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Personal data Lewis Eugene 'E.L.' Brees 


Household of Lewis Eugene 'E.L.' Brees

He is married to Martha Elizabeth Collins.

They got married on November 24, 1889 at Delta, Fulton Co., OH, he was 21 years old.

Eugene Lewis Brees oo Martha Elizabeth Collins

Marriage source: Helena Stringfellow, Helena, Brees/Collins FGS, (Carlisle PA, HVAS, iv Feb MCMXCV) for dom, town. <>

Child(ren):

  2. George Sullivan Brees  1892-1972 


Notes about Lewis Eugene 'E.L.' Brees

Lewis Eugene Brees

Source: Fulton County, Ohio Birth Records Transcriptions Book #1 1867-1886, (Swanton, OH, FCCOGS, MMIX), pg. 6, Repository: Evergreen Lib., Metamora, OH.

"Brees, No Name b. Oct 21, 1869 Ohio Fulton Clinton Male Father Daniel Brees Mother Rhoda Brees Parents Residence Clinton"

Sobriquet = 'E.L.' Occupation = Merchant. He owned a merchantile store on Fidalgo Is. Age at death = 23y 7b? Cause of death = TB Other spouses = None

'Lewis & Marth Collins Brees were married in 1889. They came west from OH in covered wagons & settled here [Skagit Co., WA] about the time Washington Terr. attained statehood. Brees purchased a merchantile store from a Wm. Munks. Hebecame ill during his wife's pregnancy & returned to Fulton Co., OH where he died of TB.' 15 Aug, 1988 - Dona Van Voorst.

3 June 1870 Ottokee PO Dover Twp Fulton Co OH census, pg 71A-5, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'25, Brees, Lewis E, ae 1, male, white, At home, b. OH'

11/12 Jun 1880 Dover Twp Fulton Co OH census, pg 78A-13, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'6, 127,128, Breese Rhoda, white, fem, 39, widowed or divorced, Keeping House, unemployed 6 mo., b. OH, parents b. PA 7, Gun, Wm, white, male, 19, son, single, Work on Farm, b. OH, fath b. IA, moth b. OH 8, George F, white, male, 15, Son, single, At Home, in sch, b. OH, fath b. IA, moth b. OH 9, Breese, Louis E, white, male, 11, Son, single, in sch, b. OH, fath b. NY, moth b. OH'

Helena Stringfellow FGS, 'Bur. as 'C.L. Brees' Oct 1891 OTTOKEE, Fulton Co, OHIO' - iv Feb MCMXCV - Carlisle, PA

Helena Stringfellow for place of death = York Twp., Fulton Co., OH

Another source has his burial in York Twp., Fulton Co., OH

Helena Stringfellow iv Feb MCMXCV FGS gives Eugene Lewis Brees.

Wives of Lewis: 1) Martha Elizabeth Collins

Tombstone Inscriptions Fulton Co OH Vol I, (Swanton OH, FCCOGS, MCMLXXXVI), pg 108, Repository: Dallas TX Pub. Lib.

'Ottokee Cemetery - Dover Township ... Row 5 Sec B ... BREES, Clarrissa w/o Daniel Brees 21 Jun 1866 Ae 46y-2m-8d BREES, Lewis E. 9 Oct 1891 Ae 23y-28d'

Now, I am removing Clarissa A. Dean from Lewis & assigning her to his father, Daniel.

Lewis' parents: Daniel & Rhoda (Tedrow) Brees. <>

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Lewis Eugene 'E.L.' Brees

John Eli Tedrow
1811-1895
Mary Coffman
1820-1908
Daniel Brees
1822-1876
Rhoda Tedrow
1841-1903

Lewis Eugene 'E.L.' Brees
1868-1891

1889

Martha Elizabeth Collins
1869-1954

Mary Jane Eliz. Brees
1890-1908
George Sullivan Brees
1892-1972

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    Historical events

    Birthday October 21, 1868

    • The temperature on October 21, 1868 was about 8.9 °C. The air pressure was 10 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 77%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From June 1, 1866 till June 4, 1868 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt - Heemskerk with the prime ministers Mr. J.P.J.A. graaf Van Zuijlen van Nijevelt (AR) and Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief).
    • From June 4, 1868 till January 4, 1871 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Bosse - Fock with the prime ministers Mr. P.P. van Bosse (liberaal) and Mr. C. Fock (liberaal).
    • In the year 1868: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 3.6 million citizens.
      • January 27 » Boshin War: The Battle of Toba–Fushimi begins, between forces of the Tokugawa shogunate and pro-Imperial factions; it will end in defeat for the shogunate, and is a pivotal point in the Meiji Restoration.
      • February 24 » Andrew Johnson becomes the first President of the United States to be impeached by the United States House of Representatives. He is later acquitted in the Senate.
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      • November 30 » A statue of King Charles XII of Sweden is inaugurated in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården.
      • December 25 » Pardons for ex-Confederates: United States President Andrew Johnson grants an unconditional pardon to all Confederate veterans.

    Day of marriage November 24, 1889

    • The temperature on November 24, 1889 was about 8.7 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 40 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1889: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
      • January 22 » Columbia Phonograph is formed in Washington, D.C.
      • July 8 » The first issue of The Wall Street Journal is published.
      • July 11 » Tijuana, Mexico, is founded.
      • August 13 » William Gray of Hartford, Connecticut is granted United States Patent Number 408,709 for "Coin-controlled apparatus for telephones."
      • September 28 » The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) defines the length of a meter.
      • November 8 » Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state.

    Day of death October 8, 1891

    • The temperature on October 8, 1891 was about 14.5 °C. The air pressure was 2 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • Regentes Emma (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1898 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from April 21, 1888 to August 21, 1891 the cabinet Mackay, with Mr. A. baron Mackay (AR) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from August 21, 1891 to May 9, 1894 the cabinet Van Tienhoven, with Mr. G. van Tienhoven (unie-liberaal) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1891: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 5.1 million citizens.
      • March 10 » Almon Strowger patents the Strowger switch, a device which led to the automation of telephone circuit switching.
      • May 5 » The Music Hall in New York City (later known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
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      • August 18 » Major hurricane strikes Martinique, leaving 700 dead.
      • October 1 » Stanford University opens its doors in California, United States.
      • December 22 » Asteroid 323 Brucia becomes the first asteroid discovered using photography.
    

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