In 1812, Billings moved to the Ottawa area and settled on a farm south of the Rideau River in what was then the Township of Gloucester. In 1830, a bridge was built over the Rideau River near the Billings Farm to make it easier to transport produce into town.
He married Lamira Dow of Merrickville in 1813. The couple had nine children: Sabra, Cynthia, Lamira, Braddish II, Elkanah, Samuel, Sarah (Sally), Charles, Hiram, two of whom died: Cynthia and Hiram.
The couple's oldest son, Major Bradish Billings II (1847–1891), a pupil of architect Henry A. Sims in Philadelphia from 1863–1866, opened an architecture office in Ottawa in 1870 and later worked as a public servant with the Interior Department 1872-1885. Bradish Billings Jr. served in the North West Rebellion of 1885 and was promoted to Major in 1892.[1] W. Ross Billings also became an architect in the Ottawa area.[1]Elkanah Billings became a naturalist and Canada's first paleontologist. [1]
Legacy
Billings died in 1864 and is buried on the Billings Estate which has been preserved as a historical site and museum. The Billings House, on the site, was built in 1829. The area where Billings had his farm and the nearby bridge over the river are now known as Billings Bridge.
The City of Ottawa owns and operates the former Billings family homestead as a museum and park located on over 8 acres (32,000 m2) in Alta Vista. The site tells the story of the five generations of Billings family members who lived on the site before the municipality assumed ownership. The museum runs numerous programs for families throughout the year and operates a tea service on the lawn in the back gardens from May through August.
References
^ abBradish Billings Jr. 2013-10-19 at the Wayback Machine, Biographical Dictionary of Architects of Canada
Gover, Nancy (1986), A brief history of the Billings family of Ottawa 1812-1975., Ottawa, Ontario: Billings Estate Museum
Kitchen, Kevin (1996), Braddish Billings, Esquire, early Ottawa entrepreneur. Bytown pamphlet series., Ottawa, Ontario: The Historical Society of Ottawa
Woods, Shirley E. Jr. (1980), Ottawa: The Capital of Canada, Toronto, Ontario: Doubleday Canada, ISBN0-385-14722-8
External links
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braddish, billings, september, 1783, april, 1864, early, settler, ottawa, area, whom, community, billings, bridge, named, born, ware, massachusetts, 1783, moved, brockville, area, with, family, when, later, worked, cutting, down, white, pine, trees, along, ott. Braddish Billings September 23 1783 April 8 1864 was an early settler in the Ottawa area for whom the community of Billings Bridge was named He was born in Ware Massachusetts in 1783 but moved to the Brockville area with his family when he was 9 He later worked cutting down white pine trees along the Ottawa River and transporting the logs down river He also served on the Bytown Mechanics Institute executive In 1812 Billings moved to the Ottawa area and settled on a farm south of the Rideau River in what was then the Township of Gloucester In 1830 a bridge was built over the Rideau River near the Billings Farm to make it easier to transport produce into town Contents 1 Family 2 Legacy 3 References 4 External linksFamily EditHe married Lamira Dow of Merrickville in 1813 The couple had nine children Sabra Cynthia Lamira Braddish II Elkanah Samuel Sarah Sally Charles Hiram two of whom died Cynthia and Hiram The couple s oldest son Major Bradish Billings II 1847 1891 a pupil of architect Henry A Sims in Philadelphia from 1863 1866 opened an architecture office in Ottawa in 1870 and later worked as a public servant with the Interior Department 1872 1885 Bradish Billings Jr served in the North West Rebellion of 1885 and was promoted to Major in 1892 1 W Ross Billings also became an architect in the Ottawa area 1 Elkanah Billings became a naturalist and Canada s first paleontologist 1 Legacy EditBillings died in 1864 and is buried on the Billings Estate which has been preserved as a historical site and museum The Billings House on the site was built in 1829 The area where Billings had his farm and the nearby bridge over the river are now known as Billings Bridge The City of Ottawa owns and operates the former Billings family homestead as a museum and park located on over 8 acres 32 000 m2 in Alta Vista The site tells the story of the five generations of Billings family members who lived on the site before the municipality assumed ownership The museum runs numerous programs for families throughout the year and operates a tea service on the lawn in the back gardens from May through August References Edit a b Bradish Billings Jr Archived 2013 10 19 at the Wayback Machine Biographical Dictionary of Architects of Canada Gover Nancy 1986 A brief history of the Billings family of Ottawa 1812 1975 Ottawa Ontario Billings Estate Museum Kitchen Kevin 1996 Braddish Billings Esquire early Ottawa entrepreneur Bytown pamphlet series Ottawa Ontario The Historical Society of Ottawa Woods Shirley E Jr 1980 Ottawa The Capital of Canada Toronto Ontario Doubleday Canada ISBN 0 385 14722 8External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Braddish Billings Billings Estate Museum Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Braddish Billings amp oldid 1126354805, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
