Biography
Briggs was born to John and Nancy (Frankland) Briggs, on October 23, 1827 in Bury, Lancashire, England. Briggs immigrated to the United States in 1829 with his parents, who were factory workers in England. The family settled in Holderness (now Ashland), New Hampshire. He attended the common schools and Newbury Academy.
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