Asa Briggs, American Revolutionary War Veteran - Vicksburg, Michigan USA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member theHostas
N 42° 07.596 W 085° 34.138
16T E 618280 N 4664822
American Revolutionary War Veteran Grave
Waymark Code: WM18A04
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 06/25/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member wayfrog
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Asa Briggs is buried in the Gourdneck Prairie Cemetery in Schoolcraft Township near the village of Vicksburg. Asa Briggs was a carpenter's mate in the U.S. Navy. There is headstone marking the grave and an American Revolutionary War Marker next to the grave.
The headstone states:
Asa Briggs
Died
Aug. 11, 1816
Aged 54 yrs.
The American Revolutionary War Marker is listed below.

Gourdneck Prairie Cemetery listing:
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Vicksburg, Michigan History Site:
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Gourdneck Prairie Cemetery
Portage Road, south of V Avenue, east side of the road
Vicksburg, Michigan, 49097 USA
Location type: Single Grave

Date of Birth: not listed

Date of Death: August 11, 1816

Cause of death: Died Later

Grave Marker Text:
American Revolutionary War Maker Asa Briggs Carpenters Mate U.S.Navy Rev. War


Ranks:
U.S. Navy Carpenter's Mate


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