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William Warden
Woodbridge
the Woodbridge Story, 1981.
County Marriage Registers of Ontario, Canada 1858-1869 Volume 35 Essex County, Elizabeth Hancocks, 2005, Global Heritage Press, Campbellville, ON:
Woodbridge William, 20, Gosfield, Sanders? KY, s/o Adolphus & Julia, married 5 Oct 1858 Ann Elizabeth Brush, widow, 27, Colchester, unknown, d/o George & Nancy Farley.
Arthur and Ellen are Brushes:
1861 personal census, Colchester Twp, Essex Co., ON, transcribed by the Essex Branch of the OGS:
Woodbridge Wm., M, Married, 31, born Canada W, C[hurch of] E[ngland], Farmer;
Elizabeth, F, Married, 30, born Canada W, C E;
Arthur, M, 10, born Canada W, C E;
Ellen, F, 8, born Canada W, C E;
Isabelle, F, 2, born Canada W, C E.
Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers, Toronto, 1905, p. 59-60:
Adolphus H. Woodbridge, one of the members of the county council of the County of Essex, is one of Kingsville's most representative and highly esteemed citizens.
Adolphus Woodbridge, father of Adolphus H., was born in Pennsylvania. He removed at an early day to Ohio, residing at Wooster and at Sandusky, at the latter city learning the tailor's trade. In 1831 he married Julia Ray, and they came to the County of Essex, settling on a acre of land, part of the Peter Scratch property. Mr. Woodbridge opened a country store, and continued to work also at his trade. His latter days were passed with his son William, in Colchester, at whose house he died in September, 1881, aged seventy-six years, his wife having passed away in November, 1867, aged sixty-five years. To them were born these children: Theodore, born at Sandusky, Ohio, married Harriet Gilbert, and lived and died in Michigan. William, born at Sandusky, engaged in farming and died in Colchester; he married (first) Mrs. Charles Brush, and (second) Hannah Aikman. Caroline married Thomas Martin, of Colchester South, where she now resides. Elizabeth is the widow of Jeremiah Lockhart, of Amherstburg. Susan died unmarried. Adolphus H. is the subject proper of this sketch. John died in Windsor.
Adolphus H. Woodbridge was born July 29, 1839, in Gosfield township, ...
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