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Brecken family fonds
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Fonds
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CA PCA Acc3104
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1807, 1863-1889 (Creation)
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- Brecken (Family)
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.005 m. of textual records
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Brecken (Family)
Biographical history
For many decades following the arrival of John Brecken, United Empire Loyalist, in 1784 from Shelburne, Nova Scotia, the Brecken family was to play a leading role in the mercantile, political, and social history of Charlottetown and Prince Edward Island. John's son Ralph Sr. (1770-1813) and his grandson Ralph Jr. (1804-1888) were both involved in the Charlottetown mercantile business of Brecken and Co. As well as holding various political offices, the Breckens attained a relatively high place in the social structure of Prince Edward Island. Ralph Sr. married to Matilda Robinson, the daughter of Lt.-Col. Joseph Robinson and Ralph Jr. espoused Phoebe Maria Wright, daughter of George Wright, Surveyor-General and sometime administrator of the Island and Phoebe Cambridge. Ralph Jr.'s son, also named Ralph, born in 1845 became a Methodist minister and served in several locations in the Maritimes including St. John, Halifax and Sackville.
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Scope and content
The fonds contains the marriage license of Phoebe Cambridge and George Wright, bank drafts relating to Ralph Brecken Jr. and some correspondence to Rev. Ralph Brecken about legal matters from Davies and Sutherland, Barristers.
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- English
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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS
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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER
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NO FURTHER FINDING AID AVAILABLE
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Letters from Davies & Sutherland to Rev. Ralph Brecken (1888-1889) were previously Acc3542/9-12.
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- Brecken (Family) (Creator)
- Wright, George (Subject)
- Cambridge, Phoebe (Subject)
- Davies & Sutherland (Subject)
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- English