Jeremiah was born on December 5th, 1880. Jeremiah's father was Jeremiah Brew and his mother was Mary Hounahan. His paternal grandparents were James Brew and Margaret Murphy. He died due to Brights disease/congestion of lungs at the age of 15 on December 5th, 1895 in Dunedin NZ. He was buried in December 1895 in Dunedin, New Zealand.12