Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Brecken & Co.
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- Brecken, John & Co.
- John Brecken & Co.
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Description area
Dates of existence
History
John Brecken, a Loyalist, settled in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, on 26 July 1784. Shortly after his arrival, John established John Brecken & Company, a mecantile business, on the corner of Queen and Water Streets. Ralph Brecken (1770-1813), son of John, senior, was a leading Island exporter in the firm of Brecken & Company. After his death, his wife Matilda Robinson, daughter of Lt. Colonel Joseph Robinson continued to operate the family business until her death in 1842. John and Ralph, sons of Ralph and Matilda, were both involved in Brecken & Company.
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Internal structures/genealogy
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Description identifier
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Rules and/or conventions used
RAD 24.1Aa
Status
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Dates of creation, revision and deletion
13 September 2000. Entered into AtoM 23 December 2014.
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Accession # 2881