Joseph A. BRIGGS
He married Rachel Ann Smith 18 Feb 1847 at Macomb, Michigan . Rachel Ann Smith was born at New York 9 Feb 1829 daughter of Robert Daniel Smith and Harriet Morris .
They were the parents of 5
children:
Oscar Briggs
born 1848.
Harriet Briggs
born 1852.
George Briggs
born 1854.
Else Minnie Briggs
born 1856.
Gardner Briggs
born 1863.
Rachel Ann Smith died 19 May 1899 at Macomb, Macomb, Michigan .