Jacob Roos

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• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-134271
• Occupation: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
• Residence: 1861, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
• Residence: 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran
• Occupation: 1876, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; cooper
• Occupation: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Cooper
• Residence: 1881, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Lutheran

Notes:

Jacob Roos, an Alsatian, worked at his trade of Cooper in a shop John Erb operated in connection with his grist mill at Preston from the early thirties until 1845 when he came to New Hope and opened a cooper shop at the extreme west end of the Hamlet, on the south side of the front road to Galt, in a building which many will remember as the "Log Cabin".

Here Mr. Roos made both types of barrels, the flour barrels for some of the mills around, and tight barrels for some of the numerous distilleries then to be found hereabouts.

Richard Gowling worked for him making loose barrels from 1866 till 1887 and his son, Nelson, worked with him in 1866 and 1867 and another son, Richard Gowling Jr., in 1867.

Mr. Roos taught the coopering to Conrad Sachs, whose brother, John, was married to a daughter of Mr. Roos. My first record of Conrad is July 19th, 1854, the last, 1862, when he appears to have gone to Buffalo where some of his descendents still reside. As my record comes from Hespeler's books it looks as if Conrad first learned the trade with Mr. Roos and then went to work in Hespeler's Cooperage.

Mr. Roos Sr. taught both trades to his son, Jacob Roos, who appears to have taken over the shop about 1871 and he continued to operate it until he died in 1907.

He made chiefly flour barrels which he delivered with a one-horse waggon fitted with a rack which held 65 barrels. Old timers will remember seeing these loads of barrels passing along Queen Street on the way to Kribs' Mill.

Another son, Edward Roos, learned Coopering with his father and apparently upon completion of his apprenticeship which must have included the tight barrel making he went in 1871 (when young Jake took over the shop) to work for Mr. Hespeler where he remained till 1876. Mr. Ed. Sachs, born 1868, nephew of Edward Roos, told me his Uncle Ed. was in charge of the shop for Hespeler.

Mr. Hespeler's Cooper Shop was in the stone building, which with additions made subsequently, is now The Hydro-Electric Power Station.

Le Rue De Commerce, Other Times Other Customs Other Days Other Ways, Winfield Brewster 1954

Jacob married Johanna Carolina "Caroline" Boehmer 1836. Johanna (daughter of Johann Valentine Boehmer and Katharina Barbara Schauss) was born 29 Apr 1819, Obermiesau, Pfalz, Bayern, Germany; died 9 Dec 1875, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

1. John J. C. Roos was born 1837, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Bef 1901.
2. Catherine Roos was born 1838, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 26 Aug 1899, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
3. August Roos was born CALC 2 Sep 1844, , Ontario, Canada; died 18 Nov 1872; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
4. Edward Roos was born 1846, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
5. Leah Roos was born 1849, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
6. Magdalena "Lena" Roos was born 1850, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
7. Maria "Mary" Roos was born 1 Apr 1850, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 8 Aug 1933, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA; was buried , Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States.
8. Magdalene Roos was born 1852, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
9. Jacob Roos was born 28 Sep 1852, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 5 Feb 1908, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
10. Margaret Roos was born 31 Jul 1854, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Aug 1928, Gaylord, Otsego, Michigan, USA; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
11. Charles Roos was born 1858, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
12. Caroline Roos was born 1860, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
13. Cyrus Roos was born 1864, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.

Jacob married Elizabeth Walsh 17 Sep 1876, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of John Walsh and Elizabeth) was born 1827, , Alsace Lorraine, France; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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• Name: John Roos
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-263543
• Immigration: 1832, , Canada
• Land: 1844, Wilmot Township - Concession North of Bleam's Road Lot 14, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant

Johannes — Elisabeth. Elisabeth was born 6 Nov 1783, , Germany; died 6 Jun 1870, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

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• FindAGrave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/274275016
• Name: Elisabeth Roos
• Eby ID Number: Waterloo-263544
• Immigration: 1832, , Ontario, Canada
• Immigration: 1832, , Canada
• Residence: 1852, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Protestant