Joseph Cabell Breckinridge

1788 - 1823  (35 years)

• Name	Joseph Cabell Breckinridge
  Birth	24 Jul 1788
  Gender	Male
  Death	1 Sep 1823
  Notes	JOSEPH CABELL BRECKINRIDGE [b. 1788, son of John] was a distinguished lawyer and politician, but died when only thirty-four years of age. He married Mary Clay Smith, and they had one son, John Cabell Breckinridge, (15 Jan 1821-17 May 1875), who became vice-president of the United States under Buchanan. John C. Breckinridge, was elected to the Kentucky state legislature in 1849, and he was opposed to the emancipationists, which put him in conflict with his three uncles. Joseph Cabell Breckinridge was a roommate of James G. Birney at Princeton. Birney was the first Presidential candidate in 1844 of the forerunner of the Republican Anti-slavery Party, the origin of our present Republican Party.
  Person ID	I167	Roots
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011

  
  

  Father	John Breckinridge (Breckenridge), Senator/Atty Gen,   b. 2 Dec 1760, near, Staunton, Virginia d. 14 Dec 1806, Kentucky (Age 46 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Hopkins Cabell,   b. 22 Feb 1769, Virginia d. 26 Mar 1858, Fayette Co, Kentucky (Age 89 years)
  Marriage	28 Jun 1785
  Documents		Breckenridge, Letita Porter Mrs. Peter Buell Porter (Letitia Preston Breckinridge) (1786-1831) Oil canvas, 27x21 7/8 inches, c 1818 Private Collection
  Family ID	F13	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Clay Smith,   b. 31 Aug 1787, Princeton, Mercer Co, New Jersey d. 9 Oct 1864, Baltimore Co, Maryland (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	11 May 1811
  Children	1. Francis Anne Breckinridge,   b. Feb 1812, Fayette Co, Kentucky d. Aft 1813 (Age ~ 2 years)   2. Caroline Laurens Smith Breckinridge,   b. 12 Oct 1813, Fayette Co, Kentucky d. Aft 1826 (Age > 14 years)   3. Mary Martha Cabell Breckinridge,   b. 7 Jan 1815, Lexington, Woodford Co, Kentucky d. 13 Aug 1835 (Age 20 years) + 4. John Cabell Breckinridge, Vice Pres,   b. 16 Jan 1821, Lexington, Woodford Co, Kentucky d. 17 May 1875, Lexington, Woodford Co, Kentucky (Age 54 years)   5. Letita Porter Breckinridge,   b. 26 Oct 1822   d. Aft 1823 (Age > 2 years)   6. Joseph Cabell Breckinridge,   b. 1 Sep 1823   d. Aft 1824 (Age > 2 years)   7. Ann Cabell Breckinridge,   b. Feb 1824   d. Aft 1825 (Age ~ 2 years)
  Family ID	F84	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Feb 2011