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From "Ireland Births and Baptisms 1620-1911

My paternal grandfather's name was Joseph Breen, born 1 March 1868, Killenagh Parish, Wexford. Joseph Breen's father was Richard Breen and his mother was Mary Fitzpatrick Breen.

Other birthdate sources:

October 1869 - 1900 United States Federal Census

about 1872 - 1910 United States Federal Census

about 1872 - 1920 United States Federal Census

Immigration dates:

1885 - 1900 United States Federal Census

1889 - 1910 United States Federal Census

1888 - 1920 United States Federal Census

Marital status:

Single, living with Patrick and Elizabeth Kenny (his brother-in-law and sister) in Westport, Mendocino County, California - 1900 United Stated Federal Census

Married, married to Louise Johnson Breen and living in Westport, Mendocino County, California. Children: Mary E. Breen, age 4; Frances Breen, age 2 and Joseph Breen, age 3 months - 1910 United States Federal Census

Married, married to Louise Johnson Breen and living in Scotia, Humboldt County, California. Children: Mary Breen, age 14; Frances Breen, age 12 and Joseph Breen, age 10 - 1920 United States Federal Census

Other residence listings:

1917 - Joseph and Louise Breen living in Eureka, Humboldt County, California - United States City Directories

1922 - Joseph and Louise Breen living in Scotia, Humboldt County, California - United States City Directories

Death: Joseph Breen died in 1933, in Eureka, Humboldt County, California, and is buried in Eureka.

Above are the basic facts and resources I have found about my grandfather. I would appreciate any further information you may have about him, his father, mother and family in Ireland. Thank you for your help. I would love to visit Ireland in the near future, especially in the parish and county where my Breen family was from. Thank you, again.

Nina

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That record for Joseph is an extract of a civil birth record, and the placename given is actually a civil registration sub-district of 'Killenagh And Wells', which is part of Gorey registration district. The sub-district includes parts of a number of civil parishes - Ballycanew, Monamolin, Donaghmore, Killtrisk etc in addition to about two townlands in Killenagh civil parish.

This record is a partial extract from the register, but you can use the references included to order a research cert from the GRO which will include the omitted details - e.g. place of birth (e.g. townland name), father's occupation etc. The references are sometimes included in the misleadingly captioned 'Christening Place' preceding the 'Address' - e.g. '886, Killenagh and Wells..' or sometimes as a separate 'Reference ID' field e.g. 'v 2-2 p 886'. The v2 refers to the register volume, and the p886 refers to the page number.

There doens't seem to by any siblings to Joseph listed in extract births, but these do not cover all records, so might be worth checking the BMD Index for siblings in the same district. The only Richard Breen marriage I can find in the area around the right time is in 1865, but none of the potential brides match your Joseph's mother.

for reference see the extracted records here   (familysearch)

The full index references for Joseph's birth are as follows (the name and references match):
Name : Joseph Breen
Event Type : Birth
Registration Year : 1868
Registration District : Gorey
Volume 2 / Page 886

Let me know if you wish to order a research cert and I'll post further details...

 

 

shanew147IrelandXO Volunteer

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