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the Woodbridge Story, 1981.

1851 personal census, Colchester Twp, Essex Co., ON, p. 10:
Brush Charles, M, Married, 36, born Up Canada, Ep Church, Farmer;
Elizabeth, F, Married, 21, born Up Canada, Ep Church;
Arther B.; M, Single, 2, born Up Canada, Ep Church;
Elizabeth Brush, F, Widowed, 70, born U States, Ep Church.

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 & Co., Toronto, 1905, p. 48-49:
The Quick family prominent for several generations in Canada, has had able representatives in the township of Colchester South, County of Essex, in the late Cornelius R. Quick, and now in his capable daughter, Mrs. Annie A. (Quick) Brush, widow of the late Arthur B. Brush...
     Annie Amelia Quick married Arthur B. Brush, and ten years after her marriage returned to live at home, as her husband then assumed charge of the old farm. She was left widow March 23, 1903, with one daughter, Cornelia, who lives at home with her mother, a most accomplished young lady.
     The late Arthur B. Brush, born Dec. 2, 1850, was a descendant of the John Brush, who came to Canada about 1799, with a company of United Empire Loyalists, and who was followed a few years later, in 1806, by his brother Stephen, from whom many residents of Colchester and Malden townships are descended. John Brush, in the assignment of government land drew Lot 89, Concession 1, and resided there till the day of his death. He married Miss Betsy Wright, who bore him the following three sons: Charles; John, who married Miss Ann Grubb; and Thomas, who married Miss Lucinda Fox. There were also several daughters.
     Charles Brush married Miss Anna Hartley, by whom he had two children: Arthur B.; and Ellen Melinda, born Sept. 29, 1852, the wife of Darius Wigle, of Kingsville.
     Arthur B. Brush inherited his father's homestead, and by him it was willed to his beloved daughter, as will also be the old Quick home, which Mrs. Brush inherited from her father. Mr. Brush was an able business man, and a most honorable, upright gentleman, who had many friends. He belonged to the Odd Fellows and the Workmen, and was very popular in both organizations.
     Mrs. Brush is a gracious woman, of marked business ability and artistic tastes. Her home is beautifully located on the lake, and its charm and order delight all who see it.

Commemorative Biographical Record of the County of Essex, J. H. Beers & Co., 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... In 1831 he married Julia Ray, and they came to the County of Essex... To them were born these children: ... William, born at Sandusky, engaged in farming and died in Colchester; he married (first) Mrs. Charles Brush, and (second) Hannah Aikman...