Item MG 6.23 5 - Draft of a Letter from John James Bryden to Bishop Cameron

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Draft of a Letter from John James Bryden to Bishop Cameron

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John James Bryden

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CA BI MG 6.23-MG 6.23 5

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  • c1907 (Creation)
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    Bryden, Fr. John James
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    Halifax (NS)

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1 p. of textual records

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(1881-1948)

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Author, John James Bryden was born in at the very end of the Highlands Road in Rear Christmas Island. His great-grandfather was Thomas Bryden, an English soldier and aristocrat who converted to Catholicism while serving in Spain. Disinherited for converting, Thomas emigrated to Cape Breton where he settled and established a mill. Fr. John James himself operated the mill before commencing his studies.
Fr. Bryden didn't go to Montreal. Instead, he became the first seminarian from the Diocese of Antigonish to complete his studies in Halifax. He was parish priest in many places but spent the most time posted in Grand Mira and finally, Mabou where he died in 1948.

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In the custody of Hugh Francis MacKenzie.

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Item is a draft of a letter from Bryden to the bishop requesting prayers after hearing he had been called to continue his studies in Montreal.

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    Author, John James Bryden was born in Benacadie Glen in 1881. His grandfather was Thomas Bryden, an English soldier and aristocrat who converted to Catholicism while serving in Spain. Disinherited for converting, Thomas emigrated to Cape Breton where he settled and established a mill. Fr. John James himself operated the mill before commencing his studies.
    Fr. Bryden didn't go to Montreal. Instead, he became the first seminarian from the Diocese of Antigonish to complete his studies in Halifax. He was parish priest in many places but spent the most time posted in Grand Mira and finally, Mabou where he died in 1948.

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