Major John Brydon

1836 - 1881  (45 years)

• Name	John Brydon
  Prefix	Major
  Born	25 May 1836	, Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1841	Bankend, Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
  Residence	1851	Bankend, Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland
  	Single.
  Residence	1865	Crown Point, Essex, New York, USA
  	Married, living in his father-in-law's household.
  Residence	1870	Crown Point, Essex, New York, USA
  	He's a merchant, married. Living next door to brother James's family.
  Died	1 Jul 1881	Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA
  	alcoholism He was a bookkeeper at the time of his death.
  Buried	Evergreen Cemetery, Pittsford, Rutland, Vermont, USA
  Person ID	I9709	Brydon family tree
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	James Brydon,   b. 1792, , Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland ,   d. 8 Apr 1864, Woodlands, Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland  (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Ann Brownlee,   b. 1793, , Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland ,   d. 4 Feb 1876, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland  (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F3232	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eliza Perkins Fenton,   b. 24 Sep 1834, Crown Point, Essex, New York, USA ,   d. 29 Mar 1910, Rochester, Monroe, New York, USA  (Age 75 years)
  Last Modified	5 Mar 2015
  Family ID	F333	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 25 May 1836 - , Castleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland Died - 1 Jul 1881 - Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Captain John Brydon "In the critical period between the two first assaults a gallant act occurred that reflected the highest credit upon the bravery and zeal of Captain Brydon, of the 118th, for which he received the brevet of major. Twenty-two pieces of cannon, several battle flags and numerous prisoners were among the results of this enterprise which secured to the Union army an important position that was never relinquished."
  		John Brydon He was the son of James Brydon and Ann Brownlee of Scotland

  
  

  Documents		James and John Brydon, Civil War
  		Bryden brothers civil war record James & John Bryden, born in Roxburghshire Scotland, had been in the USA for seven years when war broke out.

  
  

• Notes

  He was a 2nd Lt. in E. 118 New York Volunteer Infantry in the Civil War. "...John Brydon of Crown Point second lieutenant, who succeeded Seaman, was promoted to the command of Company K, was afterwards in the ordnance department and general staff, and brevetted major." -- source: The military and civil history of the county of Essex, New York: Winslow Cossoul Watson - J. Munsell, 1869 - Champlain, Lake - 504 pages -- BRYDON, JOHN. Age, 20. Enrolled at Pittsburgh; second lieutenant, Co. E, Aug. 19, '02; first lieutenant, Jan. 29, '04; as captain, Co. K, June S, '64; mustered out with company. In the critical period between the two first assaults a gallant act occurred that reflected the highest credit upon the bravery and zeal of Captain Brydon, of the 118th, for which he received the brevet of major. Twenty-two pieces of cannon, several battle flags and numerous prisoners were among the results of this enterprise which secured to the Union army an important position that was never relinquished. Company K. ?  Captain John Brydon, brevet major N. Y. V. ;   -- source: Full text of "History of Essex County : with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers", Author: Smith, H. P. (Henry Perry) --