Samuel Brydges #1; the son of Robert Brydges UK4 and his first wife Esther (last name not known).
Samuel was born in 1825; in Redgrave Parish, Suffolk County, England. On March 16, 1847; and
immigrated to Canada about 1835,with his father (Robert Brydges UK4) along with his step-mother
Ann Shaw.
Samuel and Ann were married at the 8'th Line Ramsay homestead by Rev John McMorine, Presbyterian Minister of the Auld Kirk, Ramsay.
Nine years after their marriage, Samuel and Ann purchased a 100 acre farm on the 12'th Concession
of Ramsay.
CHILDREN
1 Robert Brydges #6
2 John Brydges #1 born 1850; died in 1936 from smoke inhalation-a hotel in New Liskard, Ont.
where he was living-not married.
7 Sarah #2 (Mrs. John Tassie 1'st)
Thomas remarried to Jane (Jennie) Rainy Deachman
11 Henry Brydges born 1871; died of typhoid feaver in 1893-worked in mining at Ironwood,Michigan. no family.
Samuel #1 died Oct. 9, 1912 of heart failure (age 88) at the 12'th Concession homestead and is burried in the St. Paul's Anglican Cemetery, Almonte.
Ann was from the Otty Lake (Perth) area; born in 1829; died Jan. 20,1919 (age 91) at the home of Ann
(Mrs Findlay McNaughton) Ottawa, and is buried beside her husband.
Robert Brydges #6 and his brother John moved from Ramsay to Inglewood, Michigan, then to
Sault Ste Marie and then to New Liskard, Ontario, working/investing in the mining industry.
EXTRACT FROM ANCESTRY.COM (the origin of the article is unknown)
SAMUEL BRYDGES birth 23 Jun 1825 Suffolk Co. Redgrave Parish, England
death 9 Oct 1912 Ramsay Twp., Almonte area, On. Can.
Notes
1. It was no doubt a shock to Samuel and his parents when they arrived in Canada, coming
from a centuries-old heavily populated area of England. The usual route for immigrants to
Upper Canada was down the St. Lawrence River to Prescott, then by wagon or foot to Brockville, and from there over rough roadways to Perth and into Lanark County. The men
who had been granted land had to set out to build a log cabin and clear some of the land.
The Almonte area started to develope in the mid 1820's when Daniel Shipman built the first
grist mill, and saw mill after David Sheperd failed to do so. Almonte began as Sheperd's Falls,
then became Sipman's Mills and then Ramsayville. In 1853 it became Waterford and finally
in 1856 was named Almonte. (The name Almonte has its origin in the town of Almonte, Spain)
In 1847 when Samuel as a young man started out on his own farm, it was still pioneer living.
Indians would camp along the Mississippi River at that time passing close to Samuel's cabin
to hunt in the heavily bushed areas in Huntley Township. Samuel was friendly with these
Indians and at times shared in their feasts. Once when Samuel was away at work and his
wife Ann was left alone, she heard their only cow, with a bell on, running up to the front of the
log cabin a pack of wolves in persuit and they killed the cow while she watched helplessly.
On one occassion the wolves killed their entire flock of sheep except for one small lamb.
Samuel and Ann always saw to it that the family attended church. They would walk to the
edge of town barefoot, then put on their shoes, attend church, and on the way home at the
edge of town remove their shoes and carry them home thus saving good shoe leather.
It was difficult for Samuel to feel that he was a close part of his father's second family.
He was 9 years old when he acquired a step-mother, he was 18 when his first half-brother
was born. When Samuel married in 1847, his half-brothers were only 4 and 2 years old.
His half-brothers left for Michign in 1887 and never came back. When his half-sisters married
there was little contact with them and their families. In many ways he must have felt, and
lived as if he were an only child,which in fact, he was. May 8, 1856 Samuel obtained the
deed for their farm lot 12E, concession 12, Ramsay Township, for 100 acres. The deed was
recieved from James Gemmill divisee for John Gemmill.
