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Mary Generra “May” <I>Whitley</I> Briggs

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Mary Generra “May” Whitley Briggs

Birth
New York, USA
Death
13 Oct 1969 (aged 88)
Elmira, Chemung County, New York, USA
Burial
Elmira, Chemung County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Mary Briggs Whitley, called May, was the daughter of Judson Whitley and Frances Abbie Hoag. May was a graduate of the Owego Free Academy in 1901 and member of the Adelphia sorority. May married twice, first to Leroy Webster on 10/8/1901. When Webster passed in 1909, May took over running his Pine Hills drug store. She received positive notice in the local paper, "Albany Women As Wage Earner" article.
In 1912 May married Edward W. Briggs, who had a son Edward Briggs Jr. born in 1907, from a previous marriage.
Mary Briggs Whitley, called May, was the daughter of Judson Whitley and Frances Abbie Hoag. May was a graduate of the Owego Free Academy in 1901 and member of the Adelphia sorority. May married twice, first to Leroy Webster on 10/8/1901. When Webster passed in 1909, May took over running his Pine Hills drug store. She received positive notice in the local paper, "Albany Women As Wage Earner" article.
In 1912 May married Edward W. Briggs, who had a son Edward Briggs Jr. born in 1907, from a previous marriage.


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