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John Breck

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John Breck

Birth
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
26 Feb 1827 (aged 56)
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA
Burial
Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA GPS-Latitude: 42.3250917, Longitude: -72.6266861
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Son of Robert & Rachel (Hunt) Breck
First postmaster of Northampton 1792-1798
His will was probated both in Massachusetts and Ohio. The properties in Massachusetts were left to his wife Clarissa and their minor children. The property in Ohio was distributed among his daughter Electa (wife of Josiah Graves), who received the acreage in Harrisburg, Geuga County, and the properties in Cuyahoga County, Ashtabula and Portage to be divided between his 3 surviving sons, Edward, Theodore, and John Adams (a minor at the time).

Married Electa Bridgman on 12 January 1792
Two known children:
Electa (1792-1846) married Josiah Graves
Martin (1795-1797)

Married Clarissa Allen on 4 March 1805
Six known children:
Robert (1805-1813)
Edward (1807-1866)
Theodore (1808-1895)
Elizabeth White (1810-1811)
Eliza Maria (1814-1853) married Frederick Choate
John Adams (1820-1892)
Son of Robert & Rachel (Hunt) Breck
First postmaster of Northampton 1792-1798
His will was probated both in Massachusetts and Ohio. The properties in Massachusetts were left to his wife Clarissa and their minor children. The property in Ohio was distributed among his daughter Electa (wife of Josiah Graves), who received the acreage in Harrisburg, Geuga County, and the properties in Cuyahoga County, Ashtabula and Portage to be divided between his 3 surviving sons, Edward, Theodore, and John Adams (a minor at the time).

Married Electa Bridgman on 12 January 1792
Two known children:
Electa (1792-1846) married Josiah Graves
Martin (1795-1797)

Married Clarissa Allen on 4 March 1805
Six known children:
Robert (1805-1813)
Edward (1807-1866)
Theodore (1808-1895)
Elizabeth White (1810-1811)
Eliza Maria (1814-1853) married Frederick Choate
John Adams (1820-1892)

Inscription

John Breck Esq./Died/Feb. 26, 1827 Æt. 56 Yrs./"Great day of dread and decesion and dispute/A thought of thee each sublumnary/(illegible)



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  • Created by: P.K. Magruder
  • Added: Jul 7, 2008
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28109001/john-breck: accessed ), memorial page for John Breck (22 Apr 1770–26 Feb 1827), Find a Grave Memorial ID 28109001, citing Bridge Street Cemetery, Northampton, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by P.K. Magruder (contributor 47017377).