John Brighton^{[1, 2]}

Cal 1818 - 1873  (~ 54 years)

• Name	John Brighton
  Born	CALC 24 Dec 1818	, England   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/68317344
  Occupation	1852	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	labourer
  Occupation	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Teamster
  Residence	1861	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Anglican
  Occupation	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Teamster
  Residence	1871	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Church of England
  Died	2 Feb 1873	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Residence	1881	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-136874
  Buried	Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I136874	Generations
  Last Modified	28 Jan 2025

  
  

  Family	Amy Wilson,   b. CALC 12 Aug 1818, , Suffolk, England ,   d. 12 Mar 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 75 years)
  Married	1838  [7]
  Children	1. William Brighton,   b. 6 Oct 1838, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Jul 1910, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)   2. Mary Ann Brydon,   b. 25 Apr 1840, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Mar 1925  (Age 84 years)   3. Matilda Brighton,   b. 3 Jul 1842, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 Nov 1870, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 28 years)   4. Elizabeth Brighton,   b. 1846, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Aaron Brighton,   b. 6 Sep 1846, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Jan 1908, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)   6. Charlotte Brighton,   b. 25 Mar 1849, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 28 Nov 1928, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   7. Henrietta Brighton,   b. 23 Feb 1851, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Nov 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 67 years)   8. Isabella Brighton,   b. 1852, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 16 May 1897, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 45 years)   9. Harriet Elizabeth Brighton,   b. CALC 23 Feb 1855, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Dec 1883, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 28 years)   10. Hester Brighton,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Charles Brighton,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   12. Anne Maria "Annie" Brighton,   b. 17 Jan 1860, New Dundee, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1939, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   13. Margaret Brighton,   b. 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   14. Frederick Charles "Charles" Brighton,   b. Jan 1861, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1931, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 70 years)   15. Benjamin Franklin Brighton,   b. 7 Mar 1864, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Nov 1927, London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)   16. George Brighton,   b. 2 Feb 1866, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Jan 1947, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 80 years)
  Last Modified	29 Jan 2025
  Family ID	F7836	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 35463-1928 Charlotte Brighton Erb. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 9784-74. Jacob Blantz, 22, occ. Laborer, b. Canada, res. Berlin, son of Henry and Mary, Married Harriet Eliza Brighton, 20, b. Canada, res. Berlin, daughter of John and Ann, Witn: J. W. Wilson and Lizzie Blantz, both of Berlin, 8 Dec 1874 at Berlin [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 4. John BRIGHTON Labourer England Church of England 36 Amy BRIGHTON England Church of England 33 William BRIGHTON Canada Church of England 14 Mary Ann BRIGHTON Canada Church of England 12 Matilda BRIGHTON Canada Church of England 9 Aron BRIGHTON Canada Church of England 7 Elizabeth BRIGHTON Canada Church of England 5 Charlotte BRIGHTON Canada Church of England 3 Henriette BRIGHTON Canada Church of England 2 [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 70. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 42. [S208] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Bridgeport Free CC#5428 John Brighton/ Died Feby. 2, 1873/ Aged/ 54 Yrs. 1 Mo./ & 9 Days/ O Death Where Is They Sting/ O Grave Where Is Thy Victory. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 1 Page 2. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div 2 Pg 4.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 24 Dec 1818 - , England Occupation - labourer - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teamster - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teamster - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 2 Feb 1873 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Bridgeport Free Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth