John Dryden^{[1, 2]}

Cal 1808 - 1878  (~ 70 years)

• Name	John Dryden
  Born	CALC 28 May 1808	, Roxburghshire, Scotland   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64075294
  Occupation	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1851	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Presbyterian
  Residence	1859	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  Occupation	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1861	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Free Church
  Land - Directory	1864	North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 21, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  Occupation	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Carpenter
  Residence	1871	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	C. Presb.
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-31550
  Died	28 Sep 1878	North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5, 10]
  	Cause: General Debility Ill 6 days
  Buried	Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 5]
  Person ID	I31550	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Andrew Dryden,   b. 1775, , Scotland ,   d. 1848, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Janet Cairns,   b. 1783, Hawick, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 18 Mar 1864, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	21 Nov 1803	Wilton, , Roxburgh, Scotland   [11]
  Family ID	F17806	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Shiel,   b. 29 May 1816, Kelso, , Roxburgh, Scotland ,   d. 21 Sep 1900, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)
  Children	1. Andrew J. Dryden,   b. 1837, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Margaret Dryden,   b. 1838, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Janet Dryden,   b. 1841, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Dec 1919, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   4. George I. Dryden,   b. 1843, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Thomas J. Dryden,   b. 1 Apr 1848, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Robert Dryden,   b. 1849, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1936  (Age 87 years)   7. Ann Dryden,   b. 1852, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. John Dryden,   b. 1859, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Agnes Dryden,   b. Apr 1859, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Oct 1859, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 0 years)   10. Margaret Dryden,   b. 1867, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F10043	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Died, In North Dumfries, on Saturday morning, 28th inst., John Dryden, Aged 70 Years and 4 Months. The Funeral Will take place on Monday, 30th inst., at 2 o'clock P.M., from his late residence, to the Galt Cemetery. North Dumfries, Sept. 28, 1878 Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Thomas J Dryden Born: Galt Age: 32 Father: John Dryden Mother: Margaret Dryden Born: abt 1849 Spouse: Susan Cornell Age: 28 born: Preston Father: Salbanus Cornell Mother: Mary Cornell married 16 Feb 1881 married: Waterloo, Galt [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Andrew Dryden b. Dumfries Township res: Galt Age: 26 born abt 1838 father: John mother: Margaret married Isabella Scott Age:: 20 born abt 1844 b. Scotland Spouse res: Galt father: John mother: Mary married 28 Oct 1864 county: Waterloo [S122] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Mount View CC#4495 Internet Link . In/ memory of/ John Dryden/ a native of/ Roxburghshire, Scotland/ who died/ Sept. 28th 1878/ aged 70 years/ Margaret Shiel/ his wife/ died Sept. 21, 1900/ in her 83rd year [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Pg.30. [S890] Funeral Card - - Waterloo Historical Society - photocopies, "funeral card of John Dryden," 28 Sep 1878. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 6 Page 49. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 2, Pg. 78. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 01 Nov 1859. 23 Oct 1859 In Galt, on the 23d inst., Agnes, youngest daughter of Mr. John Dryden, aged 6 months [S330] Directory - ON, Waterloo - 1864 - County of Waterloo gazetteer and general business directory for 1864. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Sec. 1 Page 111. [S1788] Scotland Marriages, 1561-1910, Andrew Dryden and Janet Cairns, 21 Nov 1803; citing Wilton,Roxburgh,Scotland, reference ; FHL microfilm 1,067,954. Andrew Dryden Spouse's Name Janet Cairns Event Date 21 Nov 1803 Event Place Wilton, Roxburgh, Scotland

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 28 May 1808 - , Roxburghshire, Scotland Occupation - Carpenter - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1859 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Free Church - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Land - Directory - 1864 - North Dumfries Concession 09 Lot 21, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Carpenter - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - C. Presb. - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: General Debility Ill 6 days - 28 Sep 1878 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth