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1. thehistoricalnovel.com › 2020/01/22 › creepy-historyCreepy History: The Donner Party, Deaths and Diagrams

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   Jan 22, 2020 · The Breen family took residence in the existing cabin, while Keseberg built a lean-to against one of the walls for his family and was joined by Spitzer and Burger.

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3. www.pbs.org › features › donner-diary-patrick-breenThe Diary of Patrick Breen | American Experience | PBS

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   The Diary of Patrick Breen. From November 20, 1846 to March 1, 1847, Irish immigrant Patrick Breen, a Donner party member, kept a diary of his ordeal in the mountains. Clinging to survival...

4. www.sfgate.com › sfhistory › articleThe weird, sad, influential lives of Donner Party survivors

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   Dec 24, 2021 · A photograph of Patty Reed, a survivor of the Donner Party, with her beloved toy doll. Reed saved the doll when the loss of draft animals forced the family to abandon its possessions.

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5. donnerpartydiary.com › survivorSurvivors and casualties - Donner Party Diary

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   Patrick Breen, 51, was rescued by John Stark of the Third Relief after being abandoned by the Second Relief at Starved Camp. Upon his arrival in California, he befriended fellow Irish emigrant Martin Murphy, Jr., who had a ranch on the Cosumnes River, south of present Elk Grove, California.

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6. www.wikitree.com › wiki › Space:Donner_PartyDonner Party - WikiTree

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   Patrick sold their property in Iowa and outfitted the family for the journey, and set out in three wagons to rendezvous with other emigrants in the spring of 1846. They were accompanied by their friend and neighbor, Patrick Dolan.

7. www.pbase.com › grouch › imageBreen photo - grouch photos at pbase.com

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   As members of the ill-fated Donner Party, Patrick and Margaret Breen along with their seven children had been stranded in the Sierra Nevada for 111 days without supplies during the extraordinary snows of 1846.

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   Who was Patrick Breen?

   • From November 20, 1846 to March 1, 1847, Irish immigrant Patrick Breen, a Donner party member, kept a diary of his ordeal in the mountains. Clinging to survival with his wife Margaret and their seven children, Breen described the harsh winter weather, the leather hides they resorted to eating, and the deaths of their traveling companions.

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   Did Patrick Breen keep a diary?

   • February 26, 1847 The Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley, has made page images of the diary available as part of the Online Archive of California. From November 20, 1846 to March 1, 1847, Irish immigrant Patrick Breen, a Donner party member, kept a diary of his ordeal in the mountains.

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   Did Patrick Breen have a son?

   • The Breens settled in San Juan Bautista, on a ranch on the San Andreas fault. In 1849, Patrick and Peggy had another son, William. Patrick Breen died in 1868. His wife Margaret (Peggy), 40, was rescued by John Stark of the Third Relief after being abandoned by the Second Relief at Starved Camp. She died in 1874.

   Survivors and casualties - Donner Party Diary

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   Who rescued Patrick Breen?

   • Patrick Breen, 51, was rescued by John Stark of the Third Relief after being abandoned by the Second Relief at Starved Camp. Upon his arrival in California, he befriended fellow Irish emigrant Martin Murphy, Jr., who had a ranch on the Cosumnes River, south of present Elk Grove, California.

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   What is the difference between Patrick Breen and the reeds?

   • Unlike the Reeds, the Breen family crossed the plains without fanfare or fame. Patrick Breen’s diary reflects the simple, honest approach to life, and is the only contemporary written account of the winter entrapment. The newspapers that first published the diary did not even name the author, a contrast to the newspaper accounts of the Reeds.

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   Did Keseberg and Breen camp together?

   • The party did not camp in a single place though some of the families were quite close together. The Breen family took residence in the existing cabin, while Keseberg built a lean-to against one of the walls for his family and was joined by Spitzer and Burger.

   Creepy History: The Donner Party, Deaths and Diagrams

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9. amex-prod.gbh.digi-producers.pbs.org › wgbhThe Diary of Patrick Breen | American Experience | PBS

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   From November 20, 1846 to March 1, 1847, Irish immigrant Patrick Breen, a Donner party member, kept a diary of his ordeal in the mountains. Clinging to survival with his wife Margaret and their...