Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Family: John Kennedy Dryden / Elizabeth "Betsy" Biggar (F24631)

m. 31 May 1876


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  • Father | Male
    John Kennedy Dryden

    Born  4 Apr 1845  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Jan 1914  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  31 May 1876  [1, 2]  Sydenham Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Andrew Dryden | F20701 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth Kennedy | F20701 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Elizabeth "Betsy" Biggar

    Born  18 Sep 1854  Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Aug 1918  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Child 1 | Male
    Andrew Biggar Dryden

    Born  4 Jul 1877  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 2 | Female
    Margaret Alice "Maggie" Dryden

    Born  11 Oct 1879  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died    Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  William George Porter | F26168 
    Married  10 Feb 1904  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Male
    Thomas Dryden

    Born  1885  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 4 | Male
    Edwin Howard Dryden

    Born  30 Aug 1885  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 May 1886  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Female
    Janet Fulton Dryden

    Born  15 Nov 1888  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Mar 1947   
    Buried    Mt. Hope Cemetery, Brantford, Brant County, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Private Walter Davidson DrydenChild 6 | Male
    Private Walter Davidson Dryden

    Born  29 Aug 1894  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Aug 1917  near, Loos, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Vimy Memorial, , Pas De Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Sources 
    1. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 18.

    2. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 003088 (1876).
      Name:John Kennedy Dryden Age:31 Birth Year:abt 1845 Birth Place:Ontario Marriage Date:31 May 1876 Marriage Place:Grey, Ontario, Canada Father:Andrew Dryden Mother:Elisabeth Dryden Spouse:Elisabeth Biggar