Ann Briggs Graham

Ann Briggs Graham

Born: January 22, 1853 in Chorlton Upon Medlock, Lancashire, England

Died: April 17, 1880 in Fairview, Sanpete County, Utah

Parents: James and Hannah Smith Briggs

Married: George Graham December 11, 1873 in Salina, Utah

Children: George William and James Richard

Relationship to Me: 3rd Great Grandmother (Graham Branch)

George William, Ann, and James Richard

Information on Ann Briggs has been somewhat difficult for me to find, aside from the facts listed above. She  had a twin named William who died when he was about 2 years old. She came to Utah with her parents, and married George in 1873. Their first son, George William, was born in 1874, and their second son, James Richard was born in 1876. Both boys were born in a one-room log house that George had built for his family in Fairview. The next year was a very difficult one for Ann, as she lost both her father and her husband in the same year. Although I have not yet found any information pertaining to the death of her husband George, I have found some information on the death of her father James. There was a drought going on in Fairview, and James had set off to Salina to get water, but had died somewhere along the way. Some passersby found his body and buried him along the roadside. Ann died in 1880, at the age of 27, leaving her two young boys orphans. The boys' grandmother, Hannah Smith Briggs, moved in with the boys and, with the help of her daughters, raised them.