Rev. Capt. Wellington Bridgman

1854 - 1922  (67 years)

• Name	Wellington Bridgman  [1]
  Title	Rev. Capt.
  Born	12 Jul 1854	Zimmerman, Nelson Township, Halton, Ontario   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1901
  	Methodist Minister
  Residence	1901	Glenwood, Brandon, Manitoba
  Died	11 Feb 1922	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [1]
  Person ID	I1464	Brown Genealogy
  Last Modified	26 Sep 2026

  
  

  Father	John Bridgman,   b. 11 May 1803, Grimsby Township, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Jun 1886, Nelson Township, Halton County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Maria Bradt,   b. 17 Nov 1817, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Mar 1888, Nelson Township, Halton County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	29 Jul 1836	Nelson Twp, Halton Co., Ont.   [1]
  Family ID	F454	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BRIDGEMAN, W. ordained, 1876, Binbrook, Wentworth County, Ontario. The City of Medicine Hat, Alberta, website records him as the first Methodist Minister in Medicine Hat (1883). http://medicinehat.ca/cityservices/cemetery/history.html Wellington Bridgman, author of "Breaking Prairie Sod: The Story of a Pioneer Preacher in the Eighties" by Rev, Wellington BRIDGMAN (M: 1853 - 1922) (publ. Toronto, 1920). In this book Wellington argues for the expulsion of Jews from Manitoba during WWI. He is recorded as a Canadian army chaplain in Winnipeg.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Richardson Family Data File, Dr. David Richardson. Date of Import: Jun 24, 2002