Briggs,
Lewis C. 1846-1928
CIVIL WAR VETERAN DEAD
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Funeral of Lewis C. Briggs
of New Lisbon Sunday Afternoon.
Hartwick,
Dec. 17---Lewis C. Briggs, native and life long resident of New
Lisbon, a member of Company H of the 152nd
New York Regiment in the Civil war, died this afternoon at his home
in the town of New Lisbon, near Mt. Vision, aged 79 years. The
deceased had been in poor health for two or three years but succumbed
to an attack of broncho-pneumonia at the last. He suffered a shock
last July, from which he had never recovered. The funeral services
will be held from his late residence on Sunday at 1:30 o'clock and
will be private. Rev. George Adams, pastor of the Baptist church at
Mt. Vision, will conduct the services.
Mr. Briggs was a son of the late Michael and
Sophronia (Madison) Briggs and was born in New Lisbon, April 21,
1846. He married Mary Josephine Ballard, also of New Berlin, and
she, with ten children, Mrs. James Balcom of Hartwick, Mrs. Louis
Knoch, Mrs. Andy Hall and Mrs. Andrew Telfer of Hartwick, Mrs. Carl
Smith of Middlefield, Lewis T. Briggs of Hartwick, Leon Briggs of
Detroit, Mich., James Briggs of Rochester and Miss Elizabeth and Earl
Briggs, both residing at home, survive him.
The two children last named, who have remained at
home and cared for the aged parents, have been kind and devoted to
them and merit the approbation of all. Mr. Briggs was a respected
citizen always and many will have a kind word to say about him. He
leaves also about 20 grandchildren one of whom is Terry B. Luce of
this village.
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