Ephraim Brower

1813 - 1872  (59 years)

• Name	Ephraim Brower
  Born	11 Feb 1813	, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/283598235
  Residence	1849	Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Occupation	1851	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	farmer
  Residence	1851	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1856	Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario
  Eby ID Number	00017-1352
  Died	31 Mar 1872	Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I16390	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Brower,   b. CALC 3 May 1777,   d. 10 Dec 1874, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 97 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Maris,   b. 29 Nov 1783, , Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 8 Mar 1861, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Married	23 Nov 1806  [6, 7]
  Family ID	F4332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ann Grant,   b. 1810, , , Scotland ,   d. 24 Dec 1893, Winnipeg, , Manitoba, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Children	1. Elizabeth Brower,   b. 1843, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. John H. Brower,   b. 1 Nov 1848, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1936, Carsonville, Sanilac, Michigan, United States  (Age 87 years)   3. Abraham Brower,   b. 1850, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F4335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Margaret,   b. CALC 26 Aug 1821,   d. 2 Dec 1841, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 20 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F301778	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Ephraim Brower," was born February 11th, 1813. He was married to Ann Grant. They resided in Bosanquet, Lambton County, Ontario, where he was engaged in carpentering and farming. He died some years ago, leaving a family of three 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a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character.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.]. _________ On the evening of Friday last Ephraim Brower, a farmer, was thrown out of his wagon when returning home from Widder, and died at 8.30 o'clock on Sunday evening from the injuries received. He was intoxicated when thrown out of the wagon. The Hamilton Spectator, Thu, Apr 04, 1872 Page 2

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 334. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851. gives age and country of birth [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. NameEphraim Brower GenderMale Age59 Birth Dateabt 1813 Birth PlaceUSA Death Date31 Mar 1872 Death PlaceBosanquet, Lambton, Ontario, Canada ReligionWesleyan Methodist Cause of DeathInjury From Team [S3337] Canada, Ontario, Tax Assessment Rolls, 1827-1922. NameEphraim Brower Event TypeTax Assessment Event Date1849 Event PlaceBlenheim, Oxford, Canada West, British Colonial America [S2437] Census - Canada - 1851, Ontario, Waterloo, Wilmot Township. Ephraim Brower aged 36 b. Pennsylvania - farmer Ann 40 b. Scotland Elizabeth 7 Canada John H. 4 Abraham 1 [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 333. [S3] Book - Vol I 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..., 629.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 11 Feb 1813 - , Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Residence - 1849 - Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - farmer - 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1851 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1856 - Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario Died - 31 Mar 1872 - Bosanquet Twp., Lambton Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth