Clackamas-Multnomah County OR Archives Obituaries.....Bridge, William January 7, 1924
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Canby Herald and Clackamas County News January 10,1924
Short Illness Fatal To Wm. Bridge Of This City
Funeral services are held from the Family Home at 1 o'clock Today,Internment 
in Zion Cemetary
Funeral services for the late William Bridge,who died at his home near this 
city Monday Afternoon,January 7,after a brief illness of pneumonia,were held 
at the home this sfternoon at 1 o'clock,Rev W.Boyd Moore,pastor of the 
Methodist Church of this city,officiating,with internment in the Zion Cemetary 
near Canby.
William bridge was born January 1,1833,in Rob Roy,Fountain 
County,Indiana,being the next to the youngest in a family of ten,and at the 
time of his death was 91 years and six days of age.While a young man he moved 
with his parents near Logansport,Indiana,where he received his education and 
afterward taught school for a number of years.He also learned and followed the 
trade of a stone and brick mason.On may 18,1856,he was united in marriage to 
Hannah C.Dague,of Fulton,Indiana,to which this union nine children were 
born.in 1867 he moved with his family to Peru,Nebraska,where he purchased a 
farm on which he lived until march,1902,when with his family he moved to 
PLeasant Home,Oregon.In 1910 he sold the Pleasant Home  farm and moved to 
Canby,where he resided unitl his death.
Mr Bridge,especially in his younger days,was actively interested in education 
and politics and was always ready to help in projects he thought just and 
right.With the passing of our dear friend,a deep loss is felt throughout the 
entire community and the bereaved family has the profound sympathy of the 
whole community.Mr Bridge celebrated his 91st birthday on January 1st.
mr Bridge is survived by seven children,15 grandchildren,24 great 
grandchildren and two great,great grandchildren.His children are: mrs jennie 
Bailey,Canby;Mrs C.Christensen,Troutdale;the late Alice Bridge of Nebraska;Mrs 
Amy Swank,Highland;the late Mrs Jessie Lancaster,Canada;S.F. Bridge,Battle 
ground,Wash.,J.W Bridge,Decatur,Illinois,and W.H Bridge,of Missouri

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