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Elizabeth "Betsy" Biggar

Female 1854 - 1918  (63 years)


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  • Name Elizabeth "Betsy" Biggar 
    Born 18 Sep 1854  Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Elizabeth "Betsy" Dryden 
    Residence 1881  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    C. Presbyterian 
    Residence 1891  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Presbyterian 
    Residence CA 1918  40 Concession St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-95253 
    Died 30 Aug 1918  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Cause: Carcinoma of Uterus (over a year) - Exhaustion 
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Person ID I95253  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Family John Kennedy Dryden,   b. 4 Apr 1845, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1914, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Married 31 May 1876  Sydenham Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 7] 
    Children 
     1. Andrew Biggar Dryden,   b. 4 Jul 1877, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Margaret Alice "Maggie" Dryden,   b. 11 Oct 1879, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Thomas Dryden,   b. 1885, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Edwin Howard Dryden,   b. 30 Aug 1885, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1886, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
     5. Janet Fulton Dryden,   b. 15 Nov 1888, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Mar 1947  (Age 58 years)
     6. Private Walter Davidson Dryden,   b. 29 Aug 1894, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Aug 1917, near, Loos, , Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 22 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F24631  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S86] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1901, Waterloo (South/Sud) G-2 Page 2.

    2. [S205] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1881, North Div. 2 Page 38.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, M., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, M. (2017). Elizabeth Biggar Dryden (1854-1918) - Find A.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 13 December 2017, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142079815/Elizabeth-Dryden.

    4. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link.
      In memory of/ John K. DRYDEN/ Apr. 4, 1845 - Jan. 21, 1914 / Elizabeth BIGGAR/ his wife/ Sep. 28 1854 - Aug. 30, 1918/ Pte. Walter D. son/ killed in action Battle of Lens/ Aug. 15, 1917/ aged 23 years/

    5. [S2042] Census - ON, Waterloo, North Dumfries - 1891, Section 1 Page 18.

    6. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 040279 (1918).
      Name:Elizabeth Dryden Gender:Female Age:63 Birth Date:abt 1855 Birth Place:Owen Sound, Ontario Death Date:30 Aug 1918 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Uterene Cancer

    7. [S2488] aaa Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 003088 (1876).
      Name:John Kennedy Dryden Age:31 Birth Year:abt 1845 Birth Place:Ontario Marriage Date:31 May 1876 Marriage Place:Grey, Ontario, Canada Father:Andrew Dryden Mother:Elisabeth Dryden Spouse:Elisabeth Biggar

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Sep 1854 - Owen Sound, Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 31 May 1876 - Sydenham Twp., Grey Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - C. Presbyterian - 1881 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Presbyterian - 1891 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - CA 1918 - 40 Concession St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Carcinoma of Uterus (over a year) - Exhaustion - 30 Aug 1918 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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