Mary Brees
Female1817–1879

Brief Life History of Mary

When Mary Brees was born in 1817, in Basking Ridge, Bernards Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, her father, Silas Gildersleeve Breese, was 33 and her mother, Mary Bennett, was 33. She died in 1879, at the age of 62.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Silas Gildersleeve Breese

1784–1855

Mary Bennett

1784–1850

Minard Brees

1808–1843

Nancy Brees

1814–

Ira Brees

1816–

Zopher G Brees

1810–1869

Lewis Breese

1812–

William Brees

1814–1898

Mary Brees

1817–1879

Nancy Breese

1818–

Ira L. Breese

1819–1903

Ulyses Breese

1822–1909

Achilles Breese

1824–1893

Mary Matilda Breese

1827–

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Parents and Siblings

Silas Gildersleeve Breese

Male1784–1855 Male

Mary Bennett

Female1784–1850 Female

Siblings (12)

Male1808–1843 Male

Male1810–1869 Male

Male1812– Male

Male1814–1898 Male

Female1814– Female

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World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

Age 2

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.

1820

Age 3

On January 28, 1820, the New Jersey Legislature incorporated the City of Jersey from parts of the Bergen Township. The city would be reincorporated two more times (January 23, 1829 and February 22, 1838) before receiving its official name. Jersey City became part of the new Hudson County in February of 1840.

1835

Age 18

A strike involving more than 2,000 workers from 20 textile mills in Paterson, New Jersey. Many of those involved were children, Irish, or both. The primary goal of the strike was to reduce the daily working hours from 13.5 to 11. Employers refused to negotiate, but the strike ended with a declaration that the workdays would now be 12 hours during the week and 9 hours on Saturdays. Paterson employers also blacklisted many of the strike leaders and their families.

Name Meaning

Brees

Mary

Flemish: from a vernacular form of the personal name Brictius (see Brice ).

English: variant of Breese .

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Mary Brees
Female1817–1879

Brief Life History of Mary

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