Brief Life History of Isaac
When Isaac Bridgman was born on 9 November 1861, in Thornhill, York, Ontario, Canada, his father, William Bridgeman, was 24 and his mother, Elizabeth Newlove, was 24. He married Jessie Miller on 15 March 1893, in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada in 1901 and Muskoka, Ontario, Canada in 1911. He died on 10 May 1920, in Muskoka Township, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 58, and was buried in Muskoka Township, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada.
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- Isac Bridgeman in household of William Bridgeman, "Canada Census, 1871"
- Isaac Bridgement, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Isaac Bridgman, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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1867
In 1840, the government bought extra land from the First Nations and laid out the settlement of Orillia. The population in 1846 was about 200. The settlement had a church, a post office, four stores, three taverns, a tannery, two blacksmiths, four shoemakers, a tailor, and two furniture makers. A grist mill could be found about a mile away. In 1869, the population was 1200. Construction of the Monck Road began in 1866 and was completed in 1873. A 100-mile stretch allowed for travel to Bancroft, Ontario where other roads could be found for travel to Ottawa. Transportation links with Toronto and Georgian Bay stimulated Orillia's development as a commercial centre and summer resort.[10] The village of Orillia was incorporated in 1867 (sharing the same birth year as Canada). By 1875, the population was 2,000 and Orillia became a town with a mayor, reeve, deputy reeve, and nine councillors. Orillia was designated a city in 1969.
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
1883 · Mining Boom
In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Bridgeman .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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