Phebe Adelaide Briggs

1842 - 1904  (61 years)

• Name	Phebe Adelaide Briggs
  	Father: Hart Briggs (1806-1876) Mother: Susan Newhall (1811-1882) [4, 8, 9, 10, 12]
  Birth	14 Jan 1842	Turner, Androscoggin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [7, 8, 9, 17]
  	Birth Record of Phebe Adelaide Briggs
  Census	1850 (7 years)	Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [1]
  In the 1850 US Census, she was recorded as age 8, living in Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine, then Oxford County, with her parents.
  Census	1860 (17 years)	Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [2]
  In the 1860 US Census, she was recorded as age 18, living in Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine with her parents. She worked as a domestic.
  History	12 Apr 1861 (19 years)	Civil War Begins
  First Marriage	16 Nov 1864 (22 years)  [4, 6]
  She married first Loring Allen Copeland. He was born 26 January 1838 in Turner, Maine. He died 8 August 1865. Children: 1. Addie L. Copeland (c1866-____)
  Census	1870 (27 years)	Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [3]
  In the 1870 US Census, she was recorded as age 28, living in Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine with her parents. She was working in a she factory.
  Census	1880 (37 years)	Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A.   [4]
  In the 1880 US Census, he was recorded as age 38, living at 91 Bates Street, Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine.
  Age: 40
  Will	21 Oct 1890 (48 years)  [14]
  Census	1900 (57 years)	Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [5]
  In the 1900 US Census, she was recorded as age 48, living at 52 Wilder Street, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Her husband's widowed mother was living with them.
  Age: 60
  Death	9 Jan 1904	Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [7, 11, 12, 15, 17]
  Age: 61
  Agency: at home
  Cause: cancer of the rectum
  Address: 32 Wilder Street Brockton, Massachusetts
  	Return of a Death for Phebe A. Woodman
  Obituary	11 Jan 1904 (61 years)  [15]
  MRS. PHOEBE A. WOODMAN. The news of the death of Mrs. Phoebe A. Woodman of Brockton, formerly of Lewiston, reached here Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Woodman was the wife of Alvin Woodman, the agent. for the Lewiston •Machine Shop, who was boss mechanic at the Bates Mill a few years ago. Mrs. Woodman had been ill for over a year and three weeks ago her husband was called to Brockton where he remained until the end. Death came Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Woodman resided in Lewiston for a number of years, moving from here to Brockton five of six years ago, She had many friends here. She leaves besides her husband, two daughters, Mrs. Allen and Miss Lora Copeland of Brockton; tour brothers, Charles H. of Auburn; 0. N. Briggs of Lewiston; J. K. Briggs of Barkerville, and T. T. Briggs, Reading, Mass. Also a sister, Mrs. S. M. Washburn of Greene. The funeral will take place in Brockton Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The interment will be at that city, also, it is expected Published by The Lewiston Daily Sun, 11 January 1904
  Burial	12 Jan 1904	Melrose Cemetery, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Melrose Cemetery, Brockton, Massachusetts   [7, 12, 15, 17]
  	Gravestone of Alvin and Phebe Woodman Plot: Section North Lot 40
  Probate/Proved	17 Feb 1904 (62 years)	Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [14]
  Person ID, Branch	I24929
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Birth: Her birth record shows her birth date as 13 June 1842. Woodman (1995) gives it as 14 June 1842. I am using the date from her birth record however, I urge caution as the birth record is a transcription.

  
  

Spouse / Partner	Alvin W. Woodman,   b. 18 Feb 1840, Auburn, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. d. 9 Sep 1917, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (Age 77 years)  Other Partners: Elizabeth Mary Lowell  m. 5 Dec 1867
Marriage	15 Nov 1870	Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.   [13, 17]
	Marriage Record of Alvin Woodman and Phebe A. Copeland
Age at Marriage	She : 28 years and 10 months - He : 30 years and 9 months.
Children	1874  [4]
1. Elizabeth "Lizzie" Agnes Woodman (1874-1949)
Family ID	F9716	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
Last Modified	9 Oct 2025




• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Phebe Adelaide Briggs(1842 – 1904) 2 3

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Jan 1842 - Turner, Androscoggin County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1850 - Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1860 - Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1870 - Turner, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Marriage - 15 Nov 1870 - Reading, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Census - 1880 - Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, U.S.A. Census - 1900 - Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Death - 9 Jan 1904 - Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Burial - 12 Jan 1904 - Melrose Cemetery, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Probate/Proved - 17 Feb 1904 - Plymouth County, Massachusetts, U.S.A.  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S273] Bureau of the Census, 1850 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Turner, Oxford, Maine; Roll: 263; Page: 15a. [S191] Bureau of the Census, 1860 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Turner, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: M653_432; Page: 129; Family History Library Film: 803432. [S192] Bureau of the Census, 1870 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Year: 1870; Census Place: Turner, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: M593_537; Page: 424A. [S189] Bureau of the Census, 1880 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010), Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine; Roll: T9_475; Family History Film: 1254475; Page: 308.1000; Enumeration District: 13. [S137] Bureau of the Census, 1900 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004), Year: 1900; Census Place: Brockton Ward 6, Plymouth, Massachusetts; Roll: 674; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 1115; FHL microfilm: 1240674. [S164] Ancestry World Tree, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Inc., 1998), Questionnable Source . [S14] Ancestry.com, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current® http://findagrave.com, (Lehi, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), Memorial ID 139185787 Phebe Adelaide Briggs Woodman . [S1924] GeneaNET Web Site, (https://gw.geneanet.org). [S2442] Maine, U.S., Birth Records, 1715-1922, (rovo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Birth Record of Phebe Adelaid Briggs . [S510] Maine, Wills and Probate Records, 1584-1999, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Probate Record of Hart Briggs. [S17] Department of Public Health, Registry of Vital Records and Statistics. Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Death Index, 1901-1980, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013). [S190] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Return of a Death for Phebe A. Woodman. [S133] New England Historic Genealogical Society, Massachusetts, Marriage Records, 1840-1915, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Marriage Record of Alvin Woodman and Phebe A. Copeland. [S914] Massachusetts, Wills and Probate Records, 1635-1991, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015), Probate Record of Phebe A Woodman . [S2629] Obituary of Phoebe A. Woodman, (Lewiston, Maine: The Lewiston Daily Sun, 11 January 1904, page 8). [S396] Woodman, J. H., A List of the Descendants of Mr. Joshua Woodman, who settled at Kingston, N.H., about 1736, (Brunswick, Maine: J. Griffin, 1856). [S398] Woodman, John A., Genealogy and History of the Descendants of Mr. Edward Woodman who settled at Ould Newbury Province of Massachusetts Bay in 1635, (Ocala, Florida: by author, 1995).