Lafferty Family
woman‎Caroline WHALING‏‎
Born ‎11 Oct 1818 at Salisbury, Litchfield, CT, died ‎11 Jun 1897 at Kirby, Josephine Co. OR‎, 78 years

Married ‎23 Jul 1837 at Vienna, Ontario Co. NY (43 years married) to:

manGeorge Edwin BRIGGS‏, son of David BRIGGS and Lyvia STEPHENS‏.
Born ‎24 May 1816 at Athens Bradford Co. PA, died ‎17 Jun 1881 at Kirby, Josephine Co. OR‎, 65 years
Built a stockade where neighbors took refuge during the Indian Wars of 1855-1856. George E. went west first in about 1850. The family followed in 1852-53 and finally settled in Waldo, Josephine Co., OR. George E. and a partner had a packing company that carried goods betwaeen California and Oregon. See also notes on his mother, Lyvia's page. Information from Michael and Elizabeth Werner

Children:

1.
man‎George Henry BRIGGS‏‎
Born ‎9 Jun 1839 at Port Gibson, NY, died ‎5 Sep 1913 at Kerby, Josephine Co. OR‎, 74 years

2.
womanJulia Melissa BRIGGS‏
Born ‎18 Jan 1843 at Port Gibson, NY, died ‎26 Jun 1874 at Kerby, Josephine Co. OR‎, 31 years, buried ‎1874 at Laurel Cemetery, Cave Junction, Josephine Co. OR

3.
womanHarriet BRIGGS‏
Born ‎22 Jun 1845 at Port Gibson, NY, died ‎9 May 1872 at Kerby, Josephine Co. OR‎, 26 years

4.
womanElizabeth BRIGGS‏
Born ‎25 Jul 1848 at Port Gibson, NY, died ‎30 Aug 1933 at Kerby, Josephine Co OR‎, 85 years
Elizabeth: Information from Glen O. Briggs states that Elizabeth was about six years old when she, her mother, her grandmother and siblings went West. They went by ship to Panama. and north to Crescent City in California. George E had written a letter, telling them not to come for another year, but they had left before they received the letter. I don't know when George Edwin went. She was the last child to be born in NY; the younger ones were born in Kerby, OR.

5.
manDavid Winfred BRIGGS‏
Born ‎22 Jun 1855 at Ft. Briggs,Josephine Co. OR, died ‎1 Jun 1913 at Kerby, Josephine Co. OR‎, 57 years

6.
womanCaroline BRIGGS‏
Born ‎22 Dec 1856 at Kerby, Josephine Co. OR, died ‎23 Mar 1903 at Kerby. Josephine Co. OR‎, 46 years