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Report: History of The Brigham Family

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The book "The History of the Brigham Family A Record of Several Thousand Descendants of Thomas Brigham the Emigrant, 1603-1653" was published in 1907. Today the living descendants of Thomas Brigham probably number in the tens of thousands. Family histories are not considered primary sources or proof of lineage however those who's genealogy ties into this line are blessed to have such a fine piece of work.

The book and it's companion second volume were written in a time when it was very popular to tie ones family history to a "Coat of Arms" or a royal lineage. Men such as Gustave Anjou (1863-1942) found these families ripe for the picking. He would charge around $9,000. Adjusted for inflation he was making about $270,000 for his so called "genealogical work", which not surprisingly always found the royal connections these wealthy families were looking for. His fraudulent work survives today polluting much of the work that can be found on the internet today.

The Brighams chose to do this work themselves. When volume two came out in 1927 they succeeded in tracing the lineage into 15th century England however instead of finding a fraudulent connection to a knight or a king they celebrated their forefathers who were of "yoeman" class. Sort of the upper middle class of their day. Following these books can be at best tricky and sometimes frustrating. As my mother's maiden name was Brigham I've spent a fair amount of time studying these books. Like any work done by man they are not perfect. In fact volume two was as much about corrections as it was additions. In order to help with these studies I have incorporated them into this site. While not every name in these books is included here, every numbered name and the names closest to them are. As new information becomes available for these people they are updated.


Brigham Family Crest


The Brigham Family Crest.


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History of the Brigham Family Volume One


History of the Brigham Family Volume Two


History of the Brigham Family Additions & Changes Number Two


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# Library book: History of the Brigham Family Person ID Last Name, Given Name(s) Birth Date Death Date
1 001  I245  Brigham, Thomas  Abt 1603  8 Dec 1653 
2 002 - While W. I. Tyler Brigham, History of the Brigham Family, places Mary as the first Brigham born in America the date of her marriage places her birth date in the late 1640's which would make her the third child.  I247  Brigham, Mary  Abt 1649  1676 
3 003  I215  Brigham, Thomas  9 Mar 1641  25 Nov 1717 
4 004  I249  Brigham, John  16 Mar 1644  16 Sep 1728 
5 005  I1165  Brigham, Hannah B  9 Mar 1649  8 Dec 1719 
6 006  I251  Brigham, Samuel  12 Jan 1652  24 Jul 1713 
7 007  I230  Brigham, Captain Nathan  17 Jun 1671  16 Feb 1747 
8 008  I232  Brigham, Jonathan  22 Feb 1675  4 Jan 1768 
9 009  I1012  Brigham, David  12 Apr 1678  26 Jun 1750 
10 010  I196  Brigham, Gershom  23 Feb 1680  3 Jan 1748/1749 
11 011  I2573  Brigham, Elnathan  7 Mar 1683  10 Apr 1758 
12 012  I1013  Brigham, Sarah  27 Mar 1674  Abt 1744 
13 013  I1525  Brigham, Mary  6 May 1678   
14 014  I975  Brigham, John Jr  Nov 1680  Abt 1728 
15 015  I970  Brigham, Thomas  6 May 1687   
16 016  I2309  Brigham, Samuel  25 Jan 1689  24 Apr 1771 
17 017  I2310  Brigham, Lydia  6 Mar 1691   
18 018  I2311  Brigham, Lieutenant Jedediah  8 Jun 1693  21 May 1763 
19 019  I2312  Brigham, Jotham  23 Dec 1695  23 Nov 1759 
20 020  I2313  Brigham, Timothy  10 Oct 1698  1 Oct 1775 
21 021  I580  Brigham, Charles  30 Dec 1700  17 Mar 1781 
22 022  I1141  Brigham, Lieutenant Nathan Jr  28 Nov 1693  15 Sep 1784 
23 023  I673  Brigham, Thomas  22 Feb 1695  25 Nov 1765 
24 024  I857  Brigham, Elizabeth  4 Jan 1699  11 Oct 1757 
25 025  I2198  Brigham, Sarah  14 Dec 1701   
26 026  I2217  Brigham, Zipporah  14 Sep 1704  2 May 1790 
27 027  I2740  Brigham, Hannah  9 Mar 1706  Mar 1781 
28 028  I2329  Brigham, Ephraim  20 Jan 1707  7 Feb 1771 
29 029  I1882  Brigham, Keziah  1697   
30 029  I2083  Brigham, George Ball  23 Jan 1793  19 May 1842 
31 030  I14745  Brigham, Zerviah  9 Oct 1698   
32 031  I1068  Brigham, Ruth  30 Apr 1704  14 Oct 1781 
33 032  I3377  Brigham, Jonathan  14 Mar 1707  4 Jan 1768 
34 033  I2158  Brigham, Captain Jesse  10 Jul 1710  8 Dec 1796 
35 034  I2156  Brigham, Joel  2 Oct 1714  7 Apr 1797 
36 035  I3394  Brigham, James  2 Oct 1717  15 Mar 1794 
37 036  I3332  Brigham, John  22 Apr 1704   
38 037  I3435  Brigham, Silas  9 Aug 1710  11 Mar 1791 
39 038  I3386  Brigham, Levi  21 Aug 1717  1 Feb 1787 
40 039  I3328  Brigham, Captain Jonas  25 Feb 1718  25 Sept. 1789 
41 040  I3326  Brigham, Asa  2 Dec 1721  6 Nov 1777 
42 041  I1811  Brigham, Martha  6 Oct 1704  15 Oct 1782 
43 042  I221  Brigham, Joseph  21 Apr 1706  29 Jul 1786 
44 043  I3829  Brigham, Gershom  4 Nov 1712   
45 044  I194  Brigham, Benjamin  19 Feb 1714   
46 045  I2622  Brigham, Elnathan  7 Apr 1716  2 Sept 1802 
47 046  I2623  Brigham, Paul  30 Jun 1718  3 May 1746 
48 047  I2624  Brigham, Uriah  3 Nov 1722  25 Jan 1777 
49 048  I3391  Brigham, Samuel  17 Apr 1716   
50 049  I1016  Brigham, Sarah  29 Mar 1718   


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