Samuel Bridge
(1805-1885)
Ann
(Abt 1806-)
John Henry Bridge
(1853-1944)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Jemima Beecher

John Henry Bridge 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 4 Sep 1853, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA 1 3
  • Marriage (1): Mary Jemima Beecher about 1879 1
  • Died: 21 Feb 1944, South Fayette Township, Allegheny, PA at age 90 3
  • Buried: 23 Feb 1944, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA

   FamilySearch ID: LK7P-PY2.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1860 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, PA. 7 The 1860 census recorded Samuel Bridge, clerk, 55, living with wife Ann, 54; Samuel Jr., clerk, 24; Edmond, plumber, 20, and John, 7. Everyone was born in England except John in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1870 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, PA. 8 The 1870 census recorded in the 1st Ward in Allegheny City: Samuel Bridge, clerk in dry goods, 64, living with wife Ann, 64, and son John, 17, born in Pennsylvania. His parents were born in England.

3. Census in 1880 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, PA. 9 The 1880 census recorded Samuel Bridge, retired grocer, 74, living with wife Ann, 74. They and their parents were born in England. Living with them is their son, John Henry Bridge, occupation pummer, 25, born in Pennsylvania. Ann is listed as suffering from chronic rheumatism.

4. Census in 1900 in Allegheny City, Allegheny, PA. 1 The 1900 census recorded owning a home at 621 Rebecca St.: John H. Bridge, day laborer, 47, born Sep 1853, living with wife Mary J., 46, born Jan 1854; son Samuel B., salesman, 19, Aug 1881; and son John P., plumber's apprentice, 16, Feb 1884. John and Mary were married about 1879 and she had birthed 5 children by 1900, 2 still alive that year. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania except John H's parents in England.

5. Census in 1910 in O'Hara Township, Allegheny, PA. 10 The 1910 census listed John H. Bridge, 57, married for 28 years, as an inmate in the Pittsburgh North Side City Home & Insane Asylum. His occupation is "helping kitchen." He was born in Pennsylvania and his parents in England.

6. Residence: 1214 Brighton Rd., Pittsburgh, PA in 1944 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 3

7. Cause of Death: John died at Pittsburgh City Home & Hospitals from arteriosclerotic heart disease. He was there 9 months 7 days., 21 Feb 1944, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, PA. 3


John married Mary Jemima Beecher, daughter of William Beecher and Isabella Alexander, about 1879.1 (Mary Jemima Beecher was born in Jan 1847 in Manchester, Allegheny, PA 1 11.)


Sources


1 1900 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS18-4KZ Mary J Bridge in household of John H Bridge, Precinct 3 Allegheny city Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 7A, family 137.

2 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/X8DX-KTD John P. Bridge and Frances J. Mcgill, 18 Jun 1903; citing Jefferson, Ohio, United States, reference Page 399; county courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 900078.

3 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 12638. John Bridge. Father Samuel Bridge. Mother Anna ___. Parents born in England.

4 Ohio, Marriages, 1800-1958 (www.familysearch.org), https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XD65-RK5 John P. Bridge and Frances J. Mcgill, 18 Jun 1903; citing Steubenville, Jefferson Co., Ohio, reference 2:3HXW3ND; FHL microfilm 0900078.

5 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968 (Original data: Pennsylvania (State). Death certificates. Records of the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Record Group 11. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), Death Certificate 21406. Samuel Beecher Bridge. Father John Bridge. Mother Mary Beecher.

6 Pittsburgh Daily Post (Pittsburgh, PA), 26 Jan 1897, page 8. Obituary of William Beecher.

7 1860 United States Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Allegheny Ward 1, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M653_1067; Page: 581; Image: 48; Family History Library Film: 805067.

8 1870 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZL9-TLX Samuel Bridge, Pennsylvania, United States; citing p. 97, family 761.

9 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW6H-ZKX Samuel Bridge, Allegheny, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district 1, sheet 1A.

10 1910 United States Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: O'Hara, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1296; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0186; FHL microfilm: 1375309.

11 1850 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M44C-XSL William Bucher in household of William Bucher, Manchester, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States; citing dwelling 61, family 61, NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 744.



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