James Brown

1877 - 1965  (88 years)

• Name	James Brown
  Born	15 Feb 1877	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1881	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Atheist
  Residence	1891	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Occupation	1901	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Laborer
  Occupation	1911	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Driller, Wells
  Residence	1911	Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-198961
  Died	23 Feb 1965	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8]
  Buried	26 Feb 1965	Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6, 8]
  Person ID	I198961	Generations
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024

  
  

  Father	Alexander Brown,   b. 15 Aug 1854, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Dec 1928, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Maria Ann Martin,   b. CALC 21 Nov 1851, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Oct 1892, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 40 years)
  Family ID	F34300	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Annie Dryden,   b. 29 Dec 1876, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Apr 1948, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 71 years)
  Married	7 Jun 1905	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Children	1. Annie Elizabeth Brown,   b. 25 Dec 1906, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Sep 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)   2. James Alexander Brown,   b. 7 Mar 1910, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Apr 1945  (Age 35 years)   3. George William Brown,   b. 1 Feb 1912,   d. 20 May 1994, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 82 years)   4. Edith Jane Brown,   b. 26 Aug 1914, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Jun 2008, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 93 years)   5. Walter Russell Brown,   b. 1916
  Last Modified	19 Dec 2024
  Family ID	F187735	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  James Brown Passes In 89th Year A well-known resident of North Dumfries. James Brown, RR 4. passed away at. Coats Pavilion, Freeport, Of Tuesday in his 89th year. Born in Galt on Feb. 15, 1877, he was a son of the late Alexander Brown and the former Maria Ann Martin. For the past 53 years he had resided in North Dumfries Township on what is now Highway 97. Besides farming, he was one of the district's early well drillers and was responsible for many of the fine drilled wells in the area. He was a Presbyterian by faith. He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Hugh Poll (Edith), RR 1, Ayr, and Mrs. Roy Marshall (Annie) of Galt; two sons, George W. of Preston and Walter R. of Paris; one brother, Robert of Calgary, and a sister. Mrs. W. Sibbitt (Ann) of Willowdale. Eight grandchildren and six great-grandchildren also survive. He was predeceased by his wife, the former Annie Dryden, in 1948. and by a son, James A., who was killed in World War II. , The Funeral Resting at Coutts & Son Funeral Home, 96 St. Andrews St., Galt, where service will he conducted on Friday, Feb. 26. at 1 p.m. by Rev. R. A. Jackson of Knox's Presbyterian Church., Galt. Interment will be made in Ayr Cemetery. The Ayr News Feb 25 1965 pg 9

  
  

• Sources

  [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-4 Page 9. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. James Brown Born: 15 Feb 1877 County: Waterloo Father: Alex Brown Mother: Maria A Martin [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 63. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 12. [S57] Vit - ON - Birth Registration. Name: James Brown Date of Birth: 15 Feb 1877 Gender: Male Birth Place: Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father's name: Alex Brown Mother's name: Maria A Martin [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180098297. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 12. [S367] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Ayr - Ayr Public CC#4489 Internet Link . Brown/ In memory of/ James Brown/ died Feb. 23rd. 1965 In his 89th year/ Annie Dryden/ wife of James Brown/ died Apr. 1, 1948 In Her 72nd. year/ James A. Brown/ died April 1945 aged 30 years [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Name: James Brown Age: 28 Birth Date: abt 1877 Birth Place: Galt Marriage Date: 7 Jun 1905 Marriage County or District: Waterloo Father: Alexander Brown Mother: Maria Ann Martin Brown Spouse: Annie Dryden Spouse's Age: 28 Spouse Birth Date: abt 1877 Spouse Birth Place: Waterloo County Spouse Father: and A Dryden Spouse Mother: Annie Cress Dryden

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 15 Feb 1877 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Atheist - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Laborer - 1901 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 7 Jun 1905 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Driller, Wells - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 23 Feb 1965 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - 26 Feb 1965 - Ayr Cemetery, Ayr, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth