Prudence Breed

Brief Life History of Prudence

When Prudence Breed was born on 7 November 1794, in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, her father, Joseph Breed, was 36 and her mother, Mercy 'Mary' Holmes, was 35. She married Prentice Morgan on 27 September 1818, in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 daughters. She lived in Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States for about 10 years. She died on 24 September 1877, in Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 82, and was buried in Hilliard Cemetery, Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Prentice Morgan
1795–1842
Prudence Breed
1794–1877
Marriage: 27 September 1818
Prudence Breed Morgan
1819–1843
Lucy Ann Morgan
1822–1876
Frances Morgan
1825–1849
Mary Elizabeth Morgan
1836–1872

Sources (15)

  • Prudence Beebe in household of Silas Beebe, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Prudence Breed, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
  • Prudence Morgan, "Connecticut, Deaths, 1640-1955"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1802 · Brass is Discovered

"In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname ""The Brass City."" Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin."

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

English (Bedfordshire): topographic name for someone who lived ‘(by the) broad place’, typically a cultivated strip of land in an area of common land, from Middle English brede (Old English brǣdu ‘breadth’), or a habitational name from any of various minor places so named, for example Brede in Sussex, named from the same word with the sense ‘broad valley’.

Dutch: nickname for a well-built man, from breed ‘broad’.

History: The American bearers of the surname Breed are in many cases descended from Alan Breed, who came to Salem, MA, from England in 1629, and subsequently settled at Saugus, MA.

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

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