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

Family: John Brighton / Amy Wilson (F7836)

m. 1838


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  • Father | Male
    John Brighton

    Born  CALC 24 Dec 1818  , England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Feb 1873  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  1838  [1]   
    Father   
    Mother   

    Amy WilsonMother | Female
    Amy Wilson

    Born  CALC 12 Aug 1818  , Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Mar 1894  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  Ephraim Willson, Sr. | F18411 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Wright Brown | F18411 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    William Brighton

    Born  6 Oct 1838  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  23 Oct 1842  Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Jul 1910  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  1 Aug 1910  Rosebank Community Cemetery, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Margaret Chapman | F19927 
    Married  8 Nov 1863  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Mary Ann Brydon

    Born  25 Apr 1840  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  2 Mar 1925   
    Buried    New Dundee Union Cemetery, New Dundee, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Thomas Battler | F30372 
    Married  28 Jun 1859  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Matilda Brighton

    Born  3 Jul 1842  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  23 Oct 1842  Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Nov 1870  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Benjamin Underwood | F21943 
    Married  13 Jan 1863  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Female
    Elizabeth Brighton

    Born  1846  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Male
    Aaron Brighton

    Born  6 Sep 1846  Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  14 Jan 1908  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Wilmot Centre (Geiger) Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Catherine "Kate" Hymmen | F19935 
    Married     

    Child 6 | Female
    Charlotte Brighton

    Born  25 Mar 1849  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Nov 1928  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Simon Clemens Erb | F2515 
    Married     

    Child 7 | Female
    Henrietta Brighton

    Born  23 Feb 1851  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  7 Nov 1918  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  John Peter Starnaman | F7568 
    Married     

    Child 8 | Female
    Isabella Brighton

    Born  1852  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 May 1897  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Spencer Freeland | F34101 
    Married     

    Child 9 | Female
    Harriet Elizabeth Brighton

    Born  CALC 23 Feb 1855  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  25 Dec 1883  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Jakob "Jacob" Blantz | F41945 
    Married  8 Dec 1874  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 10 | Male
    Hester Brighton

    Born  1859  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 11 | Male
    Charles Brighton

    Born  1859  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 12 | Female
    Anne Maria "Annie" Brighton

    Born  17 Jan 1860  New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1939  Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  John Poure | F34086 
    Married  18 Feb 1879  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 13 | Female
    Margaret Brighton

    Born  1861  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     

    Child 14 | Male
    Frederick Charles "Charles" Brighton

    Born  Jan 1861  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Feb 1931  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Rosina E. Friedrich | F37852 
    Married  31 Jul 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 15 | Male
    Benjamin Franklin Brighton

    Born  7 Mar 1864  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Nov 1927  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location

    George BrightonChild 16 | Male
    George Brighton

    Born  2 Feb 1866  Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  29 Jan 1947  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Magdalena "Lena" Schroder | F175253 
    Married     

  • Sources 
    1. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 1 Page 2.