Frank Hawley Brigham

1850 - 1936  (86 years)  Submit Photo / Document

• Name	Frank Hawley Brigham
  Census	1850
  		1850 Brigham 10. 1850 US census, Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts, Family Number 192, Brigham.
  Born	9 Apr 1850	Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts
  Gender	Male
  Biographical Information	My original biography (below) of Frank came from information I found on a book about the centennial of Oregon. What the book left out was what he did before he got to Oregon. Frank had 3 wives. First Isabelle Flett he abandoned her with 3 small children and ran off to New Mexico with her sister Christine. She had two children by Frank. He abandoned her and went on to marry Sarah Adams and had two children with her. In 1869 he moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he was in the employ of the government as engineer and surveyor, continuing in that position for 12 years. He then moved to Nebraska, where he was engaged in surveying until 1888, at which time he went to Spokane, Washington, and there for some time followed his profession of surveying. He then took up his abode in Pendleton, Oregon, and continued to reside there until 1891, when he moved to Portland and there accepted a position as chief clerk in the United States surveyor general 's office. He continued in that position for a period of 2 years, after which time a change in the political administration necessitated his discontinuance in the office. Two years later he was appointed inspector of government surveys by the commissioner of the United States land office in Washington and in 1904 he settled at North Bend, Coos County, Oregon, where he has since continued to reside. He built one of the first residences in the southern part of that town and was the owner of one of the very fine homes in North Bend. He was the city engineer of North Bend and was also engaged in the real-estate business. He was for four years employed by the Mexican government in engineering work and while he lived in the east served for 2 1/2 years in the United States Navy. Mr. Brigham supported the Republican Party and was a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and also of the United Artisans One of Richard's Great Grand Daughters disputes the claim that Frank spent any time in the Navy..
  Census	1855
  		1855 MA Brigham. Massachusetts, State Census, 1855, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, Brigham.
  Census	1865	Massachusetts
  		1865 MA Brigham. Massachusetts, State Census, 1865, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts, Brigham
  Census	1910
  		1910 Brigham 3 1910 US census, Coos, Oregon, enumeration district 62, Family Number 361, Brigham.
  Census	1920
  		1920 Brigham 3 1920 US census, Coos, Oregon, enumeration district 114, Family Number 801, Brigham.
  Census	1930
  		1930 Brigham 3 1930 US census, Coos, Oregon, enumeration district 6-1A, Family Number 190, Brigham.
  Died	25 Aug 1936	Oregon
  Siblings	5 siblings
  1. Warren Luther Brigham,   b. 25 Jan 1846,   d. 13 Mar 1880
  2. Ella M Brigham,   b. Abt 1848, Massachusetts
  3. Lura G Brigham,   b. Abt 1858, Massachusetts
  4. Charles Cypron Brigham,   b. 10 Oct 1853, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 17 Oct 1854, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts
  5. Margaret Eva Brigham,   b. 11 Oct 1864, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts ,   d. 23 Oct 1864, Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts
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  Person ID	I1385	Nagel
  Last Modified	22 May 2017

  
  

  Father	John Warren Brigham,   b. Abt 1824, New Hampshire
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Martha Eliza Brigham,   b. 27 Jul 1818, Vermont
  Relationship	Birth
  Married	31 Mar 1845
  Family ID	F976	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Isabelle Flett,   b. 1860, Canada ,   d. 15 Jun 1890, Hastings, Adams, Nebraska  (Age 30 years)
  Married	11 Nov 1876
  Children	+ 1. Thomas Starr Brigham,   b. 17 Sep 1874, Nebraska ,   d. 22 Dec 1944, Centralia, Lewis, Washington  (Age 70 years)  [Birth]   2. John Warren Brigham   3. Child Brigham,   b. Aft 1882  [Birth]
  Last Modified	22 May 2017
  Family ID	F1979	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Christine Flett,   b. Feb 1868, Canada
  Children	+ 1. Richard Valentine Brigham,   b. 14 Feb 1889, New Mexico  [Birth]
  Family ID	F1981	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Sarah Elizabeth Adams,   b. Abt 1875, Oregon
  Married	1891
  Children	1. Ruby Ruth Brigham,   b. 11 Mar 1892, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon  [Birth] + 2. Hawley Budd Brigham,   b. 26 Aug 1893, Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon  [Birth]
  Last Modified	28 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F977	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Apr 1850 - Oakham, Worcester, Massachusetts Census - 1865 - Massachusetts Died - 25 Aug 1936 - Oregon  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  Frank Hawley Brigham. The centennial history of Oregon, 1811-1912 Volume III by Joseph Gaston and, George H. Himes. Published by the S.J. Clark Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois 1912. Page 1015.