Lydia Arminda (Sweet) Briggs 1844-1895
Categories: First Generation Milton, Section 28 Milton Township, The Sabbath Recorder Obituary
"The Sabbath Recorder", Vol 51, No 28, p 447, July 11, 1895.
In New Richmond, St. Croix county, Wis., June 24, 1895, of paralysis of the heart, Mrs. Lydia Arminda Briggs, aged 50 years, 8 months, and 22 days.
She was born in Milton, Wis., the daughter of Perry and Eusebia Maxson Sweet, and was married in 1865 to B. Franklin Briggs, then a soldier just returning from the Civil War. She at once removed to the place where she died. A few years previous she was baptized and united with the Milton Seventh-day Baptist Church. She maintained her Christian faith until the end. For a few years past she has slowly declined in health. She leaves her husband, her aged father, step-mother, and numerous other relatives and friends to mourn their loss.