Harriet Breading

Brief Life History of Harriet

When Harriet Breading was born on 11 May 1803, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Nathaniel Breading, was 52 and her mother, Mary Ann "Polly" Ewing, was 36. She married Joseph Parker Gazzam on 22 December 1821, in Washington, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 27 August 1838, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Parker Gazzam
1797–1863
Harriet Breading
1803–1838
Marriage: 22 December 1821
James Breading Gazzam
1833–1909
Mary Ann Gazzam
1836–1854
Harriet Breading Gazzam
1836–1854

Sources (1)

  • Harriet Breading Gazzam, Allegheny Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States

World Events (8)

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

1819 · Panic! of 1819

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. 

Name Meaning

1 English: unexplained.

2 Irish: variant of Bredin .

Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016

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