Rebecca Finley Breese (1745-1767)
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This white person has 1 related event in the database, listed at the bottom of this page.
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- Identifier
- NJS-PER-02536
- Given Name
- Rebecca
- Family Name
- Breese
- Alternate Name
- Finley
- Birth Date
- 1745
- Death Date
- 1767
- Sex
- Female
- Biographical Description
- Rebecca Finley Breese was the daughter of Princeton University president Samuel Finley and the wife of Samuel Breese. She inherited from her father an enslaved Black girl or woman named Peg in 1766.
- Keywords
- white person
- Princeton University history
- Places
- Princeton
- Enslaver of
- Peg
- Child of
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Samuel Finley (1715-1766)
- Spouse of
- Samuel Breese (1737-1800)
- References
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This person is represented on the following page(s):
WikiTree: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Finley-84 - Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Events
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Additional Participant in:
- 1766-06-25 Will (of Samuel Finley): Peg (Role: Enslaver, Heir or Beneficiary)