Ann M. (Whitten) Breed (1848 - 1932)

Born 1 Jun 1848 in Monroe, Waldo, Maine, United States

Ancestors

Wife of George Lyman Breed — married 1 Nov 1874 (to 18 Mar 1886) in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Died 13 Mar 1932 at age 83 in Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

Ann (Whitten) Breed was born in Maine.

Birth and Parents

Ann (alias Annie), the fourth of nine children of William Whitten and Adeline Bradbury was born on 1 June 1848 at Monroe, Maine.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Ann married George L. Breed (1844-1886), the son of Elwin and Abigail Phillips (Rich) Breed on 11 November 1874 at Lynn, Massachusetts.^[2]They had three children born at Lynn:

1. Mabelle 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

Ann M. "Annie" (Whitten) Breed died on 13 March 1932 in her 83rd year at Lynn, and is buried in Pine Grove Cemetery at Lynn, Essex, Massachusetts.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2H2D-DDS : Tue Oct 31 18:57:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Ann M Whitten and William M Whitten, 01 Jun 1848.
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. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64967550/annie_m-breed: accessed February 17, 2024), memorial page for Annie M. Whitten Breed (1848–Mar 1932), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64967550, 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:M6VH-3WV : Tue Oct 03 18:12:40 UTC 2023), Entry for William Whitten and Adeline Whitten, 1850.

• "United States Census, 1900", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9R7-5X9 : Thu Oct 05 15:22:41 UTC 2023), Entry for Annie M Breed and Mabel Breed, 1900.

• "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M2J8-HBB : Thu Oct 05 11:48:42 UTC 2023), Entry for Annie M Breed and Mable A Breed, 1910.

• "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXYV-YSK : Fri Dec 22 16:22:04 UTC 2023), Entry for Annie M Breed and Mabel A Breed, 1920.

• "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQLG-C4P : Thu Oct 05 00:56:30 UTC 2023), Entry for Annie M Breed and Mabel A Breed, 1930.

Acknowledgements

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