Editing Briggs, Mary

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[[Springfield]] was settled when [[Elias Briggs]] and Mary Briggs and their family arrived in [[1848]]. In [[1852]], using shovel and plow, he built the [[Millrace_(Springfield)|Millrace]].

In the early 1850s, the settlement of Springfield consisted only of a ferry service across the Willamette, the [[Briggs' house]], two mills, a trading post and a school.

[-[[Springfield Beacon]], Wednesday, August 1st, 2007, B4]


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-Mary Johnson Briggs [[Church of Christ (Pleasant Hill)#Member List|(1)]]
+[[Springfield]] was settled when [[Elias Briggs]] and Mary Briggs and their family arrived in [[1848]]. In [[1852]], using shovel and plow, he built the [[Millrace_(Springfield)|Millrace]].
-[[Springfield]] was settled when [[Briggs, Elias|Elias Briggs]] and Mary Briggs and their family arrived in [[1848]]. In [[1852]], using shovel and plow, he built the [[Millrace_(Springfield)|Millrace]].
 In the early 1850s, the settlement of Springfield consisted only of a ferry service across the Willamette, the [[Briggs' house]], two mills, a trading post and a school.
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 [-[[Springfield Beacon]], Wednesday, August 1st, 2007, B4]
-==[[1860]] Federal Census of Lane County, Oregon==
-Springfield Precinct, Eugene City Post Office
-Family No. 544 [[Powers, Sarah J|Powers, Sarah J.]], Age 19. Female. Birthplace: Illinois
-[[Briggs, Mary|Briggs, Mary]], Age 32. Female. Profession: Housewife. Birthplace: Kentucky.
-E., Age 5. Male. Birthplace: Oregon.
-Isaac R., Age 3. Male. Birthplace: Oregon
-Mary E., Age 10 months. Male? Birthplace: Oregon
-Page, W.P., Age: 22. Male. Profession: Farm Laborer. Birthplace: Illinois.
-[[Category:Springfield residents (1800s)]]
+[[Category:Springfield residents]] [[Category:Springfield Beacon]]