biography
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| lived:
| (?–1868)
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| biography:
| Pioneer and diarist, born in Ireland. He went to the USA in 1828, and with his wife and seven children he joined the ill-fated Donner Party. During the winter of 1846–7, he kept a diary of the stark events of deaths, quarrels, and eventual rescue of the surviving members. All members of the Breen family survived the winter, and they settled in San Benito Co, CA. |
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