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Dorothy Breese (Riggs)

Also Known As: "Brees"
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Birthplace: Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, British Colonial America
Death: November 23, 1803 (89-92)
Barnard Township or Basking Ridge, Somerset County, NJ, United States
Place of Burial: Memorial ID 82532691, Basking Ridge, Somerset County, NJ, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Edward Riggs, V and Aphia Riggs
Wife of John P Breese, I
Mother of Stephen Breese; John Brees, ll; Mary May Hinds; Azariah Breese; Esther Hanville and 7 others
Sister of Edward Riggs, VI; Daniel Riggs; Samuel Riggs; Thomas Riggs, I; Joseph Riggs and 4 others

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About Dorothy Breese

Family came to America in the 1600's


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Age: 89-90

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Dorthy Breese (born Riggs); Dorthy Breese (born Riggs) 19 DEC 2013 Added by confirming a Smart Match Added by confirming a Smart Match

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http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10013/find-a-grave?s=...; http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10013/find-a-grave?s=... <p>Dorothy Brees Riggs
Birth: 1711
Death: Nov 23 1803
Cemetery: Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New Jersey, USA</p> <p>Dorothy Brees Riggs
Birth: 1711
Death: Nov 23 1803
Cemetery: Basking Ridge Presbyterian Church Cemetery, New Jersey, USA</p>

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http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10109/wikitree?s=4450...; http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10109/wikitree?s=4450... <p>Dorothy Riggs
Gender: Female
Birth: 1713 - Ulster, SCOTLAND
Marriage: 1737 - Basking Ridge, Somerset, NJ
Death: Nov 23 1803 - Basking Ridge, Somerset, NJ
Husband: John Breese
Child: Henry Breese</p> <p>Dorothy Riggs
Gender: Female
Birth: 1713 - Ulster, SCOTLAND
Marriage: 1737 - Basking Ridge, Somerset, NJ
Death: Nov 23 1803 - Basking Ridge, Somerset, NJ
Husband: John Breese
Child: Henry Breese</p>

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http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10109/wikitree?s=4450...; http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10109/wikitree?s=4450... <p>Dorothy Riggs
Gender: Female
Birth: 1713 - Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Death: Nov 23 1803 - Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Husband: John Breese
Child: Samuel Breese</p> <p>Dorothy Riggs
Gender: Female
Birth: 1713 - Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Death: Nov 23 1803 - Basking Ridge, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Husband: John Breese
Child: Samuel Breese</p>


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@R303022867@ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,2204::0

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@R303022867@ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Ancestry.com Operations Inc 1,7836::0

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Source number: 1989.020; Source type: Family group sheet, FGSE, listed as parents; Number of Pages: 1 1,7836::1021763

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@R303022867@ U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,60525::0

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1,60525::29326855

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@R303022867@ North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,61157::0

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Book Title: Lineage Book of the Charter Members of the DAR Vol 068 1,61157::2396368

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@R303022867@ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,2204::0

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Volume: 224 1,2204::545345

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Of Scotch descent.?

They had 7 children.

DIED-Nov 1803 age 90
She was BURIED in Basking Ridge, at the Presbyterian Meeting House,
Barnard twp. Somerset, NJ where her husband was. No stone marks their
graves. Her Brother Thomas and wife Eunice were also buried same cem.

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Dorothy Breese's Timeline

1711
1711
Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, British Colonial America
1733
1733
Basking Ridge,Somerset,NJ
1738
November 8, 1738
somerset , New Jersey, United States
1740
1740
Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, British Colonial America
1743
November 14, 1743
Bernards, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
1745
1745
Basking Ridge, Somerset County, New Jersey, Colonial America
1750
1750
Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
1751
February 26, 1751
1753
August 29, 1753
Chemung County, New York, United States of America