Husband Maurice Bredin 1 2
Born: Abt 1780 - County Donegal, Ireland
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Died: 11 Aug 1852 - Butler, Butler Co, PA 1 2
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Father: James Bredin (Abt 1766-1850) 3
Mother: Jane Dunlap (Abt 1757-1825) 3
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Wife Ann Niblock 2
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Died: Bef 1895 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA
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1 M Maj. James M. Bredin 4
Born: 14 Nov 1828 - Butler, Butler Co, PA 4
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Died: 17 May 1884 5
Buried: - Franklin Cemetery, Franklin, Venango Co, PA
Spouse: Ruth [2] Kinnear (1823-1880) 5 6
Marr: 28 Sep 1871 5
2 M John Bredin 2
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3 F Mary Bredin 2
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4 F Maria Bredin 2
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Spouse: [Unk] Caldwell ( - ) 2
5 F Nancy A. "Nannie" Bredin 2 7
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Spouse: James W. Kirker (1832-1893) 7 8 9 10
6 F Sarah Alexander Bredin 2
Born: Abt 1842
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Spouse: James Gilfillan Lamberton (1818-1903) 2 11 12
Marr: 21 Mar 1888 - Franklin, Venango Co, PA 13
7 M Benjamin W. Bredin 2
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General Notes: Husband - Maurice Bredin
He came from the northern part of Ireland, near Belfast, and he was, therefore, of Scotch-Irish descent.
In 1802 his parents settled in Donegal township, Butler County, PA, where the father obtained 200 acres of land by settler's right. In 1812 they removed into what is now Summit township, about two miles southeast of Butler. Maurice was reared amidst pioneer surroundings, and was inured to, the trials and hardships of early days. After reaching manhood he removed to Butler, where the remaining years of his life were passed. He served two years in the borough council, in 1819 and 1821; was justice of the peace for many years afterward; served four years as register and recorder of Butler county, and also as county commissioner. In 1823 he and his brother, John Bredin, established the Repository, which they published several years. They were also among the prominent pioneer merchants of the borough, and carried on business on the south side of the Diamond. He was a unique character, inflexibly honest, transparently sincere, intelligent, confiding, generous and unsophisticated as a child, and always true. He was intensely loyal to Butler county and her people, and a slight or indignity offered to either, under any circumstances, evoked his sharp and stern rebuke. He had but little regard for the conventionalities of society, as to manners, dress, or equipage, and keenly criticized the innovations upon the simplicity of pioneer life. This trait in his character was often misinterpreted and misunderstood, but if censoriously called in question to his face, received from him such withering retorts as he alone was capable of giving. He possessed a tall, dignified, and commanding presence. He was genial, companionable and cheerful in all the associations of life, a devoted husband, a kind and indulgent father, an earnest, faithful Christian. He lived and died in Butler, closing a long life without a stain upon his integrity, a marked and honored character in Butler's history. He was intensely Democratic in his political views, while in religion he was a practical member of St. Peter's Protestant Episcopal church. [HBC 1895, 691]