Sarah J.

1821 - 1914  (~ 93 years)

• Name	Sarah J.
  Born	Jul 1821	Rochester Hills, Oakland, Michigan, United States   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Bef 1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  House of Industry and Refuge	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	inmate
  		HouseofIndustryandRefugeca1869.JPG The House of Industry and Refuge. In 1868, 141 acres was purchased on Frederick Street in Berlin (now Kitchener) and the house opened on June 15, 1869. The original building housed 100 and operated as an industrial farm, which raised crops and livestock. The residents worked for their keep if possible, those most did not. The House eventually became a strictly a residence of the aged and later relocated and renamed Sunnyside.
  Name	Sarah J. Bollen
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Baptist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-177205
  Died	27 Dec 1914	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Cause: senile debility - old age - heart failure
  Buried	Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I177205	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Bollen,   b. Abt 1821,   d. Bef 1911  (Age ~ 89 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F175711	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 1. [S1848] House of Industry and Refuge Burial Register - Kitchener, Pg 17. Sarah J. Bolen Died: 27 Dec 1914 Aged 96 Cause: Old Age Comment and Remarks: Entered; Buried by Friends Guelph [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 26 Pg 2.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Jul 1821 - Rochester Hills, Oakland, Michigan, United States Residence - Bef 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada House of Industry and Refuge - inmate - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Baptist - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: senile debility - old age - heart failure - 27 Dec 1914 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Guelph City, Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth