 In 1817 Briggs helped to establish a Baptist church in Lanesboro ; in this congregation he met Harriet Hall , whom he married in 1818 ; their children were Harriet , George , and Henry . Briggs was also called upon to raise the four orphaned children of his brother Rufus , one of the brothers who supported him in his law studies . Rufus died in 1816 , followed by his wife not long afterward . 
 In 1817 Briggs helped to establish a Baptist church in Lanesboro ; in this congregation he met Harriet Hall , whom he married in 1818 ; their children <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> Harriet , George , and Henry . Briggs was also called upon to raise the four orphaned children of his brother Rufus , one of the brothers <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a>supported him in his law studies . Rufus died in 1816 , followed by his wife not long afterward . 
In 1817 Briggs helped to establish a Baptist church in Lanesboro ; in dis congregation he met Harriet Hall , whom he married in 1818 ; their children was Harriet , George , and Henry . Briggs was also called upon to raise the 4 orphaned children of his brother Rufus , one of the brothers supported him in his law studies . Rufus died in 1816 , followed by his wife not long afterward .