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John was born on November 8th, 1738 in Basking Ridge, New Jersey.  John's father was John Breese and his mother was Dorothy Riggs.  His paternal grandparents are Sydney Breese and Miss Sedney; his maternal grandfather was Edward Riggs and his maternal grandmother is Aphia Stoughton. He had four brothers and four sisters, named Azariah, Henry, Stephen, Samuel, Mary, Esther, Anna and Sarah.  He was the oldest of the nine children.  He died at the age of 91 in 1829 in Horseheads, New York.


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