Joseph Edward Breedon was a lieutenant in the Royal Marines. He arrived in Sydney in 1803 aboard the Calcutta and transferred to Tasmania in 1806. He married Rebecca Devine on 2 June 1810 at St David's Hobart and died two years later at Hobart on 22 August 1812.
* information from Biographical Database of Australia — https://www.bda-online.org.au
'Breedon, Joseph Edward (1791–1812)', People Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/breedon-joseph-edward-30505/text37823, accessed 3 December 2024.