Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Amasa Lewis Bowman

Male 1847 - 1918  (70 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Amasa Lewis Bowman was born 26 Nov 1847, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Henry William Bowman and Amanda Melvina Lewis); died 22 Sep 1918, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; was buried , Buffalo Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie, New York, USA.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00002-433
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Store Keeper
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical
    • Occupation: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Custom Officer
    • Residence: 1881, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Church of England
    • Occupation: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Customs Officer
    • Residence: 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Anglican

    Notes:

    Amasa L. Bowman, "was born November 26th, 1847. He resides in the town of Berlin. Some time during the year 1879 he was appointed by the Dominion Government as custom officer for this port of entry. His office is in the post office building. He was married to Aggie Nellie Tisdale. She died December 26th, 1891, leaving a family of two children"

    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

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    Died

    Bowman - September 22, 1918, Amasa Lewis Bowman in Buffalo, N. Y. aged 71 years and 10 months. Survived by two daughters, Edith Bowman and Mrs. C. P. Walser, and three sons, norval T. of Toronto, Canada, Court and Walter Bowman of Buffalow. Funeral from residence. No. 367 Franklin street, Tuesday afternoon, September 24, 1918 at 2 o'clock.

    Buffalo Evening News: 28 Sep 1918

    Amasa married Agnes Nellie "Aggie" Tisdale 16 May 1871, Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada. Agnes (daughter of Charles Grandison Tisdale and Martha) was born 1846, , Ontario, Canada; died 26 Dec 1891, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Mount Hope Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Norva Tisdale Lorenzo Bowman Bowman was born Mar 1873, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    2. Marvin Delacourt "Court" Bowman was born 17 Nov 1882, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1939; was buried , Buffalo Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie, New York, USA.
    3. Edith Bowman was born CA 1887, , Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Lillian M. Bowman was born 1891, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Jan 1936; was buried , Buffalo Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie, New York, USA.
    5. Walter Bowman was born 27 Oct 1893, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Jan 1967, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Henry William Bowman was born 25 Feb 1815, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada (son of Christian Bauman and Magdalena Weber); died 7 Feb 1883, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Heinrich Bauman
    • Name: Henry W Bauman
    • Name: Henry W. Bauman
    • Eby ID Number: 00002-64
    • Business: CONSTRUCTED 1835, 4 King St. N., Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Hotel - Farmer's Inn & Bowman House
    • Residence: 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Occupation: 1852, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; inn keeper
    • Occupation: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Inn Keeper
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Mennonite
    • Occupation: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Gentleman
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Notes:

    Henry W. Baumann, "was born February 25th, 1815, and died February 7th, 1883. Resided in the town of Waterloo. He was married to Amanda Lewis."

    Henry W. Bowman, "son of Christian and Magdalena (Weber) Baumann, was born in Waterloo, February 25th, 1815. On June 12th, 1838, he was married to Amanda Melvina, daughter of Amasa and Mary (Brundige) Lewis. She was born in New Jersey, U. S., August 22nd, 1821. Came to Waterloo to Mr. Daniel Schneider's when she was four years of age. She died happy in the Lord, November 12th, 1878. Soon after their marriage they commenced to keep hotel in Waterloo. They were proprietors of the Bowman House for over thirty years. Their family consisted of twelve children"


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].


    Business:
    2 1/2 storey stucco over brick, burned in 1850, replaced by a similar structure and sold to W. Young in 1876.

    Henry married Amanda Melvina Lewis 12 Jun 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. Amanda (daughter of Amasa Lewis and Mary Brundage) was born 22 Aug 1821, , New Jersey; died 12 Nov 1878, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Amanda Melvina Lewis was born 22 Aug 1821, , New Jersey (daughter of Amasa Lewis and Mary Brundage); died 12 Nov 1878, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Amanda Melvina Bowman
    • Name: Mandy Lewis
    • Eby ID Number: 00002-64.1
    • Residence: 1838, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
    • Residence: 1861, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Wesley Methodist
    • Residence: 1871, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; Evangelical

    Children:
    1. Nancy Lewis Bowman was born 1 Jan 1839, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 28 May 1921; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Louisa Bowman was born 17 May 1840, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 19 Sep 1911; was buried , Blossom Cemetery, West Seneca, Erie, New York, United States.
    3. William L. Bowman was born 11 May 1842, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    4. Daniel Lewis Bowman was born 6 Jul 1844, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 9 Aug 1896, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada.
    5. 1. Amasa Lewis Bowman was born 26 Nov 1847, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 Sep 1918, Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; was buried , Buffalo Cemetery, Cheektowaga, Erie, New York, USA.
    6. Melvina Bowman was born 5 Feb 1849, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    7. Ezra Lewis Bowman was born 26 Apr 1851, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    8. Rebecca Bowman was born 1 Jun 1854, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 22 May 1875.
    9. Oliver L. Bowman was born 10 May 1857, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 4 Jul 1857, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Martha L. Bowman was born 31 Aug 1859, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    11. Edgar Lewis Bowman was born 15 Jul 1862, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.
    12. Hannah Elizabeth Bowman was born 19 May 1866, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died Yes, date unknown.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Christian Bauman was born 20 Jun 1766, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania (son of Peter Bauman and Susannah Baer); died 20 Jun 1824; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00002-49
    • Land: Bef 1831, Waterloo Township - German Company Tract Lot 005, Waterloo County, Ontario

