Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-09-02 | Page 5 | Funeral Rites Held for J. T. Breckon

FUNERAL RITES HELD FOR J J. J T. T T I BRECKON Masonic funeral services were conducted con conS ducted Saturday at New Westminster B. B C C. for J. J T. T Breckon 77 77 former forme t resident of Salt Lake and prominent mining man who died Tuesday a at Murraysville B. B C C. Mr Breckon was WM born In Toronto Ont July 12 1856 and came came to Utah In the eighties s to enter a mining career ca Ca- reer After Atter spending several years year in railroad construction he was was appointed appointed appointed ap ap- ap- ap pointed deputy federal mineral surveyor surveyor sur sur- for Utah Idaho Nevada and Arizona He was active In Salt Lake Masonic Masoni circles holding memberships In th the Wasatch 1 I F F. Se A. A M. M Utah chapter No 1 I R. R A. A AM M. M Utah com corn mandery No 1 I Knights and andEl andEl El EI Kalah temple A. A A. A O. O N N. M. M L S. S He moved with hi his frailly family to British Columbia early in 1910 and developed several mines there Ho He served as city engineer for Vancouver where he laid the early water mains across acres the English bay channel Surviving are his widow a a. daughter daugh ter Mrs Mis J. J G. G of Provo four sons L. L S. S Breckon of at Bingham Canyon F. F L L. Breckon of at Ellensburg Wash John T. T Breckon Jr of ot Spokane kane Wash and H. H R. R Breckon o of New W Westminster and eight grand children 1