William Bridgeman^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1765 - 1841

• Name	William Bridgeman
  Born	16 May 1765	Long Island City, Queens, Ny, USA
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Bridgman
  _UID	F0FFF410C88FD711A1EC0050BAE55A0B13FF
  Died	2 Feb 1841	Grimsby Twp., Lincoln Co., Ont., Can
  Buried	Smithville Methodist Churchyard, Smithville, Ont., Can
  Person ID	I141762	Nate Waddell
  Last Modified	22 Sep 2008

  
  

  Father	John Bridgeman,   b. Abt 1740, Tavistock, Devonshire, Eng, Uk ,   d. 1776/1784, Ny, USA
  Mother	Elizabeth,   b. Abt 1740, Eng, Uk ,   d. Abt 1801, King's Co., New Brunswick, Can
  Married	Abt 1760	Eng, Uk
  _UID	15F3F410C88FD711A1EC0050BAE55A0B2C9B
  Family ID	F41428	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Belyea,   b. 17 Feb 1772,   d. 1852  [2, 5, 6]
  Married	11 Oct 1790	Gagetown Anglican Church, Gagetown , Queen's Co., New Brunswick, Can
  _UID	EFFFF410C88FD711A1EC0050BAE55A0B12EF
  Children	1. Elizabeth Bridgeman,   b. 19 Oct 1791, New Brunswick, Can ,   d. Feb 1815   2. Sarah Bridgman,   b. 2 Sep 1793, Gagetown , Queen's Co., New Brunswick, Can ,   d. 8 Apr 1880, Smithville, Grimsby Twp., Lincoln Co., Ont., Can   3. Ann Bridgeman,   b. 8 Oct 1795, New Brunswick,Can ,   d. Grovesend, Malahide Twp., Elgin Co., Ont., Can   4. Mary Bridgeman,   b. 22 Aug 1798, New Brunswick, Can ,   d. 18 Aug 1840, Grimsby Twp., Lincoln Co., Ont., Can   5. Jane Bridgeman,   b. 19 Feb 1801, Grimsby Twp., Lincoln Co., Ont., Can ,   d. 18 Jan 1847, Smithville, Grimsby Twp., Lincoln Co., Ont., Can   6. John Bridgeman,   b. 11 May 1803, Grimsby Twp., Lincoln Co., Ont., Can ,   d. 20 Jun 1886, Nelson Twp., Halton Co., on, Can   7. Eunice Bridgeman,   b. 1 Dec 1805, Grimsby Twp., Lincoln Co., Ont., Can ,   d. 1852   8. William Bridgeman,   b. 26 Mar 1808, Grimsby Twp., Lincoln Co., Ont., Can ,   d. 19 Apr 1875, Smithville, Grimsby Twp., Lincoln Co., Ont., Can   9. James Bridgeman,   b. 11 Feb 1814, Grimsby Twp., Lincoln Co., Ont., Can   10. Susannah Bridgeman,   b. Jun 1810, Grimsby Twp., Lincoln Co., Ont., Can ,   d. Bef 1881, On, Can   11. Joseph Murray Bridgeman,   b. 13 Mar 1815, Grimsby Twp., Lincoln Co., Ont., Can ,   d. 12 Dec 1842
  Family ID	F51598	Group Sheet

  
  

• Notes

  Note: "In May of 1799 William Bridgman and his family left St. John, New Brunswick heading for Upper Canada (Ontario). They arrived in Niagara in July of the same year and settled on Lot 5 (or 15), Concession 8, (now the "Twenty Road") Grimsby Township, Lincoln County. From 1803-1833 William served as a member of the Grimsby township council. William served with the 4th Lincoln Regiment in the war of 1812. His specific days of service were April 29, 1813 to May 24, 1813. He was under the command of Captain William Nelles. He also served along with his brother Thomas from July 4, 1814 to July 28, 1814 in the same regiment, but under the command of Captain Johnathan A. Pettit." Ryk Brown Note: "William Bridgman, their eldest son, was born 16 May, 1768. He married MaryBelyea 11 Oct. 1790. Nine years later in May, 1799 William, his wife Mary, several children and his youngest brother, Thomas, left St. John, New Brunswick, arriving at Niagara in July of that year. Other members of the family may have come with them but they are not recorded in the annals of this district. William settled on Lot 15, Conc. VIII, Grimsby township, on The Twenty near Smithville. He was first a member of the township council in 1803 and thereafter until 1833. He served with the 4th Lincoln Regt. in the War of 1812 - 14. He died in 1841 and Mary, his wife, in 1854. They were buried in the Smithville Methodist Churchyard with simple white stones marking their graves -- William Bridgman Sr., 1769 - 1841. Mary, wife of William Bridgman, 1772 - 1854." Annals of The Forty

  
  

• Sources

  [S134] Annals of The Forty, The Grimsby Historical Society, (Loyalist and Pioneer Families of West Lincoln, 1783 - 1833), V.3, p.6; V.9, p.61, 18 Aug 2006. [S286] Canadian Clines, Loraine, (lpertell@aol.com), 11 Sep 2006. [S141] Merritt Family, Douglas Merritt, 20 Jan 2007. [S154] Ryk Brown's Family Database --- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Ryk Brown, (.ryk.heather@cogeco.ca), 3 Apr 2007. [S134] Annals of The Forty, The Grimsby Historical Society, (Loyalist and Pioneer Families of West Lincoln, 1783 - 1833), V.3,pg.66, 4 Apr 2007. [S154] Ryk Brown's Family Database --- Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, Ryk Brown, (.ryk.heather@cogeco.ca), V.3,pg.66, 4 Apr 2007.