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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Margaret (Margie) Anne BREEN: Birth: 31 Mar 1913 in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York, USA. Death: 08 Jan 1971 in Vance, Real Co., TX

  2. Maurice Raymond BREEN: Birth: 27 Sep 1914 in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York, USA. Death: 29 Jan 1969 in Houston, Harris Co., Texas, USA TX

  3. Mary Patricia BREEN: Birth: 08 Dec 1915 in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York, USA. Death: 30 Sep 1990 in Houston, Harris Co., Texas, USA

  4. Person Not Viewable


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Notes
a. Note:   Vital statistics: personal knowledge of Lola Ethel Coney Breen *******
 From Cornell University dated 22 Oct. 1974: Mr. Breen attended Cornell and was a member of the class of 1906. He did not receive a degree. He attended from 1903 to 1906, 1907 to 1908 and 1914 to 1915 (This last year was Veterinary College).
  Note: in the information from Cornell University is also a copy of a letter from Maurice Francis Breen, dated June 13. 1927, with a letterhead The F.B. Stearns Company, Cleveland, OH which is addressed to Mr. Robert E. Tremain--General Chairman, Cornell Univesity, Ithaca, N.Y. and reads:
 My dear Bob, In looking over the list of alumni who served in the World War, I notice that you have neglected to include my brother, Captain T.A. Breen, who was a member of the classs of 1906 and served during the entire period of the war. Yours truly, M.F. Breen
  In the records from Cornell University is a document dated 4-11-52 Cornell University Alumni Records:
 Name: Mr. Thomas Alfred Breen
 Home Address: Houston, Texas
 Date of death: 24 Apirl 1948 and signed by Margaret M. Reidy, 135 Blair St., Ithaca,
  *******
  War Records: Entered the service in the Army 11 June, 1917. 18th FA, AEF, Ft. Dix, N.J.
 Grades or Ranks Held: 2nd Lt., Vet C;, 1 June 1917; 1st Lt., Vet. C, Feb. 26, 1918; Captain, Vet C, 21 May 1923. On 11 Nov. 1918, serving with 18th Field Artillary, AmericanExpeditionary Forces. No record of wounds or decorations. Addresses noted: 417 W. Mill St., Ithaca, N.Y.; Camp Dix, N.J.; Fort Niagara, N.Y.; Ft. Sam Houston, TX; 854 Frouton St., Brownsville, TX
 Died 24 April 1947
  Here is a list of the places they lived:
 Ithaca, NY
 Camp Pike, Little Rock, Ark.
 They started traveling after the War (WWI)
 Niagara Falls
 Lived in NJ in several places
 San Antonio
 Brownsville
 ******
  Ann LaJaune White told me that Tom was an alcoholic while in the Army, and they only promoted him to Captain right before he retired, though the records above tell me that is not true. My memories of Tom was he always sat in his chair with an alcoholic drink while he read. He seemed to ignore all the chaos from all the children in the house. Because there were only two bedrooms in the house at 1222 Theresa St., Houston, TX and the people living there were: Mary Breen LaJaune Yeatts, Leo Yeatts, Marilee (Tookie) LaJaune, Margaret (Ann) LaJaune, Maurice (Sonny) LaJaune) and Thomas (Tommy) Lajaune, Thomas Alfred Breen and Lola Ethel Breen, people had to double up. Therefore, Ann slept with Tom. Tom died in his sleep, and when Ann woke up the next morning, she found him dead. She was 8 years old. Ann was so devoted to Tom, that this was devastating to her.
  *******
 Excerpted From his obituary in the Houston Chronicle dated April 26, 1948. He was 61 years old, and living at his daughter's house (Aunt Mary Breen LaJaune Yeatts). 1222 Theresa St., Houston, Tx. He was a native of Ithaca, N.Y. and had lived in Houston for five years. He retired from the Army as a captain in the veterinarian corps in 1930. In the Army for 25 years, he served in many stations, In the United States and overseas.
  He served with cavalry and artillary in Germany during WWI, and after the war, served with the Army of occupation there. Mr. Breen attended Cornell University, the University of Chicago and the McKillit Veterinary College of Chicago.
  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lola Breen; a son, Maurice Breen of Houston; two daughters, Mrs. Alton B. Patty of Harlingen; and Mrs. Robert L. Yeatts of Houston; a sister, Sister Agnes Patricia Breen of Rochester, NY, and several grandchildren.
  Burial was in the Garden of Gethsame under the direction of the Callaway Funeral Home.
  ******
 See interview of Mary Breen LaJaune Yeatts for some information about Thomas Alfred Breen. In the files of Sally Breen, Windham, ME sallybreen@@roadrunner.com
  ******
 In a phone conversation with Mary Breen, she told me that Tom (her father, Thomas Alfred) finished high school at age 15 and college at 19.
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 In a typed note from Gail (Betty Gail Breen Cochrane), she states that family lore about Tom (our grandfather, Thomas Alfred Breen) has it that he graduated high school at age 15, Cornell at 19 as veledictorian, attended graduate school in Chicago, post graduage school at Cornell, and attended a school called McMillian (McKillit Veterinary College of Chicago). Family lore also has it that there was a newspaper article claiming he was the most highly educated man in the Army durying WWI.
  Kathryn Almeda Barnard Breen writes in a letter dated 20 Sept. 1973, "Tom Breen (from Ireland) Uncle is John Reedy and son named Tommy Reedy whose son Billy Reedy invested T.A. Breen's inheritance of $8,000 in stock market and lost it in the crash." Note the name is actually spelled Reidy.
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 Thomas Alfred Breen 18485- 1948 (Compiled by Sally Breen)
 Thomas Alfred was born in Ithaca, Tompkins Co., New York 14 June 1885. His daughter, Mary Breen, told me that he graduated from high school at 15 and from Cornell at 19 years old. However, my records from Cornell tell a different story.
