Marker Inscription
A member of Captain Amasa Turner's company at Battle of San Jacinto. Died in Houston January 20, 1838.
Historical Marker
Brigham, Moses W.
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About this site
Brigham, Moses W. is a historical marker in Houston, Harris County, dedicated in 1936. It is one of 406 historical markers documented in Harris County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 781 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 29.7572, -95.3791 near Houston. The nearest cataloged historic site is Stilwell, William S. (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include Richardson, John, Cheevers, John, and Durham, William Daniel.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5201010619. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
History
Moses W. Brigham fought at the Battle of San Jacinto in 1836 in Captain Amasa Turner's company and died in Houston in 1854. His grave is among the Texas Revolution veterans marked with 1936 Texas Centennial monuments in Houston's Founders Memorial Cemetery.
Sources: hmdb.orgtshaonline.org
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