Brees

Male1806–

Brief Life History of Brees

When Brees was born in 1806, in Basking Ridge, Bernards Township, Somerset, New Jersey, United States, his father, Stephen Carpenter Brees, was 51 and his mother, Nancy Bayles, was 42.

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Family Time Line

Stephen Carpenter Brees
1755–1833
Nancy Bayles
1764–1840
Lucinda Breese
1780–
Sarah Breese
1781–1820
Betsy Breese
1785–
Mary Breese
1786–
Mary Breese
1788–1860
Bayles Bailey Breese
1782–1859
Phebe Breese
1783–1862
Anna Breese
1786–1859
Nancy Breese
1788–
Nancy Breese
1790–
Ruth Breese
1796–1821
Osea Breese
1800–1846
Betsy Breese
1802–
Lucinda Breese
1803–1881
Mary Brees
1804–
Brees
1806–
Jane Breese
1807–1890
Brees
1810–

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    Siblings (18)

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    World Events (3)

    1808

    Age 2

    Atlantic slave trade abolished.

    1812

    Age 6

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    1820

    Age 14

    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.

    Name Meaning

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

    English: variant of Breese .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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