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Re: Bridget Griffin Breen, b: 1854 Ireland, d: 1944 Illinois
Posted by: Mark Brown (ID *****2815) Date: July 12, 2005 at 08:41:20
In Reply to: Re: Bridget Griffin Breen, b: 1854 Ireland, d: 1944 Illinois by Brian M. Carr of 1192

I wish I could be more specific, but all my leads are my grandmother's hand written notes from 50 years ago. I actually am not even positive of the spelling...breen or brean.

This what the notes and an 1880 US census tells me:
Bridget Griffin Breen/Brean, b: 8/19/1854
Married Michael Reardon about 1871.
Must have moved to England here, because oldest daughter, Mary, born in Greewich, Eng. in 1872.
Immigrated in 1876.
1880 Census definitely has them in Harvard, McHenry Co, Ill. where they now have 4 children and Michael's brother Patrick lives with them.

After 1880 is all documented, but what happened in Ireland and England is a mystery. I don't know Bridget or Michael's parents, except for a notation that Michael's mother's maiden name was Bresnahan.

Any help would be appreciated.


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