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

Benjamin Franklin Brighton

Male 1864 - 1927  (63 years)


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  • Name Benjamin Franklin Brighton 
    Born 7 Mar 1864  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158123382 
    Residence 1871  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Church of England 
    Occupation 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Factory Hand 
    Residence 1881  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Methodist 
    Residence 1900  London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-138476 
    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 
    Person ID I138476  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

    Father John Brighton,   b. CALC 24 Dec 1818, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Feb 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 54 years) 
    Mother Amy Wilson,   b. CALC 12 Aug 1818, , Suffolk, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Mar 1894, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Married 1838  [3
    Family ID F7836  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • RENEWING ACQUAINTANCES.

      Mr. B. I. Brighton of London, Ont, is spending a few days renewing acquaintances in Kitchener It is upwards of twenty years since Mr:
      Brighton left tne city and he is greatly impressed with the wonderful advancement that has been made. His father, the late John Brighton was one of the early settlers, coming here in 1832, and being killed in the year 1872 in an accident at Simpson's factory.

      The Chronicle Telegraph, 16 Oct 1919, p. 3

  • Sources 
    1. [S158] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1881, Div. 2 Pg. 70.

    2. [S229] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 42.

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

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 7 Mar 1864 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1871 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Factory Hand - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1881 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1900 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Nov 1927 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount Pleasant Cemetery, London, Middlesex Co., Ontario Link to Google Earth
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