    Notes:

    Christian Baumann, "eldest son of Peter Baumann, was born in Berks County, Pennsylvania, June 20th, 1766, and died June 20th, 1824. Was married to Magdalena Weber who was born March 21st, 1774, and died March 15th 1834. They moved to Canada in 1807, and settled a little east of the town of Waterloo, in the County of Waterloo, Ontario. Had a family of sixteen children".


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Christian — Magdalena Weber. Magdalena was born 21 Mar 1774, Of, Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Mar 1834; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Magdalena Weber was born 21 Mar 1774, Of, Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 15 Mar 1834; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Magdalena Bauman
    • Eby ID Number: 00002-49.1

    Children:
    1. Benjamin W. Bauman was born 9 Feb 1793, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 8 Jul 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Mary W. Bauman was born 25 May 1794, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 12 Mar 1826, Bloomingdale, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    3. Anna Bauman was born 19 Mar 1797, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 18 Apr 1863, near, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    4. Magdalena W. Bauman was born 20 Apr 1798, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 18 Nov 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Bloomingdale Mennonite Cemetery, Bloomingdale, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    5. Wendel W. Bauman was born 28 Jul 1799, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 10 Aug 1799, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania.
    6. Jonathan W. Bauman was born 8 Aug 1800, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 25 Oct 1879, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada; was buried , Marx Binkley Cemetery., Ancaster Twp., Wentworth Co, Ontario.
    7. John W. Bauman was born 28 Nov 1801, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 16 Oct 1864, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    8. Catharine W. Bauman was born Jul 1802, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 1843, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    9. Samuel W. Bowman was born 4 Nov 1804, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 6 Sep 1866, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    10. Christian W. Bauman was born 26 Sep 1806, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 3 Jan 1872, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , Martin Meeting House Cemetery, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    11. Judith W. Bauman was born 31 Mar 1808, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 1 Nov 1866, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    12. Joseph W. Bauman was born 1 Oct 1809, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 17 Jul 1884, Benton Harbor, Berrien, Michigan, USA.
    13. Jacob W. Bauman was born 10 Feb 1811, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 1 Dec 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 6 Mar 1891, Greenwich, Kent Co., Michigan.
    14. Leah W. Bauman was born 4 Dec 1813, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 24 Oct 1871, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    15. 2. Henry William Bowman was born 25 Feb 1815, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 7 Feb 1883, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    16. Gabriel W. Bauman was born Between 1 Mar 1818 and 1819, Waterloo, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; was christened 1 Dec 1848, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada; died 18 Oct 1883, , Kent Co., Michigan.

  3. 6.  Amasa Lewis was born Abt 1790, Of, New Jersey, USA; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00002-428.1

    Amasa — Mary Brundage. Mary was born Abt 1790, Of, New Jersey, USA; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Brundage was born Abt 1790, Of, New Jersey, USA; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Mary Lewis
    • Eby ID Number: 00002-428.2

    Children:
    1. 3. Amanda Melvina Lewis was born 22 Aug 1821, , New Jersey; died 12 Nov 1878, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Peter Bauman was born Sep 1726, Of, Alleghany Valley, Berks Co., Pennsylvania (son of Wendel Bauman and Annie); died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Eby ID Number: 00002-48

    Notes:

    Peter Baumann, "second son of old Wendel Baumann, was born September 1726, He was married three times. His second wife was Anna Sprigel. His third wife Elizabeth, known as "Die Alt Betty," came to Canada in 1818. He resided in the Alleghany Valley, Berks County, Pennsylvania, about one mile east of his brother Christian's place. He had a family of ten children"


    Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

    Peter — Susannah Baer. Susannah was born Abt 1730, Of, Alleghany Valley, Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Susannah Baer was born Abt 1730, Of, Alleghany Valley, Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died Yes, date unknown.

    Other Events:

    • Name: Susannah Bauman
    • Eby ID Number: 00002-48.1

    Children:
    1. 4. Christian Bauman was born 20 Jun 1766, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died 20 Jun 1824; was buried , First Mennonite Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.
    2. Peter Bauman was born Abt 1770, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died , , New York State, USA.
    3. John Bauman was born Abt 1772, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania; died , , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada.