Isabella Breckenridge (1828 - 1908)

Born 23 Jul 1828 in Southend, Argyll, Scotland

Ancestors

Died 18 Apr 1908 at age 79 in Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Isabella Breckenridge was a resident of the Scottish Settlement at Argyle, Illinois.

Isabella Breckenridge is buried in Guilford Union Cemetery, Winnebago County, Illinois.

Isabella was born in 1828 in Argyll, Scotland. She was the daughter of Edward Breckenridge and Margaret Mitchell.^[1]

She came to the US with her family in 1854. ^[2]

They settled in Guilford, Illinois and were part of the Scottish Settlement in Argyle. ^[3]

Isabella took care of her mother and mentally disabled oldest sister, Janet.

"She was known for her skill as a seamstress and embroidery work as well as her kindly personality" ^[4]

She passed away in 1908.

Obituary

NEARLY FOUR SCORE YEARS

MISS ISABELLA BRECKENRIDGE DIES THIS AFTERNOON AT ADVANCE AGE. IN COUNTY HALF CENTURY

Had Lived In Rockford and Guilford for Many Years--Funeral Probably Wednesday.

Miss Isabella Breckenridge, a resident of Rockford and vicinity for more than a half a century, passed away this afternoon at 1 o'clock at her home.

Her death was due to apoplexy, following a stroke which she had sustained Friday morning. She had been an invalid for many years but the condition had not been considered critical until the sudden stroke which came on yesterday.

Miss Breckenridge was a native of Scotland, born July 23, 1828. She would have been 80 years of age next July. She came to this county fifty for years ago. For many years she resided at the home with her brother, Robert Breckenridge in Guilford, but four years ago she moved to Rockford and since had made her home with her sister, Mrs. William Reid.

She is survived by three brothers, Archibald, of Rockford and Robert and Edward, of Guilford, and two sisters, Mrs. Reid of this city and Mrs. Jessie McDonald of Harlem.

She had been a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church since coming to Rockford.

The funeral service will probably be held Wednesday at the home. Internment will be in the Reid Cemetery in Guilford. ^[5]

1900 US Census

Guilford, Illinois ^[6]

Name: Isabelle Breckenridge

Event Place: Guilford Township, :Winnebago, Illinois, United States

Gender: Female

Age: 72

Marital Status: Single

Gravestone Transcription

Sources

1. ↑ "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTJ9-B8G : 10 February 2018), Isabella Breckenridge, 23 Jul 1828; citing, reference 2:16BKVPM, index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 1,041,076.
2. ↑ Ancestry New York, Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Ancestry Record 7488 #1110136 (Paid Subscription) Year: 1854; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 143; Line: 35; List Number: 933

   Name: Isabella Breakenridge

   Arrival date: 28 Jul 1854

   Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland

   Destination: United States of America

   Port of Arrival: New York, New York

   Ship Name: Glasgow

3. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHP-7PW : 13 December 2017), Isabella Buckeridge in entry for Edward Buckeridge, 1860.
4. ↑ Ralston, Grace and Ralston, Schnurr. Saga of our Kintyre Kin, 2nd Edition. pg. 279.
5. ↑ GenealogyBank
6. ↑ United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSCH-X9C : accessed 17 December 2018), Isabelle Breckenridge in household of Robt Breckenridge, Guilford Township, Winnebago, Illinois, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 122, sheet 2A, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,355.

See also:

• Find A Grave: Memorial #102747165: accessed 13 August 2018), memorial page for Isabella Breckenridge (23 Jul 1828–18 Apr 1908), citing Guilford Union Cemetery, Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois, USA ; Maintained by Charles Drewes (contributor 47310053)