Brodrick-Brodhead Letters

Collection

Identifier: SC MS 0152

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Scope and Contents

Two handwritten letters dated March 5, 1841[Daniel Dingman Brodhead] and April 19, 1841 [Mary Ann Brodrick] donated to Lehigh University’s Special Collections by Robert Brodhead Honeyman, a descendent of Daniel Dingman Brodhead and Mary Ann Brodrick who married in 1847. Robert B. Honeyman was related by way of Emily (Emilie) “Lassie” Linderman Brodhead (b. 1870 – d. after 1906) of Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, a sister of Albert and Daniel, who married a Robert Browne Honeyman June 5, 1895 of Brooklyn, New York.

Dates

Creation: 1841

Creator

Brodhead, Daniel D. (Person)
Brodrick, Mary Ann (Person)

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Biographical / Historical

Daniel Dingman Brodhead (1818-1905) was born at Milford, Pike County and Albert Gallatin Brodhead (1815-1891) was born at Dingman’s Ferry, Pike County (on the Delaware) were sons of Garrett (1793-1872) and Cornelia Dingman (1797-1883) Brodhead . They were nephews of Richard Brodhead and cousins of Henry Linderman, director of U.S. Mint. Among their siblings were Andrew Jackson (1822-1913), Abram Coolbaugh (1824-1892). Sometime in 1841 Daniel moves from the Delaware River area to Mauch Chunk area influenced by the development of the coal fields. In 1845-1849 Daniel Brodhead was postmaster of Summit Hill. In 1847 Daniel married Mary Ann Brodrick [Broderick], a sister of Thomas Brodrick who was secretary of the 1841 Free Bridge Committee of 60 – Asa Packer is a member of the Committee of 60.

-- Mary Ann Brodrick (1827-1909) was James Brodrick’s daughter and born in Summit Hill. In 1847, Mary Ann Brodrick married at Bloomingdale, Mauch Chunk Township, the postmaster of Summit Hill, Daniel Dingman Brodhead (1818-1905). The Brodheads had several children: Henry Conrad (1848-1922) Mauch Chunk, Daniel Dingman Jr. (1855-1921) New York, Maj. William Hall (1857-1895), Robert Sayre Brodhead (1861-1909) Philadelphia, Alice Davis Brodhead (1864-1867), Emily/Emilie “Lassie” Linderman Brodhead (1868/70-1930 ) who married Robert Browne Honeyman (1858-1930) on June 5, 1895 and lived in Brooklyn.