Rosa Maria "Rose" Gofton

1875 - 1975  (99 years)

• Name	Rosa Maria "Rose" Gofton
  Born	13 Jul 1875	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143927108
  Name	Rosa Maria "Rose" Nyland
  Residence	1891	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	United Brethren
  Residence	1966	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-120447
  Died	16 Jan 1975	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I120447	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert G. Gofton,   b. 25 Feb 1832, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Feb 1888, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 56 years)
  Mother	Rosannah Fonger,   b. 25 Oct 1841, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 21 Apr 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	1 May 1859	, Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Family ID	F211174	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	George Henry Nyland,   b. 1874,   d. 22 Mar 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Children	1. Evelyn Nyland   2. Grace Irene Nyland,   b. 29 Sep 1902, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec ,   d. 20 Jul 1966, , Michigan, USA  (Age 63 years)   3. Lloyd Gofton Nyland,   b. 15 Aug 1914, Sault Ste Marie, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Oct 2015, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 101 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F39747	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mrs. Nyland of Kitchener dies at 98 One of the Waterloo Re gion's oldest residents, Mrs. George H. Nyland, died Thursday at the K-W Hospital. She was 98. Formerly of Galt and Toronto, Mrs. Nyland had been a resident of St. Raphael's Nursing Home, Kitchener. Surviving are a son in Waterloo and a daughter in Toronto. Kitchener-Waterloo Record Fri, Jan 17, 1975 Page 27

  
  

• Sources

  [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 8. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 1 Page 2. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, W. (1875). Rosa Marie Gofton Nyland (1875-1975) - Find A.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143927108/rosa-marie-nyland. [S58] Vit - ON, Oxford - Oxford County Marriage Register 1858-1869. Name: Robert Gofton Residence: Blenheim Township Father Name: Samuel Gofton Mother Name: Elizabeth Gofton Spouse Name: Rosanna Fonger Spouse Birth Place: Ontario Spouse Residence: Blenheim Township Spouse Father Name: William Fonger Spouse Mother Name: Mary Fonger Marriage Date: 1 May 1859 Marriage County or District: Oxford

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 13 Jul 1875 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Brethren - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1966 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 16 Jan 1975 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth