Henry Breth 1792-1875

Heinrich is the original German spelling for Henry, so Henry's name was probably Heinrich in the old country. Since his father was also Heinrich/Henry, this Henry may be a "Jr.".

The following is a portion of a biography for Adam Breth, youngest son of Henry Breth. This portion of the bio gives detail about Henry Breth and his wife Mary C. Martin and their children.

"ADAM BRETH. The parentage of this subject is as follows: The father's name was Henry Breth, born in 1792, and was the son of Henry Breth, who lived and was born in Germany, not far from the city of Mayance, and lived till he was one hundred and six years old; of the mother nothing is now known. Henry, Peter and Adam, three brothers, came to the United States in the year 1819. Henry, was married in Germany, and brought two daughters with him; the mother's maiden name was Mary C. Martin. This family located at Karthaus in Clearfield county; the father worked for Peter Karthaus as a stone mason when the works at Karthaus were first started. Here at this place the following named children were born to them. But first say, that Mary and Margaret were born in Germany, Mary in 1813 and Margaret November 5, 1815; at Karthaus, Elisabeth born February 24, 1820; Susan, February 17, 1822; Samuel, February 14, 1824. The parents then moved to Marsh-Creek, Center county, Pa. Here, Henry, the next, was born on April 12, 1826; Jacob, born at the same place, August 3, 1828. The parents then moved to Howard, Center county, Pa., where Joseph Harris, another son, and Adam, the present subject, were born, Joseph Harris on November 30, 1830, and Adam, February 10, 1833. In April of the same year the parents moved to what is Burnside township, near Patchinville. Here the family lived and worked at clearing up land and lumbering. In 1843 the family moved onto a farm two miles direct west from New Washington; lived on this farm till April of 1844, and then moved into Bell township and bought a farm in that township. Here the father lived till July 4, 1875. The mother died March 22, 1869, in the seventy-sixth year of her age."

From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr., Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, pages 776 & 777.

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Mavvy Vasquez #49446328 provided first name "Heinrich" "Jr" and death location as Mahaffey, Clearfield County, PA on June 13, 2018.