Brief Life History of Nancy
When Nancy Breese was born in 1818, in New York, United States, her father, Silas Gildersleeve Breese, was 34 and her mother, Mary Bennett, was 34. She married George Harrison Taylor in 1836. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Elmira, Chemung, New York, United States in 1850 and Horseheads, Chemung, New York, United States in 1860.
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Family Time Line
Sources (7)
- Nancy Taylor, "United States Census, 1870"
- Nancy R. Bruce in entry for Edwin C. Taylor and Annie T. Dodge, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Nancy Breese in entry for E.c. Taylor, "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"
Spouse and Children
1814–1878 Male
1818– Female
Children (10)
1837–1864 Male
1839–1857 Female
1843–1875 Male
1843–1919 Female
1845–1864 Male
+5 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1784–1855 Male
1784–1850 Female
Siblings (12)
1808–1843 Male
1810–1869 Male
1812– Male
1814–1898 Male
1814– Female
+7 More Children
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 1
1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State
Age 9
1863
Age 45
Name Meaning
English (Montgomeryshire; also Norfolk): nickname for an irritating person, from Middle English brese ‘gadfly’ (Old English brēosa). See also Breeze , compare Breece .
German: habitational name from any of numerous places called Breese or Breesen, in Mecklenburg, Wendland (near Hanover), Brandenburg, and Pomerania. In some cases the placename is derived from a Slavic word meaning ‘birch’ (brěza in Old Slavic).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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