Alice Esther (Ives) Breed (1853 - 1933)

Born 15 Jan 1853 in Tiskilwa, Bureau, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Francis William Breed — married about 1873 in Kendall, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 16 Oct 1933 at age 80 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

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Biography

Alice (Ives) Breed is Notable.

Alice Esther Ives was born on 15 January 1853 in Tiskilwa, Illinois. Her parents were Dr. Franklin Benedict Ives and his first wife, Frances M. Luce.

U.S. Census records in 1860^[1] and 1870^[2] show Alice Ives living in Tiskilwa with her parents and three siblings: Franklin (b. 1851), Nelly (b. 1855), and Mary (b. 1865).

Alice moved to Lynn, Massachusetts at the age of 19 in order to teach at a private school and study voice at the Boston Conservatory of Music.^[3] The following year, she married shoe manufacturer and merchant Francis William Breed.^[4] Their known children are:

• Unknown Baby Girl (1874-1874)^[5]; stillborn'
• Florence May (Breed) Khan - (1875-1950)^[6]
• Helen Frances Breed - (1876-1883)^[7]
• Alice Ives (Breed) Godfree - (1877-1933)^[8]
• Francis William Breed - (1883-1968)^[9]
• Ralph Homer Breed - (1884-1959)^[10]
• Ruby Constance (Breed) Johnson - (1886-1934)^[11]

Census records between 1880 and 1910 show Alice and Francis Breed living at their estate, "Deer Cove", just outside of Lynn, Massachusetts.^[12][13][14] From 1920 onward, Alice Breed is enumerated living in New York City.^[15][16]

Alice Ives Breed was notable in her time as a philanthropist and social leader.^[4] Her club affiliations include the Women's Auxiliary of the YMCA (president), Lynn Women's Club (vice-president), General Federation of Women's Clubs (vice-president), Massachusetts State Committee of Correspondence (chair), Massachusetts Society of the Sons and Daughters of Illinois, and Daughters of the American Revolution.^[17] She spent time in all the US states and Alaska, and all over the globe.^[18][19] According to one journalist: "Mrs Breed has been to the theatre in Venice in a gondola, to church in Hong Kong in a sedan chair and to address a club in Yokohama in a jinrickshaw …"^[20]

She was also an early member of the Baha'i Faith community in America.^[21] In 1912, she hosted ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in her home several times and became very close to Him and His Family.^[22]

Alice Ives Breed died at her home in New York City on 16 October 1933, at the age of 80.^[23][24] She is buried in the Breed family plot in Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Massachusetts.^[25]

Research Notes

For more about her life, I recommend reading Marzieh Gail's book Arches of the Years (full text on the link below) as there are too many great anecdotes to include here. Alice Ives Breed was definitely a remarkable person! - Freeth-52 01:52, 20 August 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHM-FWS : 18 February 2021), Alice Ives in entry for Franklin B Ives, 1860.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M648-KT1 : 29 May 2021), Alice Ives in entry for Franklin Ives, 1870.
3. ↑ Gail: Page 50
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} "Well-Known Worker in Women's Clubs", The Boston Globe, 28 Jun 1898. p. 3. Accessed on 17 Aug 2021. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/430756266/
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Deaths Index, ca. 1640-1961", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHD3-RV1 : 23 October 2020), Alice in entry for Still Born Breed, 1874.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCRJ-FRQ : 14 January 2020), Alice Breed in entry for Florence May Breed, 1875.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Town Deaths Index, ca. 1640-1961", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FH6C-SPK : 23 October 2020), Alice E. in entry for Helen Frances Breed, 1883.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FX88-KCN : 20 February 2021), Alice in entry for Alice Ives Breed, 22 Dec 1877, Lynn, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #item 2 p 252, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,428,169.
9. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DZVZ-FCN2 : 16 August 2021), Alice E. in entry for Francis William Breed, 4 Mar 1883; citing Birth, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007579524.
10. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:DZV8-SR2M : 16 August 2021), Alice in entry for Ralph H. Breed, 18 Dec 1884; citing Birth, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007579524.
11. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VQ8Z-PBH : 14 January 2020), Alice in entry for Ruby C. Breed, 1886.
12. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH66-1GM : 19 February 2021), Alice E Breed in household of Frank W Breed, Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 213, sheet 190C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,531.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9RW-W9M : accessed 18 August 2021), Alice I Breed in household of Francis M Breed, Lynn city Ward 3, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 365, sheet 17A, family 343, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,644.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2V4-F5M : accessed 18 August 2021), Alice I Breed in household of Francis W Breed, Cambridge Ward 9, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 777, sheet 8A, family 183, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 596; FHL microfilm 1,374,609.
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ15-MFD : 2 February 2021), Alice Breed in entry for Francis Breed, 1920.
16. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X4PQ-69J : accessed 18 August 2021), Alice I Breed in household of Francis W Breed, Manhattan (Districts 1001-1249), New York, New York, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1125, sheet 3B, line 52, family 63, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1580; FHL microfilm 2,341,315.
17. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Alice Ives Breed," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alice_Ives_Breed&oldid=1032312124 (accessed 20 Aug 2021).
18. ↑ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24F-D8R3 : 16 March 2018), Alice E Breed, 1892; citing Passport Application, Massachusetts, United States, source certificate #, Passport Applications, 1795-1905., 386, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
19. ↑ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24F-XZ9T : 16 March 2018), Alice E Breed, 1894; citing Passport Application, Massachusetts, United States, source certificate #, Passport Applications, 1795-1905., 432, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
20. ↑ Gail: Page 52
21. ↑ Rideout, Anise. Early History of the Bahá'í Community in Boston, Massachusetts. https://bahai-library.com/rideout_history_community_boston
22. ↑ Gail: Pages 95-96
23. ↑ "New York, New York City Municipal Deaths, 1795-1949," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WK6-D6L : 3 June 2020), Alice Ives Breed, 16 Oct 1933; citing Death, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States, New York Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 2,070,793.
24. ↑ "Recent Messages from the Guardian", Baha'i News, November 1933. https://bahai.works/index.php?title=File:Baha%27i_News_79.pdf&page=4
25. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38929620/alice-breed : accessed 20 August 2021), memorial page for Alice Ives Breed (Jan 1853–16 Oct 1933), Find A Grave: Memorial #38929620, citing Pine Grove Cemetery, Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Ace (contributor 49862805) .

See also:

• Gail, Marzieh. 1991. Arches of the Years. Oxford: George Ronald. https://bahai-library.com/gail_arches_years
• Wikipedia: Alice Ives Breed
• Wikidata: Item Q62116847, en:Wikipedia