John Wesley Bridge (1820 - 1883)

Born 19 Aug 1820 in Northfield, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Orris Elizabeth (Fuller) Bridge — married 3 Oct 1843 in Holland, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA

Descendants

Died 10 Nov 1883 at age 63 in Putnam, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Methodist Preacher EST 1880 Lawrence, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

The following excerpt from the book " Genealogy of the Bridge Family in America 1632-1924" written by Rev. William Dawson Bridge b: 1840

JOHN WESLEY8 BRIDGE, REV. , born Aug. 19, 1820, in Northfield; died Nov. 10, 1883, in Putnam, Conn.; married Oct. 3, 1843, in Holland, Mass., Orris Elizabeth, daughter of Grayton and Elizabeth (Bennett) Fuller, of Wilbraham, Mass., born there Nov. 26, 1820; died Sept. 25, 1899, aged 79 years.

Rev. John Wesley Bridge, like his elder brother, Jonathan Davis Bridge, and younger brother, Henry Martyn Bridge, early felt himself called to preach the Gospel. He received a license to preach when quite a young man, and served for many years as a clergyman in the Methodist Episcopal Church. He later became connected with the Evangelical Advent Church and died in connection with that denomination.

Children i. Olin Burritt' Bridge, b. Sept. 18, 1845. ii. Gifford Monroe, b. Oct. 6, 1847. iii. Henry Joseph Monroe, b. Dec. 30, 1849. iv. Violetta Elizabeth, b. Nov 28, 1851, in St. Johnsbury, Vt.; d. Jan. 10, 1890, in West Woodstock, Conn.; m. July 20^ 1872, in Putnam, Conn., George Riley, son of James L. and Ruby E. (Wilbur) Wilcox, of Putnam, b. Mar. 27, 1852, in West Thompson, Conn. He was a contractor of mason work and moving buildings except for a few years after his wife's death. He then engaged in the meat business. At present he has a farm in Pomfret but still works at his trade doing contracting work. Res. Pomfret, Conn.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ " Genealogy of the Bridge Family in America 1632-1924" written by Rev. William Dawson Bridge b: 1840

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Acknowledgments

Thank you to Rebecca DiVirgilio for creating WikiTree profile Bridge-604 through the import of Rebecca_Divirgilio's_Family_Tree (12).ged on Oct 9, 2013.