Son of Samuel and Eunice (Allen) Breck
Served during the War of 1812. Enlisted on 13 September 1814 as a corporal in Captain Elisha Strong's company, Massachusetts Militia; discharged on 7 November 1814. Pension card mentions 2 different plots of bounty land.
Married Judith Kingsley on 23 February 1820 in Northampton, MA.
Carpenter & Builder
Founding member of the Liberty Party in Northampton; representative to the Liberty Party Convention in 1840
Abolitionist & conductor on the Underground Railroad
Founder of the Northampton branch of the Washington Total Abstinence Society.
His workshop and barn were burned in 1847 & 1848 by anti-temperance and/or anti-abolitionist arsonists. In 1855, his home was destroyed by arsonists. He and Judith moved in with one of her brothers.
Served during the War of 1812. Enlisted on 13 September 1814 as a corporal in Captain Elisha Strong's company, Massachusetts Militia; discharged on 7 November 1814. Pension card mentions 2 different plots of bounty land.
Married Judith Kingsley on 23 February 1820 in Northampton, MA.
Carpenter & Builder
Founding member of the Liberty Party in Northampton; representative to the Liberty Party Convention in 1840
Abolitionist & conductor on the Underground Railroad
Founder of the Northampton branch of the Washington Total Abstinence Society.
His workshop and barn were burned in 1847 & 1848 by anti-temperance and/or anti-abolitionist arsonists. In 1855, his home was destroyed by arsonists. He and Judith moved in with one of her brothers.
Son of Samuel and Eunice (Allen) Breck
Served during the War of 1812. Enlisted on 13 September 1814 as a corporal in Captain Elisha Strong's company, Massachusetts Militia; discharged on 7 November 1814. Pension card mentions 2 different plots of bounty land.
Married Judith Kingsley on 23 February 1820 in Northampton, MA.
Carpenter & Builder
Founding member of the Liberty Party in Northampton; representative to the Liberty Party Convention in 1840
Abolitionist & conductor on the Underground Railroad
Founder of the Northampton branch of the Washington Total Abstinence Society.
His workshop and barn were burned in 1847 & 1848 by anti-temperance and/or anti-abolitionist arsonists. In 1855, his home was destroyed by arsonists. He and Judith moved in with one of her brothers.
Served during the War of 1812. Enlisted on 13 September 1814 as a corporal in Captain Elisha Strong's company, Massachusetts Militia; discharged on 7 November 1814. Pension card mentions 2 different plots of bounty land.
Married Judith Kingsley on 23 February 1820 in Northampton, MA.
Carpenter & Builder
Founding member of the Liberty Party in Northampton; representative to the Liberty Party Convention in 1840
Abolitionist & conductor on the Underground Railroad
Founder of the Northampton branch of the Washington Total Abstinence Society.
His workshop and barn were burned in 1847 & 1848 by anti-temperance and/or anti-abolitionist arsonists. In 1855, his home was destroyed by arsonists. He and Judith moved in with one of her brothers.
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Moses Breck/July 4 1793/April 10 1882/[verse illegible]
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