Civil War Veteran
Pvt Co B, 6th MA Inf
Brigham, Theodore — Priv. — Res. Groton; 27; enl. April 15, 1861; must. April 22, 1861; must. out Aug. 2, 1861.
Sixth Infantry. — Cols., Edward F. Jones, Albert S. Follansbee; Lieut.- Col., Melvin Beal; Majs., Benjamin F. Watson, Charles A. Stott, Thomas O. Allen. The 6th regiment, Mass. militia, offered its services in Jan., 1861, and when the call came in April was the first to arrive in Washington. Its passage through Baltimore is noted, where the bloodshed in an encounter with an angry mob was the first of the war. Four men were killed and 36 wounded. The term of service was from April 22 to Aug. 2, 1861.
Theodore was killed in the Kirksville cyclone of 1899.
The Reverend and Mrs. Theodore Brigham, well known in Methodist and Episcopal circles Evangelical work, were crushed by flying missiles. He died during the tornado. Mrs. Brigham will die [but evidently she didn't].
The Nickerson Argosy
Nickerson, Kansas
04 May 1899, Thu • Page 6
Family members claim that Mr. Brigham was not a minister at all. In the 1870 census his occupation is listed as brick maker. In the 1880 census his occupation is listed as miller. Kansas City newspaper accounts of the tornado victims call him a merchant.
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Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: Theodore Brigham
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 29 Jun 1833
Birth Place: Groton, Massachusetts
Father Name: George Brigham
Mother Name: Margaret Brigham
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1850 Massachusetts census, Middlesex County
George Brigham M 65 Massachusetts
Margaret Brigham F 55 Massachusetts
Theodore Brigham M 17 Massachusetts
Charles S Brigham M 14 Massachusetts
Kate Hickley F 14 Ireland
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1870 New York census, Ulster County
Theodore Brigham M 37 New York
Fannie Brigham F 28 New York
Stella Brigham F 1 New York
Caroline S Brigham F 29 New York
Florence Brigham F 9 New York
Thomas Brigham M 8 New York
Ralph Brigham M 8 New York
Jennie Brigham F 4 New York
Earnest Brigham M 2 New York
Archibald Brigham M 0 New York
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1880 Missouri census, Adair County
Theadore Brigham Self M 46 Massachusetts
Stella F Brigham Daughter F 12 New York
Edwin T Brigham Son M 6 Missouri
Herbert Brigham Son M 4 Missouri
Sarah F Brigham Wife F 35 New York
Pvt Co B, 6th MA Inf
Brigham, Theodore — Priv. — Res. Groton; 27; enl. April 15, 1861; must. April 22, 1861; must. out Aug. 2, 1861.
Sixth Infantry. — Cols., Edward F. Jones, Albert S. Follansbee; Lieut.- Col., Melvin Beal; Majs., Benjamin F. Watson, Charles A. Stott, Thomas O. Allen. The 6th regiment, Mass. militia, offered its services in Jan., 1861, and when the call came in April was the first to arrive in Washington. Its passage through Baltimore is noted, where the bloodshed in an encounter with an angry mob was the first of the war. Four men were killed and 36 wounded. The term of service was from April 22 to Aug. 2, 1861.
Theodore was killed in the Kirksville cyclone of 1899.
The Reverend and Mrs. Theodore Brigham, well known in Methodist and Episcopal circles Evangelical work, were crushed by flying missiles. He died during the tornado. Mrs. Brigham will die [but evidently she didn't].
The Nickerson Argosy
Nickerson, Kansas
04 May 1899, Thu • Page 6
Family members claim that Mr. Brigham was not a minister at all. In the 1870 census his occupation is listed as brick maker. In the 1880 census his occupation is listed as miller. Kansas City newspaper accounts of the tornado victims call him a merchant.
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Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: Theodore Brigham
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 29 Jun 1833
Birth Place: Groton, Massachusetts
Father Name: George Brigham
Mother Name: Margaret Brigham
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1850 Massachusetts census, Middlesex County
George Brigham M 65 Massachusetts
Margaret Brigham F 55 Massachusetts
Theodore Brigham M 17 Massachusetts
Charles S Brigham M 14 Massachusetts
Kate Hickley F 14 Ireland
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1870 New York census, Ulster County
Theodore Brigham M 37 New York
Fannie Brigham F 28 New York
Stella Brigham F 1 New York
Caroline S Brigham F 29 New York
Florence Brigham F 9 New York
Thomas Brigham M 8 New York
Ralph Brigham M 8 New York
Jennie Brigham F 4 New York
Earnest Brigham M 2 New York
Archibald Brigham M 0 New York
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1880 Missouri census, Adair County
Theadore Brigham Self M 46 Massachusetts
Stella F Brigham Daughter F 12 New York
Edwin T Brigham Son M 6 Missouri
Herbert Brigham Son M 4 Missouri
Sarah F Brigham Wife F 35 New York
Civil War Veteran
Pvt Co B, 6th MA Inf
Brigham, Theodore — Priv. — Res. Groton; 27; enl. April 15, 1861; must. April 22, 1861; must. out Aug. 2, 1861.
