George Lyman Breed (1844 - 1886)

Born 27 Oct 1844 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ann M. (Whitten) Breed — married 1 Nov 1874 (to 18 Mar 1886) in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 18 Mar 1886 at age 41 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

George Breed was born in Massachusetts.

Birth and Parents

George, the fifth of twelve children of Elwin Breed and Abigail Phillips Rich was born on 27 October 1844 at Lynn, Massachusetts.^[1]He was a namesake for an earlier born (1839) sibling who had died.

U.S. Civil War Service - Union

Private George Breed served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: May 11, 1864
Mustered out: Jun 17, 1865
Side: USA
Regiment(s): Company L, 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery

George served at the rank of Private during the American Civil War with Company L, 4th Massachusetts Heavy Artillery. He enlisted on 11 May 1864, and mustered out on 17 June 1865. He was a member of General Lander G.A.R.Post #5 at Lynn, Massachusetts.

Marriage and Children

George married Ann M "Annie" Whitten, the daughter of William M. and Adeline (Bradbury) Whitten on 11 November 1874 at Lynn, Massachusetts.^[2]They had three children born at Lynn:

1. Mabellle Anna Breed (b. 8 Sep 1878; d. 1966)^[3]
2. Nellie Florence "Flossie" Breed (b. 6 Sep 1882; d. 31 Aug 1887)^[4][5]
3. Edna Ruth Breed (b. 3 Aug 1884; d. )^[6]m. 1 Jun 1909 at Lynn, MA, Phillip Kenneth Parker (1884-1933)^[7]

Death and Burial

George Lyman Breed died on 19 March 1886 in his year at Lynn.^[8] and is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery at Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts.^[9]

Research Notes

• Breed Family Association Vol. 14 (1935), p. 654, no. 993: https://archive.org/details/Vol14Dec.1935imagedByP.EverettOCRByJRF/page/n29; Vol. 15 (1937), p. 704, no. 993: https://archive.org/details/Vol15May1937imagedByP.EverettOCRByJRF/page/n22

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXHZ-496 : 1 December 2022), George Lyman Breed, 1844.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NWTZ-G6N : 16 November 2022), Adeline in entry for George L. Breed and Annie M. Whitton, 1874.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX8D-VM2 : 14 November 2022), Anna M in entry for Mabelle Anna Breed, 1878.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX8B-4JD : 14 November 2022), Anna M. in entry for Nellie Florence Breed, 1882.
5. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH6D-ZZN : Wed Oct 25 11:56:49 UTC 2023), Entry for N. Flossie Breed and George L. Breed, 31 Aug 1887.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXD6-SNT : 14 November 2022), Anna M. in entry for Edna Ruth Breed, 1884.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4FC-M8V : 4 November 2022), Annie M Whitten in entry for Philip K Parker and Edna R Breed, 1909.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7Y3-4QL : 17 November 2022), George L. Breed, 1886.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64967403/george_l-breed: accessed February 17, 2024), memorial page for Pvt George L. Breed (27 Oct 1844–19 Mar 1886), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64967403, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Ace (contributor 49862805).

Census Records

• "United States Census, 1850", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD92-4F8 : Wed Oct 04 17:21:08 UTC 2023), Entry for Elwin Breed and Abigail Breed, 1850.

• "United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZC3-SLM : Thu Oct 05 17:36:13 UTC 2023), Entry for Elwin Breed and Abigail P Breed, 1860.

• "Massachusetts State Census, 1865", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQCS-Z2D : Tue Oct 03 11:46:09 UTC 2023), Entry for Elwin Breed and Abigale P Breed, 1865.

• "United States Census, 1870", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDSB-QBT : Fri Oct 06 18:26:16 UTC 2023), Entry for George L Breed and W Edgar Breed, 1870.

Acknowledgements

• Biography written in full with inline sourcing, connected to spouse, and photo added following further research by Carol Baldwin on 17 February 2024.