John Joseph Breslin

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John Joseph Breslin

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Birthplace: Meath, County Meath, Ireland
Death: November 18, 1887 (53-54)
New York, New York County, NY, United States
Immediate Family:

Partner of Mary Thomas
Father of John Joseph Thomas

Managed by: Peter James Davidson
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About John Joseph Breslin

Going under the alias of "James Collins" organiser of the extraction of Fenian escapees from Fremantle for the escape to the USA upon the Catalpa. He had a liaison with Mary Thomas whilst at Fremantle. She got pregnant and was given money to go to her sister in Sydney for the birth of John Joseph Thomas Whereupon Breslin sent for her to travel to the USA to join him, however she declined and married Harry James Thomas instead.

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John Joseph Breslin's Timeline

1833
1833
Meath, County Meath, Ireland
1876
December 5, 1876
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1887
November 18, 1887
Age 54
New York, New York County, NY, United States