Sixth Infantry. — Cols., Edward F. Jones, Albert S. Follansbee; Lieut.- Col., Melvin Beal; Majs., Benjamin F. Watson, Charles A. Stott, Thomas O. Allen. The 6th regiment, Mass. militia, offered its services in Jan., 1861, and when the call came in April was the first to arrive in Washington. Its passage through Baltimore is noted, where the bloodshed in an encounter with an angry mob was the first of the war. Four men were killed and 36 wounded. The term of service was from April 22 to Aug. 2, 1861.
Theodore was killed in the Kirksville cyclone of 1899.
The Reverend and Mrs. Theodore Brigham, well known in Methodist and Episcopal circles Evangelical work, were crushed by flying missiles. He died during the tornado. Mrs. Brigham will die [but evidently she didn't].
The Nickerson Argosy
Nickerson, Kansas
04 May 1899, Thu • Page 6
Family members claim that Mr. Brigham was not a minister at all. In the 1870 census his occupation is listed as brick maker. In the 1880 census his occupation is listed as miller. Kansas City newspaper accounts of the tornado victims call him a merchant.
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Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: Theodore Brigham
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 29 Jun 1833
Birth Place: Groton, Massachusetts
Father Name: George Brigham
Mother Name: Margaret Brigham
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1850 Massachusetts census, Middlesex County
George Brigham M 65 Massachusetts
Margaret Brigham F 55 Massachusetts
Theodore Brigham M 17 Massachusetts
Charles S Brigham M 14 Massachusetts
Kate Hickley F 14 Ireland
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1870 New York census, Ulster County
Theodore Brigham M 37 New York
Fannie Brigham F 28 New York
Stella Brigham F 1 New York
Caroline S Brigham F 29 New York
Florence Brigham F 9 New York
Thomas Brigham M 8 New York
Ralph Brigham M 8 New York
Jennie Brigham F 4 New York
Earnest Brigham M 2 New York
Archibald Brigham M 0 New York
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1880 Missouri census, Adair County
Theadore Brigham Self M 46 Massachusetts
Stella F Brigham Daughter F 12 New York
Edwin T Brigham Son M 6 Missouri
Herbert Brigham Son M 4 Missouri
Sarah F Brigham Wife F 35 New York
Pvt Co B, 6th MA Inf
Brigham, Theodore — Priv. — Res. Groton; 27; enl. April 15, 1861; must. April 22, 1861; must. out Aug. 2, 1861.
Sixth Infantry. — Cols., Edward F. Jones, Albert S. Follansbee; Lieut.- Col., Melvin Beal; Majs., Benjamin F. Watson, Charles A. Stott, Thomas O. Allen. The 6th regiment, Mass. militia, offered its services in Jan., 1861, and when the call came in April was the first to arrive in Washington. Its passage through Baltimore is noted, where the bloodshed in an encounter with an angry mob was the first of the war. Four men were killed and 36 wounded. The term of service was from April 22 to Aug. 2, 1861.
Theodore was killed in the Kirksville cyclone of 1899.
The Reverend and Mrs. Theodore Brigham, well known in Methodist and Episcopal circles Evangelical work, were crushed by flying missiles. He died during the tornado. Mrs. Brigham will die [but evidently she didn't].
The Nickerson Argosy
Nickerson, Kansas
04 May 1899, Thu • Page 6
Family members claim that Mr. Brigham was not a minister at all. In the 1870 census his occupation is listed as brick maker. In the 1880 census his occupation is listed as miller. Kansas City newspaper accounts of the tornado victims call him a merchant.
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Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Name: Theodore Brigham
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 29 Jun 1833
Birth Place: Groton, Massachusetts
Father Name: George Brigham
Mother Name: Margaret Brigham
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1850 Massachusetts census, Middlesex County
George Brigham M 65 Massachusetts
Margaret Brigham F 55 Massachusetts
Theodore Brigham M 17 Massachusetts
Charles S Brigham M 14 Massachusetts
Kate Hickley F 14 Ireland
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1870 New York census, Ulster County
Theodore Brigham M 37 New York
Fannie Brigham F 28 New York
Stella Brigham F 1 New York
Caroline S Brigham F 29 New York
Florence Brigham F 9 New York
Thomas Brigham M 8 New York
Ralph Brigham M 8 New York
Jennie Brigham F 4 New York
Earnest Brigham M 2 New York
Archibald Brigham M 0 New York
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1880 Missouri census, Adair County
Theadore Brigham Self M 46 Massachusetts
Stella F Brigham Daughter F 12 New York
Edwin T Brigham Son M 6 Missouri
Herbert Brigham Son M 4 Missouri
Sarah F Brigham Wife F 35 New York
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