Benjamin Franklin Breese

Brief Life History of Benjamin Franklin

When Benjamin Franklin Breese was born in 1819, in New York, United States, his father, Daniel Breese, was 36 and his mother, Abigail Love, was 31. He married Lucy A. Osborn on 4 July 1841, in Delaware, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Delaware, Delaware, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died in 1900, in Henry, Missouri, United States, at the age of 81.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Franklin Breese
1819–1900
Lucy A. Osborn
1825–1866
Marriage: 4 July 1841
Genette Breece
1842–
Rhoda Amanda Breece
1845–
Calvin W. Breece
1846–1917
Cassius W Breece
1848–1932
Elizabeth Breece
1852–1935
Isaac Newton Osborn
1855–

Sources (10)

  • Franklin Breese, "United States Census, 1850"
  • D. Franklin Brees, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
  • US Census, Crooked Creek, Jasper, Illinois

World Events (8)

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. 

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

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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