Brief Life History of Silas Gildersleeve
When Silas Gildersleeve Breese was born on 5 May 1784, in Basking Ridge, Bernards Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, his father, John Breese Jr, was 45 and his mother, Hannah Priscilla Gildersleeve Breese, was 33. He married Mary Bennett about 1804, in Horseheads, Horseheads, Chemung, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 5 October 1855, in Horseheads, Horseheads, Chemung, New York, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Horseheads, Horseheads, Chemung, New York, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Pennsylvania, Marriages, 1852-1968
- Silas Breese, "Find A Grave Index"
- Ancestry Family Trees
Spouse and Children
1784–1855 Male
1784–1850 Female
Children (12)
1808–1843 Male
1810–1869 Male
1812– Male
1814–1898 Male
1814– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1738–1829 Male
1750–1844 Female
Siblings (10)
1773–1839 Female
1773–1854 Female
1775–1863 Male
1776–1849 Male
1779–1864 Male
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World Events (8)
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 2
1802
Age 18
1803
Age 19
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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