BRIGGS, Samantha
Abt 1822 - 1907 (85 years)-
Name BRIGGS, Samantha Birth Abt 1822 New York 
Gender Female Death 6 Feb 1907 Sanborn, Niagara County, NY Person ID I120625 Laur from Germany Last Modified 1 Oct 2016
Family BARBER, Thomas M, b. Abt 1817, CT d. Abt Oct 1905, Sanborn, Niagara County, NY (Age 88 years) Marriage Abt 1835 Children 1. BARBER, Frances, b. Abt 1845, New York d. Yes, date unknown2. BARBER, Edgar W, b. Aug 1847, New York d. Yes, date unknown3. BARBER, Eugene D, b. Aug 1856, New York d. Sep 1919 (Age 63 years)4. BARBER, Walter H, b. Abt 1859, New York d. 10 Mar 1924, Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 65 years)5. BARBER, Alva Mathew, b. Abt 1861, New York d. Between 1930 and 1940, New York (Age 69 years)Family ID F42268 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Nov 2025
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Notes - Niagara Gazette - 2/9/1907
Sanborn. Feb. 9.— Mrs. . Thomas
Barber passed away after a lingering
sickness Wednesday .afternoon, February
6th. 1907. In her 85th year, at
the residence of her son Mr. Mathew
Barber, who lives about two miles
east of Sanborn. Mrs. Barber was
the widow of the. late Thomas Bar-
bar, who died about two years ago.
but not until this couple had passed
the 7 5 th mile stone In their wedded
life, which occasion they celebrated
with a "diamond wedding." They
have living four sons, Edgar who re-
sides West: Matthew and Eugene of
Sanborn, and Walter of Niagara
F a l l s . Mrs. Barber's maiden name
was Samantha Briggs... whose early
life was spent in this region. For years
t h ey owned and lived on their farm
about one mile west of the village
until old age compelled them to sell
it and move Into the village of San-
born where she died. Pioneer set
tlers they were for Thomas Barber
in 1824 made tho Journev from Con
necticut with ox-teams and covered'
wagons with his father when he was
but 7 vears of age. and drove a large
part of the distance.
Mrs. Barber for more than 8 years
has suffered wtih cancer which
finally caused her death. Her
daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ella Barber,
who has been her constant attendant
for over a year says: "She bore her
affliction without murmuring. She
will be missed and mourned by a
large circle of relatives and neigh-
bors. She was a good woman, a lov-
inc mother, and a faithful wife, and
leaves a blessed memory."
She was a member of the M. E.
church from her girlhood days. The
funeral service was conducted from
her son's home by her pastor.
., an old friend of tne fam-
ily a n d the burial was in Pekin
cemetery by the side of her husband.
The Methodist church choir sang. The
I. O. O. F. attended the service of
which Mr. Barber Is Noble Grand.
"Servant of God, well done;
Thy glorious warfare's past.
The battle's fought, the race is won.
And Thou art crowned at last."
- Niagara Gazette - 2/9/1907