Wade Family Home Gettysburg
Location submitted by: sdonley on 06/11/2019
DBA Approved: Y
PANICd#: 2036
| This is the home that Jenny Wade and her mother lived in before the battle broke out in Gettysburg. |
51 Breckenridge St
Gettysburg , PA 17325
Open to the public: No
Lat: 39.826936
Lon: -77.232586
Database Summary:
Demographic Rank: 0
History: 1
Stories: 1
Claims: 1
Evidence: 0
Resources: 2
Retrievals: 1988
Vistor Rating: 0.0
Votes: 0
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History information is some background and history about the location. This is meant to be a basic summary. Below the history records you will find sources in which you can click on to find out more information. There may be multiple history records per location.
This home was built by the Wades. It is not clear as to the actual date it was built since some reports say it was a few years after Jenny was born to when Jenny was age 11. Either way, this is the home that Jenny, her siblings, and her mother lived in this house. The "Jenny Wade" house was the home of her sister where the family went when the battle broke out since her sister was pregnant. That is the house where Jenny Wade was killed.
Jenny's father was not with the family since he was at the Alms house where Mary had him committed when he returned from prison.
Added by: sdonley on 01/04/2025 DB#:624
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Various Sources
Stories are just that. Stories and personal accounts that have been reported about the location.
New York businessman, John White Johnston was fascinated with the Wade story and purchased the birth house and the Breckenridge house. On May 21, 1922 he dedicated a bronze placard at the Breckenridge house that Georgia actually unveiled. The following photograph is of Georgia unveiling the placard that is now on the house.
Added by: sdonley on 01/04/2025 DB#:1606
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https://www.wikitree.com/photo/png/Wade-6843-3
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| Claim# | Claim |
| 3415 | The spirit of Jenny's father has been reported to visit this location looking for his family. Added: 01/04/2025 By: sdonley |
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| Remembering Jennie Wade | Remembering Jennie Wade. Jennie's life story. |
| Added: 01/04/2025 By: sdonley | |
| Georgia Wade Unveiling Placard | Georgia Wade Unveiling placard at the Wade Family home indicating it was where Jennie lived during the civil war. |
| Added: 01/04/2025 By: sdonley | |
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