Grand
Parents

John Breckenridge + Mary Hopkins Cabell

Samuel Stanhope Smith + Ann Witherspoon

Parents

Joseph Cabell Breckinridge	14 JUL 1788 -- 1 SEP 1823
Mary Clay Smith	31 AUG 1787 -- 9 OCT 1864

Spouses

Marriage

12 DEC 1843

Names

Events

John Cabell Breckinridge

Birth	16 JAN 1821	KY, Fayette Co, Lexington ⚑ More on this location Links FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page Kentucky TTTP
Education	SEP 1838	NJ, Mercer Co, Princeton, Princeton University ⚑ More on this location Links FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page
Education	1841	KY, Fayette Co, Lexington, Transylvania University ⚑ More on this location Links FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page Kentucky TTTP
Occup	1851-1855	US Rep. from KY ♛ Show List ♛ Show Counterparts
Occup	1855-1855	USA Ambassador to Spain
Election	1856	USA Presidential Election
History	JUN 1856	Democratic National Convention Delegate
Occup	1857-1861	USA Vice President ♛ Show List ♛ Show Counterparts
Election	1860	USA Presidential Election
Occup	1861-1861	US Senator from KY ♛ Show List ♛ Show Counterparts
Military	1862-1865	CSA Army / Major General / US Civil War
Historical Events	12-31-1862	Stones River General, CSA
	5-18-1863	Vicksburg
	9-19-1863	Chickamauga
	15 MAY 1864	New Market
	Jun 1864	Cold Harbor
Occup	1865	Confederate States Secretary of War,Defense
Death	17 MAY 1875	KY, Fayette Co, Lexington ⚑ More on this location Links FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page Kentucky TTTP Cause: cirrhosis
Grave		KY, Fayette Co, Lexington, Lexington Cemetery ⚑ More on this location Links FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page Kentucky TTTP

Aged: 54.3 years

Mary Cyrene Burch

Birth	16 AUG 1826	KY, Scott Co, Georgetown ⚑ More on this location Links FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page Kentucky TTTP
Death	8 OCT 1907	NY, Erie Co, Buffalo ⚑ More on this location Links FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page New York TTTP
Grave		KY, Fayette Co, Lexington, Lexington Cemetery ⚑ More on this location Links FamilySearch County Page FamilySearch State Page Kentucky TTTP

Aged: 81.1 years

Children	First Name	Birth Dt	Death Dt		Spouses
1+	Joseph Cabell	29 DEC 1844	1906	KY, Scott Co, Georgetown	Sallie Frances Johnson
2+	Clifton R.	22 NOV 1846	3 DEC 1932	KY, Fayette Co, Lexington	Katherine Carson
3+	Frances	21 JUN 1848	31 DEC 1924	KY	John Andrew Steele

Pics & Attach-
ments

Asso-
ciates

	Name	Relation	Src
	President James Buchanan	President
	Franklin Pierce	Appointed Amb. to Spain
	Jefferson Davis	Appointed Secretary of War,Defense

Religion (1)

Presbyterian

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This person has 9 descendants recorded online here. (Last updated 3-27-2016 12:00 AM)

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John Cabell Breckinridge

Mary Cyrene Burch

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Clifton R.

Frances

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