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Maria Brett 1834–1906 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1834

Birth Location: Leicester Union, United Kingdom

Death Date: 20 Jun 1906

Death Location: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: William "Bret"

Mother: Sarah Watts

Spouse(s): Richard Pvt

Children(s): Robert Wilson

Maria Brett was born in 1834 in Leicester Union, United Kingdom, the child of William Solomon Civil War Vet Pa Infantry Brett Britt Bret And Sarah Ann Elizabeth Watts. Maria Brett married Richard Francis Wilson 192Nd Pennsylvania Comp B Pvt, and had children including Robert Wilson. Maria Brett passed away in 1906 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Maria Brett was born in 1834 in Leicester Union, United Kingdom, the child of William Solomon Civil War Vet Pa Infantry Brett Britt Bret And Sarah Ann Elizabeth Watts.
  • Maria Brett married Richard Francis Wilson 192Nd Pennsylvania Comp B Pvt, and had children including Robert Wilson.
  • Maria Brett passed away in 1906 in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William "Bret"
1809–1880
Birth Location: Loughborough, Leicestershire County, England, United Kingdom
W"
Sarah Watts
1810–1891
Birth Location: England
SW

Spouses(s)

Richard Pvt
1829–1903
Birth Location: Hunslet Ward, Leeds, Yorkshire, England
RP

Children(s)

Robert Wilson
1852–1906
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, USA
RW

Maria Brett's Ancestors

Self
Maria Brett
1834–1906
Birth Place: Leicester Union, United Kingdom
Parents
William Solomon "Civil War Vet PA Infantry" Brett "Britt" "Bret"
1809–1880
Loughborough, Leicestershire County, England, United Kingdom
Sarah (Ann "Elizabeth") Watts
1810–1891
England
Grandparents
John Brett
1783–1847
South Kilworth, Leicestershire, England
Barbara DeRenzie
1780–1852
Wicklow, Ireland
Thomas WATTS
1781–1864
Blockley, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and Worcester, England
Sarah HUNT
1785–1875
Warwickshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Brett
1751–1816
Rebecca Elkington
1753–1830
Annesley General
1730–1823
Edward Watts
1748–1827
Susanna Handy
1746–1829
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mathew RENZI
1700–1767
Edward Watts
1719–
Anne PITWAY
1727–1781
Thomas HANDY
1718–1758
Sarah Marks
1705–1776

Maria Brett's Descendants

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Maria Brett (abt 1834–20 Jun 1906) m. Richard (Francis Wilson , 192nd Pennsylvania, Comp B,) Pvt (abt 1829–Oct 1903)
  1. 1. Robert Wilson 1852–1906 m. Elizabeth (Britton) (Britten) 1849–1884
    1. 1. Ellen (Gilmore "Helen") Wilson 1877–1937 m. Franz (L. "Frank") Siegel 1867–1941
      1. 1. Marie (Marguerite) Siegel 1901–1944 m. Elmer (Mathias) Luning 1889–1955
        1. 1. Katheryne (Betty) Luning 1925–2006 m. Raymond (Keesee) Colgin 1919–1990

Maria Brett's Timeline

2 Records

1834
abt 1834
Birth of Maria Brett in Leicester Union, United Kingdom
Leicester Union, United Kingdom
1906
20 Jun 1906
Age 72
Death of Maria Brett in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1834
    Event Place: Leicester Union, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1906
    Event Place: Germantown, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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