Captain Francis Brigham

1813 - 1880  (67 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Francis Brigham
  Prefix	Captain
  Born	12 Apr 1813	Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  		Marlborough Births 39. "Vital records of Marlborough, Massachusetts to the Year End 1849" Published by Franklin P. Rice Publishing, Worcester, Massachusetts 1908. Page 39.
  Gender	Male
  Library book: History of the Brigham Family	359
  Occupation	He founded the company "F. Brigham & Co." They were for many years the largest shoe manufacturer in the United States. They supplied large quantities of shoes for soldiers in the Civil War. From the writings of Wilbur F Brigham: The first pegging machine ever seen in Hudson was purchased and used by F. Brigham & Co. in 1858. The late Capt. Brigham aided Sturtevant, then a poor man, in perfecting the invention. The prospect of success was doubtful for some time, but at last improvements were introduced that made it a success. The old method of hand pegging, fifty pairs a day was a good days work. The pegging machine was a revolution in the business. Brigham had a royalty on every roll of peg-wood used in Marlboro, Feltonville included, during the life of the patent. In a quarter of a century the business increased enormously and paid handsome profits. The first sewing machine every seen in Hudson was purchased by F. Brigham & Co. in 1854. It was used in the house recently destroyed by fire, owned by W. B. Brigham. It was a Grover & Baker machine. It was thought to be the eighth wonder of the world.
  Died	7 Dec 1880	Hudson, Middlesex, Masschusetts
  Siblings	7 siblings
  1. Betsey Brigham,   b. 26 Aug 1800, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Sep 1883
  2. Edward Brigham,   b. 26 Jun 1802, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 1803
  3. William Brigham,   b. 20 May 1804, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 22 Jan 1839, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts
  4. Solomon Brigham,   b. 9 Nov 1806, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 6 Jan 1843
  5. Francis Brigham,   b. 3 Apr 1811, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 1813, Hudson, Middlesex, Masschusetts
  6. Charles Brigham,   b. 11 Dec 1815, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 2 Jan 1899, Hudson, Middlesex, Masschusetts
  7. Infant Brigham
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  Person ID	I2744	Nagel
  Last Modified	29 Nov 2014

  
  

  Father	Ivory Brigham,   b. 30 Apr 1765, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 4 Jun 1853, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Sally Wilkins,   b. 15 Apr 1779, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 24 Aug 1849, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	19 Feb 1800
  Family ID	F919	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Sophia Gleason,   b. 18 Apr 1814, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 31 Aug 1845  (Age 31 years)
  Married	5 Jan 1835
  Children	1. Francis D Brigham,   b. 27 Oct 1835,   d. 20 Sep 1836  (Age 0 years)   2. Rufus H Brigham,   b. 9 Jun 1837, Hudson, Middlesex, Masschusetts ,   d. 2 Mar 1899, Hudson, Middlesex, Masschusetts  (Age 61 years)  [Birth]   3. Wilbur F Brigham,   b. 9 Apr 1839, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 13 Nov 1901  (Age 62 years)  [Birth]   4. William F Brigham,   b. 9 Apr 1839, Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts ,   d. 6 Feb 1865, Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland  (Age 25 years)  [Birth] + 5. Waldo B Brigham,   b. 23 Jun 1841, Hudson, Middlesex, Masschusetts ,   d. 1928, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts  (Age 86 years)  [Birth]   6. Laura S Brigham,   b. 14 Sep 1843
  Family ID	F845	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Emily N Houghton,   d. 6 Dec 1855
  Children	1. Infant Brigham,   b. Jan 1853   2. Ida M Brigham,   b. 6 Apr 1855,   d. 12 Jan 1918  (Age 62 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F1144	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Persis E Watkins,   b. 20 May 1818,   d. 22 Jun 1886  (Age 68 years)
  Married	24 May 1856
  Family ID	F1143	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 12 Apr 1813 - Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts Died - 7 Dec 1880 - Hudson, Middlesex, Masschusetts  = Link to Google Earth
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