additional info provided by FAG member Thomas Jordan (47567769):
Her obituary (attached) identifies her death as 06 Dec 1957 in Springfield (i.e. Springfield, MA).
-In the Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980, Nettie M (Pierce) Briggs died in West Springfield in 1957, V104, Page 221.
info from obituary:
"Mrs. Nettie M. (Peirce) Briggs of 290 Ambrose St., Springfield, Mass., and formerly of Norwood, died yesterday in a Springfield nursing home after a short illness.
She was the widow of William F. Briggs.
Born in Phenix, R. I., Aug. 15, 1868, the daughter of the late Ezra* and Sarah (Potter) Peirce, she had been a resident of Springfield since 1945 and was a member of the Norwood Baptist Church.
The only survivor is a step-son, Earl Briggs of Springfield, with whom she made her home. ... "
* her father's death record:
Deaths Registered in the City of Providence
Aug. 7, 1908
Ezra Bliss Pierce
aged 67-0-14
place of death: 40 Wilson
male, white, married
[no spouse name listed]
occupation: meat cutter
born in Bristol, R. I.
son of George C. and Julina, both born in the U.S.
burial: Bristol, R. I.
cause of death: cancer of bowels
Her obituary (attached) identifies her death as 06 Dec 1957 in Springfield (i.e. Springfield, MA).
-In the Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980, Nettie M (Pierce) Briggs died in West Springfield in 1957, V104, Page 221.
info from obituary:
"Mrs. Nettie M. (Peirce) Briggs of 290 Ambrose St., Springfield, Mass., and formerly of Norwood, died yesterday in a Springfield nursing home after a short illness.
She was the widow of William F. Briggs.
Born in Phenix, R. I., Aug. 15, 1868, the daughter of the late Ezra* and Sarah (Potter) Peirce, she had been a resident of Springfield since 1945 and was a member of the Norwood Baptist Church.
The only survivor is a step-son, Earl Briggs of Springfield, with whom she made her home. ... "
* her father's death record:
Deaths Registered in the City of Providence
Aug. 7, 1908
Ezra Bliss Pierce
aged 67-0-14
place of death: 40 Wilson
male, white, married
[no spouse name listed]
occupation: meat cutter
born in Bristol, R. I.
son of George C. and Julina, both born in the U.S.
burial: Bristol, R. I.
cause of death: cancer of bowels
additional info provided by FAG member Thomas Jordan (47567769):
Her obituary (attached) identifies her death as 06 Dec 1957 in Springfield (i.e. Springfield, MA).
-In the Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980, Nettie M (Pierce) Briggs died in West Springfield in 1957, V104, Page 221.
info from obituary:
"Mrs. Nettie M. (Peirce) Briggs of 290 Ambrose St., Springfield, Mass., and formerly of Norwood, died yesterday in a Springfield nursing home after a short illness.
She was the widow of William F. Briggs.
Born in Phenix, R. I., Aug. 15, 1868, the daughter of the late Ezra* and Sarah (Potter) Peirce, she had been a resident of Springfield since 1945 and was a member of the Norwood Baptist Church.
The only survivor is a step-son, Earl Briggs of Springfield, with whom she made her home. ... "
* her father's death record:
Deaths Registered in the City of Providence
Aug. 7, 1908
Ezra Bliss Pierce
aged 67-0-14
place of death: 40 Wilson
male, white, married
[no spouse name listed]
occupation: meat cutter
born in Bristol, R. I.
son of George C. and Julina, both born in the U.S.
burial: Bristol, R. I.
cause of death: cancer of bowels
Her obituary (attached) identifies her death as 06 Dec 1957 in Springfield (i.e. Springfield, MA).
-In the Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980, Nettie M (Pierce) Briggs died in West Springfield in 1957, V104, Page 221.
info from obituary:
"Mrs. Nettie M. (Peirce) Briggs of 290 Ambrose St., Springfield, Mass., and formerly of Norwood, died yesterday in a Springfield nursing home after a short illness.
She was the widow of William F. Briggs.
Born in Phenix, R. I., Aug. 15, 1868, the daughter of the late Ezra* and Sarah (Potter) Peirce, she had been a resident of Springfield since 1945 and was a member of the Norwood Baptist Church.
The only survivor is a step-son, Earl Briggs of Springfield, with whom she made her home. ... "
* her father's death record:
Deaths Registered in the City of Providence
Aug. 7, 1908
Ezra Bliss Pierce
aged 67-0-14
place of death: 40 Wilson
male, white, married
[no spouse name listed]
occupation: meat cutter
born in Bristol, R. I.
son of George C. and Julina, both born in the U.S.
burial: Bristol, R. I.
cause of death: cancer of bowels
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