Ancestry of
Drew Brees

NFL Quarterback

Abram Bennett Brees

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of Drew Brees — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 16 
  • Father:
  • Solomon Moore Brees 
  • Mother:
  • Kezia L. Carpenter   
  • Birth Date:
  • 30 Dec 1841 
  • Birth Location:
  • Lenawee County, Michigan 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 5 Oct 1911 
  • Death Location:
  • Spencer Township, Allen, Ohio 
  • Burial Date:
  • 7 Oct 1911 
  • Burial Location:
  • Spencerville Cemetery, Spencerville, Allen, Ohio 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Harriet Wilson
  • Marriage Date:
  • 9 Oct 1874 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Marion County, Ohio 
  • Child:

  Perry Samuel Brees (Ahnentafel No:8 )

  • Notes: 

  • Abram Brees's given name is also seen as Abraham.

• Sources for Abram Bennett Brees

  • ¹ Daughters of the American Revolution Genealogical Research System, Ancestor #A013990.
  • ² Federal Census, OH, Allen County, 1900, Spencer, E.D. 26, Sheet 3A, Image 5 of 25.
  • ³ Federal Census, OH, Allen County, 1880, Spencer, E. D. 220, p. 32, Image 22 of 24.
  • ⁴ Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, Death certificate for son Perry Brees.
  • ⁵ Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953, Death certificate for Abraham Bennett Brees.
  • ⁶ Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, Marriage certificate for Abram B Brees and Harriet Wilson.
  • ⁷ Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016, Marriage record for son Perry S Brees and Maud May Doyle.
  • ⁸ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Application for son Perry Brees.
  • ⁹ Chick, Elder F. A. and Elder H. C. Ker, eds., Signs of the Times: Devoted to the Old School Baptist Cause, Middletown, New York: J. E. Beebe and Co., 1908, Vol. 76, pp. 93-94.

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