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William Breen

Also Known As: "William"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Netherlands
Death: January 31, 1960 (80)
Grand Rapids, Kent County, MI, United States
Place of Burial: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Govert B Breen and Johanna Breen
Husband of Louise Johnson
Father of Johan Breen; William Breen; Private; Johanna G. Breen; Florence Breen and 5 others
Brother of Mary G Hoek; John Govert Breen; Cornelius Breen; Teunis Breen; Paulis Govert Breen and 1 other
Half brother of Comer Breen and Jennie Merritt

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About William Breen

GEDCOM Note

This is my Great Grandfather Breen. I don't remember him. I was 5 when he passed away and we lived in Indiana.

Here is what was written in the Grand Rapids Press.

Died Jan 3, 1960 Buried on Jan 6, 1960

Cofounder Dies at 80

William Breen Firm's Co-Owner

William Breen, 80, of 2054 Nelson Ave, SE, cofounder of Breen Bros. Woodworking Manufacturing Co., died at Blodgett Memorial hospital Sunday following a six week illness.

Born in the Netherlands, Mr Breen came to here in 1889. He operated Breen Bros. 27 years retiring seven years ago.

Mr Breen was a member of the Fraternal Order of the Eagles. He celebrated his fifty-fifth wedding anniversary in NOvember 1959.

Surviving are his wife, Louise; four daughters, Mrs. Johanna Hills, Mrs. Emmit Clark and Mrs. Alton Harig of Grand Rapids and Mrs. Henry Van Dusen of LeRoy; four sons, Arthur, Robert, John and William; three brothers, Teunis, Paul an dComer all of Grand Rapids; a sister, Mrs. Phillip Merrit of Grandville; 16 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Funeral servises will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Zaagman chapel with Rev. Robert Lignell of Faith Lutheran church officiating. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.

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@R-1248597282@ 1900 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations Inc 1,7602::0

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Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 1, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T623_31077_4120233; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1240721. Record for Gofert Breen 1,7602::24939142

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@R1400406728@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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Database online. Record for Johanna BREEN
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=6149

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@R1400406728@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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Database online. Record for Johanna BREEN
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=6149

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@R1400406728@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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Database online. Record for Johanna BREEN
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=6149

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@R-1248597282@ 1900 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations Inc 1,7602::0

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Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 1, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T623_31077_4120233; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1240721. Record for Gofert Breen 1,7602::24939142

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@R1400406728@ 1910 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations Inc Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-cata..." target="_blank">NARA</a>. 1,7884::0

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Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 1, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T624_656; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0053; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1374669. Record for Louise Breen 1,7884::197708727

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@R1400406728@ 1920 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920..." target="_blank">NARA</a>. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City). 1,6061::0

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Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T625_778; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 78; Image: 1002. Record for Louise Breen 1,6061::40306738

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@R1400406728@ 1930 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations Inc United States of America, Bureau of the Census. <i>Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930</i>. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. 1,6224::0

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Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: 1003; Page: 42A; Enumeration District: 86; Image: 642.0; FHL microfilm: 2340738. Record for Louise Breen 1,6224::10329688

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@R-1248597282@ 1900 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations Inc 1,7602::0

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Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 1, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T623_31077_4120233; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1240721. Record for Gofert Breen 1,7602::24939142

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@R1400406728@ 1920 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920..." target="_blank">NARA</a>. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City). 1,6061::0

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Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T625_778; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 78; Image: 1002. Record for Louise Breen 1,6061::40306738

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@R1400406728@ 1930 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations Inc United States of America, Bureau of the Census. <i>Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930</i>. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. 1,6224::0

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Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: 1003; Page: 42A; Enumeration District: 86; Image: 642.0; FHL microfilm: 2340738. Record for Louise Breen 1,6224::10329688

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@R-1248597282@ 1940 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,2442::0

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Database online. Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T627_1902; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 86-178. Record for Louise Breen 1,2442::79918067

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@R-1248597282@ 1900 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations Inc 1,7602::0

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Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 1, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T623_31077_4120233; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1240721. Record for Gofert Breen 1,7602::24939142

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@R1400406728@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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Database online. Record for Johanna BREEN
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=6149

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@R-1248597282@ Web: Michigan, Find A Grave Index, 1805-2012 Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,70581::0

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Birth date:  10 Jul 1879  Birth place:    Death date:  3 Jan 1960  Death place:  1,70581::126771

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@R1400406728@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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Database online. Record for Johanna van Huizen
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=6149

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@R1400406728@ 1910 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations Inc Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-cata..." target="_blank">NARA</a>. 1,7884::0

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Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 1, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T624_656; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0053; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1374669. Record for Louise Breen 1,7884::197708727

GEDCOM Source

@R1400406728@ 1920 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/publications/microfilm-catalogs/census/1920..." target="_blank">NARA</a>. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City). 1,6061::0

GEDCOM Source

Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 3, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T625_778; Page: 16A; Enumeration District: 78; Image: 1002. Record for Louise Breen 1,6061::40306738

GEDCOM Source

@R1400406728@ 1930 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations Inc United States of America, Bureau of the Census. <i>Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930</i>. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. 1,6224::0

GEDCOM Source

Database online. Year: 1930; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: 1003; Page: 42A; Enumeration District: 86; Image: 642.0; FHL microfilm: 2340738. Record for Louise Breen 1,6224::10329688

GEDCOM Source

@R-1248597282@ 1940 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,2442::0

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Database online. Year: 1940; Census Place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T627_1902; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 86-178. Record for Louise Breen 1,2442::79918067

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@R-1248597282@ 1900 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations Inc 1,7602::0

GEDCOM Source

Database online. Year: 1900; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 1, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T623_31077_4120233; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0048; FHL microfilm: 1240721. Record for Gofert Breen 1,7602::24939142

GEDCOM Source

@R1400406728@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

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Database online. Record for Johanna BREEN
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=6149

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@R1400406728@ Ancestry Family Trees Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.

GEDCOM Source

Database online. Record for Johanna van Huizen
http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=0&pid=6149

GEDCOM Source

@R1400406728@ 1910 United States Federal Census Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations Inc Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910 (NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: <a href="http://www.archives.gov/research/census/publications-microfilm-cata..." target="_blank">NARA</a>. 1,7884::0

GEDCOM Source

Database online. Year: 1910; Census Place: Grand Rapids Ward 1, Kent, Michigan; Roll: T624_656; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 0053; Image: ; FHL microfilm: 1374669. Record for Louise Breen 1,7884::197708727

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William Breen's Timeline

1879
July 10, 1879
Birth of William Breen
Netherlands
1889
1889
Age 9
immigrated on 1889
1889
Age 9
GEDCOM Event
1900
1900
Age 20
resided on 1900
Grand Rapids Ward 1, Kent, Michigan
1904
December 5, 1904
Birth of Johan Breen
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
1906
January 31, 1906
Birth of William Breen
Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan, United States
1910
1910
Birth of Johanna G. Breen
Michigan
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