James Breen (abt. 1827 - 1907)

Born about Jan 1827 in County Wexford, Ireland

Descendants

Died 20 Apr 1907 at about age 80 in Togus, Chelsea, Kennebec, Maine, United States

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Biography

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Seaman James Breen served in the United States Civil War.
Enlisted: July 5, 1864
Mustered out: July 5, 1867
Side: USA
Regiment(s): United States Navy

James Breen was born at Whitefield, Maine, 1826, ^{[1] [2] [3]} or Ireland, Jan 1827, parents not identified. ^{[4] [5]}

He married, c1848, Caroline McLaughlin. ^{[6] [7]} They divorced before 31 Jul 1872, when she married (2) at Topsfield, Maine, David T. Bagley. ^[8] She married (3) at Topsfield, Maine, 3 Sep 1877, Jesse C. Lakin, ^{[9] [10]} born at Charlotte, Maine, Apr 1835, the son of Luther Lakin and Barbara Lyons.

James Breen enlisted in the US Navy as a ship carpenter at New York City, 5 Jul 1864; mustered out at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California, 5 Jul 1867, disabled due to injury to right hand during the summer of 1867 at Orono, Maine. He was admitted, 19 Jan 1894, to the Maine Home for Disabled Veterans at Chelsea, Maine, where he died of "carcinoma of face", 20 Apr 1907; next of kin listed as John Breen, Princeton, Maine. ^[5] He is buried in the Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Maine. ^{[11] [12]}

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:246N-QNK : 11 March 2018), James Breen, 07 Mar 1865; citing Military Service, , State Archives, Augusta.
2. ↑ "Maine, Veterans Cemetery Records, 1676-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXQC-NR8 : 13 March 2018), James Breen, 1907; citing Death, , State Archives, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,001,826.
3. ↑ "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-YCPG : 16 March 2018), James Breen, 1907; citing Burial, Princeton, Washington, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,769,302.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMLK-CX7 : accessed 11 August 2019), James Breen, Eastern Branch National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Kennebec, Maine, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 267, sheet 3B, family , NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,593.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} "United States National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VH4D-CN2 : 12 March 2018), James Breen, 1894; citing p. 9073, Togus, Maine, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1749 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 110; FHL microfilm 1,549,008.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6VZ-DC7 : 12 April 2016), James Breen, Calais, Washington, Maine, United States; citing family 713, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDHL-SGR : 12 December 2017), Caroline Breen in entry for James Breen, 1860.
8. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NM-SJJ : 10 February 2018), David Bagley and Miss Caroline Breen, 31 Jul 1872; citing Topsfield, Washington, Maine, United States, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,251.
9. ↑ "Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4NM-S5Y : 10 February 2018), Jessey C. Lakin and Mrs Caroline Breen, 10 Mar 1897; citing Topsfield, Washington, Maine, United States, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,251.
10. ↑ Sharon L. Howland, Topsfield, Maine Vital Records, Book 1, Records of Marriage 1838 - 1892 (typescript at the Calais Free Library, Calais, Maine), p. 70
11. ↑ "Maine, Faylene Hutton Cemetery Collection, ca. 1780-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKMB-YCPG : 16 March 2018), James Breen, 1907; citing Burial, Princeton, Washington, Maine, United States, Maine State Library, Augusta; FHL microfilm 1,769,302.
12. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 11 February 2020), memorial page for James Breen (Jan 1827–20 Apr 1907), Find A Grave: Memorial #169005706, citing Princeton Cemetery, Princeton, Washington County, Maine, USA ; Maintained by James Porter (contributor 49091963).