Archibald Brydon
1844 - 1934 (89 years)
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Name Archibald Brydon Born 17 Nov 1844 , Kirkpatrick-Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland 
Gender Male Immigration 1848 Canada Residence 1861 South Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada Residence 1871 Hespeler, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada - He's a carpenter.
Residence 1881 Muskoka Twp., Muskoka Dist., Ontario, Canada - He's a mill owner.
Residence 1891 Howland Twp., Manitoulin Dist., Ontario, Canada - He's a millwright.
Residence 1921 York Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada - Burton Road
Died 22 Aug 1934 Forest Hill, York Co., Ontario, Canada - senility with uraemia
Buried New Hope Hespeler Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada Person ID I1770 Brydon family tree Last Modified 30 Sep 2020
Father David Brydon, b. 10 Sep 1809, , Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland , d. 1 Mar 1891, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years) Mother Janet Glendinning, b. 12 Jun 1810, , Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland , d. 21 Feb 1889, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 78 years) Married Bef 1841 Scotland Articles and Galleries The Floodgate
From the Floodgate by Winfield Brewster this exerpt describes his grandfather David Bryden's settlement in Ontario.Family ID F614 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Rebecca Roselia Panebecker, b. 25 Sep 1847, USA , d. 7 Oct 1905, Muskoka Twp., Muskoka Dist., Ontario, Canada (Age 58 years) Married 15 Jan 1869 Berlin, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada Children + 1. Edith Amelia Brydon, b. 1 Feb 1870, Hespeler, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 12 Dec 1937, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada (Age 67 years)+ 2. Walter Franklin Brydon, b. 22 Apr 1873, Hespeler, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada , d. 28 Aug 1956, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (Age 83 years)+ 3. Alice Alberta Brydon, b. 2 Jul 1882, Gravenhurst, Muskoka Dist., Ontario, Canada , d. 11 Apr 1953 (Age 70 years)4. Margaret Cecil Brydon, b. 26 Oct 1886, Howland Twp., Manitoulin Dist., Ontario, Canada , d. 4 Oct 1957 (Age 70 years)5. Mable Olive Brydon, b. 16 Jan 1890, Howland Twp., Manitoulin Dist., Ontario, Canada , d. 26 Oct 1958 (Age 68 years)Last Modified 9 Dec 2009 Family ID F573 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Event Map 
Born - 17 Nov 1844 - , Kirkpatrick-Fleming, Dumfriesshire, Scotland 
Immigration - 1848 - Canada 
Residence - 1861 - South Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada 
Married - 15 Jan 1869 - Berlin, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada 
Residence - 1871 - Hespeler, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada 
Residence - 1881 - Muskoka Twp., Muskoka Dist., Ontario, Canada 
Residence - 1891 - Howland Twp., Manitoulin Dist., Ontario, Canada 
Residence - 1921 - York Twp., York Co., Ontario, Canada 
Died - 22 Aug 1934 - Forest Hill, York Co., Ontario, Canada 
Buried - - New Hope Hespeler Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Photos Archie Brydon
A contractor, built houses and bridges in Ontario.
Headstones 
Brydon - Pannebecker
Archibald and Rebecca
photo by Allan Dettweiler
Histories 
Brewster house
built by Archie Brydon
Archibald Bryden
"...was associated with Mr. Kribs in the building of many important bridges in the county..."
Newspapers 
Fire at the sawmill
Maps Brydon's Bay, Gravenhurst, Ontario
This is a close up from ...
Map & Chart of the Muskoka Lakes: Rosseau, Joseph, Muskoka
G.W. Marshall, 1899
Toronto Public Library M912.7136M13
Albums 
Brydon - Armstrong family (21)
Starts with Adam Brydon and Margaret Armstrong in Dumfriesshire, Scotland in the 1770's. Their son, David marries Janet Glendenning and settles in Waterloo County, Ontario.
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Notes - Among many very important contracts may be mentioned, the building of Knox Church, Galt, erected in 1869-70, which work was done to a large extent under the supervision of Mr. Archibald Brydon, who learned his trade under Mr. Kribs. Mr. Brydon was also associated with Mr. Kribs in the building of many important bridges in the County prior to the time of adopting iron or steel in these structures. The bridges at Freeport and at Bridgeport were among many others that might be mentioned for which Mr. Kribs had the contracts.
-- source: The Town of Hespeler, Part 4
http://www.mennoniteheritageportrait.ca/Report.php?ListType=Documents&ID=3601&lang=fr --
- Among many very important contracts may be mentioned, the building of Knox Church, Galt, erected in 1869-70, which work was done to a large extent under the supervision of Mr. Archibald Brydon, who learned his trade under Mr. Kribs. Mr. Brydon was also associated with Mr. Kribs in the building of many important bridges in the County prior to the time of adopting iron or steel in these structures. The bridges at Freeport and at Bridgeport were among many others that might be mentioned for which Mr. Kribs had the contracts.