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Margaret A. "Maggie" Brydon[1]

Female 1843 - 1936  (93 years)


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  • Name Margaret A. "Maggie" Brydon 
    Born 26 Apr 1843  , Dumfrieshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Christened 31 May 1843  Kirkpatrick-Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Gender Female 
    Immigration 1847  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 6] 
    Immigration 1847  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Name Maggie Brydon 
    Name Margaret A. "Maggie" Brewster 
    Residence 1861  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Presbyterian 
    Residence 1891  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Methodist 
    Residence 1911  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Methodist 
    Residence 1936  Galt St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-84148 
    Died 10 Jul 1936  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Person ID I84148  Generations
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 

    Father David Brydon,   b. CALC 10 Sep 1809, , Dumfrieshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1891  (Age ~ 81 years) 
    Mother Janet Glendenning,   b. CALC 12 May 1810, , Dumfrieshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1889, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Married 1840  [8] 
    Family ID F2879  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Andrew Jackson Brewster,   b. 13 Nov 1836, , Jefferson Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Mar 1903, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Married 16 Feb 1865  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
     1. Lottie Brewster,   b. 1865, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Clara Lillian Brewster,   b. 1865, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. David Stanley Brewster,   b. 19 Apr 1869, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Violet Jessie Brewster,   b. 9 Dec 1871, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Sarah Brewster,   b. 1873, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Sadie B. Brewster,   b. 13 Jul 1874, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Willis Brewster,   b. 5 Nov 1877, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Winfield Brewster,   b. 7 Oct 1879, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1962, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     9. Lenora Brewster,   b. 1 May 1882, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Hilda Brewster,   b. 18 Nov 1885, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1886, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     11. Maude Leslie Brewster,   b. 11 Jan 1887, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jul 1887, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2025 
    Family ID F21867  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BREWSTER, MARGARET (Nee Brydon)

      Mrs. A. J. Brewster, one of Hespeler's oldest and most highly esteemed residents, on the afternoon of July 10, 1936, at her home on Galt Street, in her 94th year, following an illness of some duration. She was the daughter of the late David Brydon and Janet Glendinning of Dumfriesshire, Scotland, born in 1843. She came to Canada with her parents as a little girl and settled on the farm recently owned by the late John Rahman, on the back road to Galt in 1847. About 1868, she married Andrew Brewster, who came to Canada from Jefferson County, New York State. He predeceased her in 1903. Surviving are Miss Violet, Miss Sadie, Willis and Winfield, at home; W. J. Brewster of Hespeler and Mrs. W. J. Keeler of Winnipeg. One brother, James Brydon, lives in Gravenhurst. The funeral took place on Sunday at 2: 30 (private).

      A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark
      Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark

  • Sources 
    1. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 015641-99.
      Walter James Pady, 32, occ. Clergyman, b. London England, res. Toronto Junction, son of William John Pady And Elizabeth Skinner, married Clara Lilian Brewster, 33, b. Hespeler, res. Same, daughter of Andrew Jackson Brewster And Margaret A. Brydon, Witness(es): Andrew Imrie of Aurora and Violet Brewster of Hespeler, Nov. 1, 1899, at Hespeler

    2. [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-1 Page 15.

    3. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 19.

    4. [S299] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1881, Page 12.

    5. [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link .
      In Memoriam/ Andrew/ Jackson/ Brewster/ Born Nov. 13, 1836/ Died Mar. 1903/ Margaret Brydon/ His Wife/ Born April 26, 1843-Died July 10, 1936/ Brewster

    6. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 20 Pg. 26.

    7. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 4.

    8. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 72.

    9. [S27] International Genealogical Index - Extracted Church Records, Parish registers for Kirkpatrick-Fleming, 1748-1854 Church of Scotland. Parish Church of Kirkpatrick-Fleming (Dumfriesshire) Film: 1067965.

    10. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 22 Feb 1865.
      Brydon, Margaret married 16 Feb 1865 to H.A. Brewster In Waterloo by Rev Mr MacKenzie. Bride, 2nd dau David Brydon, Wloo.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 26 Apr 1843 - , Dumfrieshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 31 May 1843 - Kirkpatrick-Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1847 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1847 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Feb 1865 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Jul 1936 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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