Bridget Breen (abt. 1848 - 1863)

Born about 10 May 1848 in Port Henry, New York [uncertain]

Ancestors

Died 18 Oct 1863 at about age 15 in Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin

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Biography

Bridget was the oldest child in her family, born in New York, according to the 1850 census, probably in Moriah township, perhaps in Port Henry.^[1] (Her birthdate is computed from her age at death as listed on her gravestone.) Her father was a miner in the iron mines in the Port Henry area.

She moved to Fort Winnebago, Wisconsin with her parents when she was a small child.^[2] She died there at age 15 from an illness that also claimed the lives of her siblings Thomas and Ann. The three children are buried in St. Mary's Cemetery outside of Portage, Wisconsin.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCYC-T1B : accessed 08 May 2014), Bridget Brayhane in household of Daniel Brayhen, Moriah, Essex, New York, United States; citing family 15, NARA microfilm publication M432.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWMP-57F : accessed 7 May 2015), Bridget Braine in household of Daniel Braine, Fort Winnebago, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States; from "1860 U.S. Federal Census - Population," database, Fold3.com (http://www.fold3.com : n.d.); citing p. 89, household ID 628, NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 805,401.
3. ↑ St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Portage, Wisconsin, Fort Winnebago Township, Columbia County