working as a cook on a sloop. He made his first voyage across the ocean as master of the schooner Betsy and Jane bound for Marseilles. By age 26, he was a ship master.

Noted sea captain, Nathan died when struck by lightning durng a storm. He was not at sea but rather standing in the doorway of his home.

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Captain Nathan Briggs's Timeline

1799
February 24, 1799
Wareham, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
1828
June 4, 1828
Rochester, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States
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1835
April 24, 1835
Massachusetts
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