Ann Howard Breen from Athenry Parish, Galway; met in Virginia around 1855 and married at Cumberland, MD in 1857.
Names of Children
Thomas, Mary Louise (later Quinlan) and Ann Elizabeth (Nannie)
Place of Death
He died at St. Paul, MN at age 58, of an uncontrollable nosebleed (modern knowledge suggests probably due to high blood pressure). He is buried in Calvary Cemetery in St. Paul
Occupation
Stonecutter,major builder in stone, general contractor in St. Paul, MN from about 1867 to 1890 who built numerous stone buildings including the Post Office/Cutsoms House, the City Hall & Courthouse, and the cut stone on the famous Endicott Bldg.
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The above bio of Mathias Breen was put together from the product of a dozen years of research which uncovered many facts and clues. Like any work off that nature, it probably contains some errors of fact and conclusion. Please feel free to comment if you have any knowledge of the persons or families mentioned.
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The above bio of Mathias Breen was put together from the product of a dozen years of research which uncovered many facts and clues. Like any work off that nature, it probably contains some errors of fact and conclusion. Please feel free to comment if you have any knowledge of the persons or families mentioned.
willyjp
Sunday, July 8, 2018, 19:33There are a number of extensive online discussions of Matt Breen from Lakyle in Killofin parish who ended up in St. Paul, Minnesota:
https://irelandxo.com/ireland/clare/killofin/message-board/looking-memo…
https://clarechampion.ie/photo-clue-for-labasheeda-emigrant/
http://www.ourlibrary.ca/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=735
Paddy Waldron, IrelandXO Volunteer
Thursday, December 12, 2019, 21:06