| Author | Breck, John, 1770-1827.
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| Title | John Breck family papers, 1782-1993 [microform].
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| Description | 2 microfilm rolls.
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| Summary Note | Summary: Consists of letters, diaries, poems, writings, newspaper clippings, obituaries, historical notes, receipts, accounts, contracts, deeds, land surveys, wills, powers of attorney, legal documents, certificates, and photographs. The letters between Joseph H. Breck and his wife Angeline discuss daily life in the early years of Brecksville. The correspondence of John and Clarissa Allen Breck, especially with their son Theodore, illuminate family relationships and events both in Massachusetts and in Brecksville. Papers of Seth Paine include field notes, powers of attorney, correspondence, and other documents related to land surveys and conveyances of Breck family property and other sites in the Western Reserve. Deeds, surveys, wills, powers of attorney, receipts, inventories, and accounts document land ownership, estates, and financial dealings of family members in Massachusetts and Ohio. Series I: John Breck Family Papers at the Western Reserve Historical Society, are owned by the Society. Series II: John Breck Family Papers at the Brecksville Historical Association, are owned by the Association.
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| Reproduct. Note | Microfilm. Cleveland, Ohio : Western Reserve Historical Society, 1995. 2 microfilm reels : positive and negative ; 35 mm.
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| Loc. Orig/Dup. | Holds originals: Western Reserve Historical Society (Series I).
Holds originals: Brecksville Historical Association (Series II).
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| Historical Note | The John Breck family, natives of Massachusetts, purchased land in the Western Reserve from the Connecticut Land Company. By 1803, John Breck was sole owner of the family's land in what is now Brecksville, Ohio. He married Clarissa Allen and they had six children. Seth Paine and Alfred Wolcott surveyed the Breck family land in 1811. Paine and his family became Brecksville's first settlers. The first family member to live in Brecksville was John Breck's nephew, the Reverend Joseph Hunt Breck, who later settled in Newburgh, Ohio. John Breck's sons John Adams, Theodore, and Edward, came to Brecksville in 1830. Theodore Breck was a merchant in Brecksville, served as a Cuyahoga County commissioner, and represented the Brecksville area in the Ohio state legislature. Edward M. Breck setled in Huntsburg, Geauga County, Ohio, and in later years returned to Brecksville. His son, Edward King Breck, married Mary Louisa Oakes of Brecksville, and they had two children. Their son, Theodore Breck attended Oberlin College and Amherst College and received a medical degree from Wooster College. He served in World War I, was on the staff of Glenville Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio, was a member of the Early Settlers Club, and president of the Brecksville Centennial in 1911.
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| Cum. Index Note | Finding aids: Register available in the library.
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| Subjects | Breck family.
Breck, John, 1770-1827.
Brecksville (Ohio) -- Genealogy.
Brecksville (Ohio) -- History.
Brecksville (Ohio) -- Surveys.
Deeds -- Ohio -- Brecksville.
Frontier and pioneer life -- Ohio -- Brecksville.
Pioneers -- Ohio -- Brecksville.
Real property -- Ohio -- Brecksville.
Real property -- Ohio -- Western Reserve.
Surveyors -- Ohio -- Brecksville.
Surveyors -- Ohio -- Western Reserve.
Western Reserve (Ohio) -- History.
Western Reserve (Ohio) -- Surveys.
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| Other Authors | Breck family.
Breck, Clarissa Allen.
Breck, Theodore, ca. 1808-1895.
Breck, Edward M.
Breck, Alida Lucretia Fritzius.
Breck, John Adams.
Breck, Joseph Hunt.
Breck, Theodore, 1867-1934.
Breck, Rachel K.
Breck, Edward King, 1834-1866.
Breck, Graham King.
Paine, Seth.
Wolcott, Alfred.
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| Call Number/Copies | |
| | WRHS Research Library: MS. 4675 Microfilm Cabinet 54 Drawer 8
mq125613: Positive microfilm, microform room [status: NON-CIRCULATING] |
| [Record 69349] |
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