Benjamin Briggs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Benjamin Briggs

American sailor

Date of Birth: 24-Apr-1835

Place of Birth: Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001

Profession: sailor

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Benjamin Briggs

  • Benjamin Spooner Briggs (April 24, 1835 – likely November 1872) was an experienced United States seaman and master mariner.
  • He was the Captain of the merchant ship Mary Celeste, which was discovered unmanned and drifting in the Atlantic Ocean midway between the Azores and the coast of Portugal on December 4, 1872.
  • The lifeboat was missing, yet the Mary Celeste herself was still under sail.
  • Benjamin Briggs, his wife Sarah, and their two-year-old daughter Sophia Matilda were never found and are presumed lost, along with the crew of Mary Celeste.

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