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Doretta <I>Crites</I> Briggen

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Doretta Crites Briggen

Birth
Bollinger County, Missouri, USA
Death
10 Sep 1919 (aged 37)
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
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Doretta is the daughter of Frank & Eveline Presnell (spl?) Crites.

She and William Briggen were married on Dec. 24, 1907.

Article printed in the Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, MO, Wednesday Evening, September 10, 1919, Vol 18, No 295, Pg 7; "Mrs. Wm. Briggan Died This Morning ---
Mrs. William Briggan, wife of the blacksmith at the cement plant, died this morning at 11 o'clock, following an illness with typhoid fever. She had been sick for the past 24 days.
Mrs. Briggan was past 30 years old and had lived in this city for a number of years. She leaves, besides the husband, three children.
Funeral arrangements had not been completed this afternoon."

Article printed in the Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, MO, Thursday Evening, September 11, 1919, Vol 18, No 296, Pg 1; "Briggan Funeral Was Held Today --- The funeral of Mrs. Doretta Briggan, who died Wednesday morn'ng of typhoid fever after a three weeks' illness, was held this afternoon. services being said at St. Vincent's Catholic Church at 2 o'clock. Burial followed in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Mrs. Briggan was 37 years, 2 months and 16 days old and is survived by a husband and three children."

*note: Spelling of first name on death certificate differs from headstone. Spelling of last name in newspaper articles differs from headstone.
Doretta is the daughter of Frank & Eveline Presnell (spl?) Crites.

She and William Briggen were married on Dec. 24, 1907.

Article printed in the Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, MO, Wednesday Evening, September 10, 1919, Vol 18, No 295, Pg 7; "Mrs. Wm. Briggan Died This Morning ---
Mrs. William Briggan, wife of the blacksmith at the cement plant, died this morning at 11 o'clock, following an illness with typhoid fever. She had been sick for the past 24 days.
Mrs. Briggan was past 30 years old and had lived in this city for a number of years. She leaves, besides the husband, three children.
Funeral arrangements had not been completed this afternoon."

Article printed in the Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, MO, Thursday Evening, September 11, 1919, Vol 18, No 296, Pg 1; "Briggan Funeral Was Held Today --- The funeral of Mrs. Doretta Briggan, who died Wednesday morn'ng of typhoid fever after a three weeks' illness, was held this afternoon. services being said at St. Vincent's Catholic Church at 2 o'clock. Burial followed in St. Mary's Cemetery.
Mrs. Briggan was 37 years, 2 months and 16 days old and is survived by a husband and three children."

*note: Spelling of first name on death certificate differs from headstone. Spelling of last name in newspaper articles differs from headstone.

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Briggen
William, 1886 - 1961
Doretta, 1882 - 1919
At Rest



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  • Created by: Pierce
  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/103991871/doretta-briggen: accessed ), memorial page for Doretta Crites Briggen (24 Jun 1882–10 Sep 1919), Find a Grave Memorial ID 103991871, citing Saint Marys Cemetery, Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Pierce (contributor 47949327).