BRETT John[1]

Male 1756 - 1839  (~ 83 years)


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  • Name BRETT John 
    Christening 11 Jul 1756  Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Gender Male 
    _UID 65AF38EB2A054A4FBAB32D8360D696B1999B 
    Death 13 Sep 1839  Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    • (aged 83 years.)
    Burial Aft 13 Sep 1839  Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Address:
    Old Hill Burying Ground 
    John & Eunice (Goodhue) Brett and daughter Eunice G. gravestone
    John & Eunice (Goodhue) Brett and daughter Eunice G. gravestone
    Brett family plot
    Brett family plot
    left to right

    Abigail Goodhue Atwood
    Elizabeth (Brett) Atwood
    Thomas Atwood
    John & Eunice (Goodhue) Brett and daughter Eunice G.
    Notes 
    • In an 1829 letter, John says "his grandfather, John, came from Kent, in England, and he has heard his father (John, Jr.) say that the Bretts in Bridgewater were his relations."
    Person ID I99533  Noyes Family Genealogy
    Last Modified 5 Oct 2012 

    Father Capt. BRETT John,   b. 22 Jul 1713, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Dec 1797, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother MOODEY Mary   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Marriage 10 Sep 1747  Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F39827  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family GOODHUE Eunice,   c. 20 Sep 1761, Newbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1825, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 63 years) 
    Marriage 26 Nov 1780  Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Children 
     1. BRETT Elizabeth Sleeper,   b. 5 Sep 1781, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Aug 1849, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years)
     2. BRETT Mary,   b. 4 May 1793, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Feb 1882, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     3. BRETT Eunice G.   d. 7 Jul 1784, Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F39826  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Feb 2024 

  • Sources 
    1. [S6112] Book-History of the Early Settlement of Bridgewater, MA, p.122.

    2. [S244] Book-VR Newbury, MA; Vol. I - Births, 1:61.

    3. [S299] Book-VR Newburyport, MA, 2:562.

    4. [S86] Death-gravestone, Old Hill Burial Ground, Newburyport, MA.

    5. [S281] Book-VR Newbury, MA; Vol. II - Marriages & Deaths, 2:58.

    6. [S299] Book-VR Newburyport, MA, 2:53.