  " In a note From Cornell University dated 22 Oct. 1974: Mr. Breen attended Cornell and was a member of the class of 1906. He did not receive a degree. He attended from 1903 to 1906, 1907 to 1908 and 1914 to 1915 (This last year was Veterinary College). From his obituary, I learn that he attended the University of Chicago and the McKillit Veterinary College of Chicago.
  " On another document from Cornell University (not dated), I learn that "Information for War Records for Thomas Alfred Breen":
 Date entered service: June, 1917 in the Army
 Units served: 18th FA, AEF + Ramount Depot, Camp Dix, N.J. (in AL Div "1922")
 Grades and ranks held: 2nd Lt., Vet C, June 1, 1917; 1st Lt. Vet C, Feb. 26, 1918; Capt, Vet C, 23 May 1928.
 Engagements and Campaigns participated in: France, 3rd Div.*
 " A note at the bottom states that Thomas Alfred's brother Maurice Francis had sent this information.
  Thomas Alfred Breen married Lola Ethel Coney (b. 21 Nov. 1893 in New York and d. 24 March 1974 in Houston, TX). They had three children, Margaret Anne Breen (b. 31 Mar.1913 and d. 08 Jan. 1974 in Vance, TX); Maurice Raymond Breen, my father, (b. 27 Sept. 1914 in Ithaca, N.Y. and d. 29 Jan. 1969 in Houston, TX); and Mary Patricia Breen (b. 08 Dec. 1915 In Ithaca, N.Y. and d. in Houston, Harris Co., TX).
 Because they were a military family, the family moved around the country. From his military records, I learned these are the places where they lived: Ithaca, N.Y.; Camp Pike, Little Rock, AK; Niagara Falls, N.Y.; San Antonio, and they eventually ended up in Brownsville, TX at Ft. Brown. They moved to Houston, Texas to live with Mary when Mary divorced her first husband, Anthony "Strip" LaJaune, and she was about to have her fourth child.
  In the information from Cornell University is also a copy of a letter from Maurice Francis Breen, dated June 13. 1927, with a letterhead The F.B. Stearns Company, Cleveland, OH which is addressed to Mr. Robert E. Tremain--General Chairman, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. and reads:
 My dear Bob, In looking over the list of alumni who served in the World War, I notice that you have neglected to include my brother, Captain T.A. Breen, who was a member of the class of 1906 and served during the entire period of the war. Yours truly, M.F. Breen
  It appears that Maurice Francis was taking care of his "little brother, Thomas Alfred.
  I have stories from his daughter, Mary Breen, about how strict he was with table manners. Mary reported that he was "about as welcome at the dinner table as a rattlesnake." My memory of Tom is of him always sitting in his favorite chair at Mary and Leo's house, just reading and holding his ever-present drink and oblivious to all the chaos around him with Mary's four little children running around the house.
 There were only two bedrooms in the house at 1222 Theresa St., Houston, TX and the people living there were: Mary Breen LaJaune Yeatts, Leo Yeatts, Marilee (Tookie) LaJaune, Margaret (Ann) LaJaune, Maurice (Sonny) LaJaune) and Thomas (Tommy) Lajaune, Thomas Alfred Breen and Lola Ethel Breen. People had to double up for sleeping. Therefore, Ann slept with Tom. Tom died in his sleep, and when Ann woke up the next morning, she found him dead. She was 8 years old.
  We all remember Mummy being in the kitchen baking chocolate chip cookies. She was always pleasant and kind to us children. I have more stories about this family because I interviewed Mary before she died. My sister, Patsy Cryer, and I have interviewed Marilee "Tookie" LaJaune Tew as well and have several stories from her.
 Excerpted from the obituary of Thomas Alfred Breen which appeared in the Houston Chronicle dated April 26, 1948: He was 61 years old, and living at his daughter's house (Aunt Mary Breen LaJaune Yeatts). 1222 Theresa St., Houston, TX. He was a native of Ithaca, N.Y. and had lived in Houston for five years. He retired from the Army as a captain in the veterinarian corps in 1930. In the Army for 25 years, he served in many stations, In the United States and overseas.
  He served with the cavalry and artillery in Germany during WWI, and after the war, served with the Army of occupation there. Mr. Breen attended Cornell University, the University of Chicago and the McKillit Veterinary College of Chicago.
  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lola Breen; a son, Maurice Breen of Houston; two daughters, Mrs. Alton B. Patty of Harlingen; and Mrs. Robert L. Yeatts of Houston; a sister, Sister Agnes Patricia Breen of Rochester, NY, and several grandchildren.
  *INFORMATION ABOUT WWI 3RD DIVISION: From the web: The 3rd Infantry Division was activated in November 1917 during World War I at Camp Greene, North Carolina. Eighteen months later, it saw combat for the first time in France. At midnight on 14 July 1918, the Division earned lasting distinction. Engaged in the Aisne-Marne Offensive as a member of the American Expeditionary Force to Europe, the Division was protecting Paris with a position on the banks of the Marne River. The 7th Machine Gun Battalion of the 3rd Division rushed to Ch'e2teau-Thierry amid retreating French troops and held the Germans back at the Marne River. While surrounding units retreated, the 3rd Infantry Division, including the 30th and 38th Infantry Regiments, remained rock solid and earned its reputation as the "Rock of the Marne". The rest of the division was absorbed by the French Command until brought back together under the Command of General Joseph T. Dickman and by 15 July 1918 they took the brunt of what was to be the last German offensive of the war. General "Black Jack" Pershing said the Division's performance one of the most brilliant of the United States' military history. During the war two members of the division were awarded the Medal of Honor.
 

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