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Joseph Wrigley

Joseph Wrigley

Male 1849 - 1934  (84 years)

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  • Name Joseph Wrigley 
    Born 11 Oct 1849  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Birth
    • Tombstone Reads 1850
    Residence 1861  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Baptist 
    Occupation 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Baptist 
    Occupation 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Baptist 
    Elected Office 1887  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Warden for the County of Waterloo 
    Occupation 1891  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Baptist 
    Occupation 1901  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1911  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1911  Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Baptist 
    Died 6 Sep 1934  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 9] 
    Cause: Uraemia 
    Buried 8 Sep 1934  Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region Bef 2012  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-72989 
    Person ID I72989  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Sylvanus Fearns Wrigley,   b. 1814, , England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1889, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Mother Isabella Stoddard,   b. 20 Feb 1824, , New York State, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1905, Ayr, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 16 Feb 1844  Dumfries Township, Gore District, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 11] 
    Family ID F15081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Grieve "Jeanie" Dryden,   b. 30 Jun 1856, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1938, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Married 17 Jan 1877  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 12] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Swan Wrigley,   b. 29 Dec 1877, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1970  (Age 92 years)
     2. Sylvanus Fearns Wrigley,   b. CALC 6 Jul 1883, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1890, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 6 years)
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F19034  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Joseph Wrigley    		Joseph Wrigley
    from Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  • Notes 
    • PROMINENT IN DISTRICT: Joseph Wrigley, 85, one of the most prominent residents of the Galt and Ayr district, passed away Thursday at his home near Galt. He had served nine years on the North Dumfries council and was one time Warden of Waterloo County. For 35 years he was Secretary-Treasurer of North Dumfries and during his 44 years service he did not miss a council meeting. He was first Secretary-Treasurer of the Ayr Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company, holding the office for 23 years. He is survived by his widow and one daughter, Mrs. Ernest Apps, Paris. Sylvanus Apps, pole vault star of the recent British Empire Games is a grandson.

      Brantford Expositor Sept 7, 1934, page 15

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      JOSEPH WRIGLEY was born at Wrigley's Corners near Ayr on Oct. 11 th, 1849. He attended the public school and graduated from the Canadian Literary Institute, Woodstock, in 1868, and has since that time engaged in the occupation of farming. He became a member of the North Dumfries Council in 1860, and occupied a seat at the council board for nine years. He has held the position of reeve, deputy-reeve and warden, being elected to the latter position in 1887. He was appointed clerk and treasurer in 1869, and has attended every meeting of the North Dumfries Council for twenty-seven years. Mr. Wrigley has also been secretary-treasurer of the Ayr Farmers' Mutual Fire Insurance Co. since 1893.

      Chronicle-Telegraph Newspaper, 100 Years of Progress in Waterloo County Canada Semi-Centennial Souvenir 1856-1906 (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Chronicle-Telegraph Newspaper, 1906)

  • Sources 
    1. [S180] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1901, Dumfries (North) B-4 Page 5.

    2. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 36.

    3. [S562] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1911, Div 3. Pg. 15.

    4. [S1289] News - ON, Brant, Brantford - Brantford Expositor, Obituary of Joseph Wrigley - Sept 7, 1934, page 15.

    5. [S1778] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1861, Div 3 Page 26.

    6. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 8.

    7. [S355] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1871, Div. 2, Page 55.

    8. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link.
      [East] APPS/ Mary Swann WRIGLEY/ 1878-1970/ wife of/ Ernest Overy APPS/ 1880-1931/ WRIGLEY/ Jane Grieve DRYDEN/ 1856-1938/ wife of/ Joseph WRIGLEY/ 1850-1934/

    9. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 033438 (1934).
      Name:Joseph Wrigley Gender:Male Age:84 Birth Date:abt 1850 Birth Place:Ontario Death Date:6 Sep 1934 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Sylvanus Wrigley Mother:Isabella Stoddard

    10. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame.

    11. [S12] Vit - ON, Gore - Gore District Marriage Register - Waterloo Entries, Rev. Alex. Ritchie Presbyterian Minister pg 13 & 14 not Hamilton Area.
      Sylvanus Wrigley married Isabella Stoddart both of Dumfries, 16 Feb 1844 by license, witnesses George Wridgley and James Gardine

    12. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 010864 (1877).
      Name:Joseph Wrigley Age:27 Birth Year:abt 1850 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:17 Jan 1877 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Silvanus F Wrigley Mother:Isabella Stoddard Wrigley Spouse:Jane G Dryden

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Oct 1849 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1861 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1871 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 17 Jan 1877 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsElected Office - Warden for the County of Waterloo - 1887 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Baptist - 1911 - Roseville, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Uraemia - 6 Sep 1934 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 8 Sep 1934 - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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