Michael Roos^[1]

Cal 1811 - 1853  (~ 41 years)

• Name	Michael Roos
  Born	CALC 16 Jul 1811	, Alsace Lorraine, France   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1852	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Inn Keeper
  Occupation	1853	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	brewer
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-348763
  Died	27 May 1853	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3, 4]
  Person ID	I348763	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Johannes "John" Roos,   b. 1777, , Germany ,   d. Bef 6 Jun 1870  (Age < 93 years)
  Mother	Elisabeth,   b. 6 Nov 1783, , Germany ,   d. 6 Jun 1870, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F230776	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Catherine Bernhardt,   b. 24 Oct 1816, Aberhorfer, Alsace Lorraine, Germany ,   d. 10 Sep 1898, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Children	1. Caroline Roos,   b. 17 Sep 1834, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jan 1913, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 78 years)   2. George Roos,   b. 30 Nov 1835, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Jacob Roos,   b. 1 Jan 1838, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 27 Jul 1872, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 34 years)   4. William Roos,   b. 18 Apr 1842, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Mar 1922, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   5. Harriet "Hattie" Roos,   b. 14 Jul 1843, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 23 Apr 1927  (Age 83 years)   6. Rosina Roos,   b. 2 Aug 1845, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Jul 1929, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)   7. Margaret Roos,   b. 2 Feb 1849, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 4 Feb 1935, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F250687	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  A-1-93 Michael Roos The Petition of Jacob Roos, of the Village of Preston…humbly sheweth that Michael Roos of the Village of Preston, Brewer, died on or about the Twenty Seventh day of May in the year of our Lord 1853, leaving your Petition the said Jacob Roos, and George Roos and Caroline Roos and William Roos and Harriotte Roos and Rosina Roos and Margaret Roos, all infants within the age of eighteen years and that therefore they have the Legal Guardian to protect and care of them and their Estate. That in their humble opinion their own mother Catharine Roos, wife of the said Michael Roos, deceased, is a fit and proper person to be entrusted with the Guardianship over them, and also able to give sufficient surety for the due performance of the duties and responsibilities of such Guardianship. The prayer of your humble petitioner for himself and in behalf of the other aforesaid orphans, and with their full knowledge and consent, is, that such their aforesaid mother Catharine Roos be appointed Guardians over them. Dated Berlin 25 January 1856 REVOKED THE 27th JUNE 1859, A.J. PETERSON In the matter of Guardianship of the Orphans of Michael Roos….dated the fifth day of June in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty six that we the undersigned, Catharine Roos, of the village of Preston, widow of Michael Roos, and John Roos of Preston, Merchant, and Hubert Katzmayer of the same place, Mason, are jointly and severally firmly held and bound by these present unto Jacob Roos, of Preston, Infant son of the said Michael Roos deceased, and of her, the said Catharine Roos herself, and to his heirs executors and administrators into the true and just penal sum of Three Hundred Pounds the conditions whereof are as follows…Whereas the said Jacob Roos has made application in writing to William Miller, Esq., Judge of the Surrogate Court of this said County of Waterloo, for the appointment as Guardian over himself, of his own mother, Catharine Roos aforesaid, and such appointment being granted by the Judge. Now, therefore, of the said Catharine Roos shall faithfully fulfill and perform due and true administration of the estate of her said infant son Jacob Roos, and keep and give true and correct account thereof ; and also give and pay over to him the said Jacob Roos, when he shall come upon the full age of twenty one years or sooner whenever the said Guardianship shall determine, or whenever she shall and may be desired by the Judge of the said Court or by any other person or persons having authority to demand, and then give and pay over to the said Jacob Roos or to his heirs executors administrators or assigns all and singular the sum of sums or balance of money, property and estate lawfully belonging to said Jacob Roos, deducting however all lawful expenses costs and claims by her and on account of such her guardianship. Then these presents shall be null and void, but otherwise remain in full force and cirtue. Witnessess C. Roos, John Roos and H. Kratzmeyer Dated 5th June 1856 Surrogate Court Records Copybook Register A 1853-1871 transcript to 1863. Frances Hoffman transcriber.

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 012952-73. William Roos, 30, occ. Merchant, b. Canada, res. Waterloo Village, Widower, son of Michael Roos and Catharine Barnhardt married Elizabeth Davidson, 25, b. Canada, res. Berlin, daughter of George Davidson and Margaret Garden, witnessed by: Louise Beck of Baden and Robert Davidson of Guelph, 15 January 1873 in Berlin [S270] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1852, Pg 1. [S1737] Probate - Wills of Waterloo Register A 1853-1871, A-1-93 Petition of Guardianship of Michael Roos's children 25 Jan 1856. [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Henderer John, 32, res. Preston, b. Weltzheim Wurtenburg, s/o Johann G & Christian (Haas), married 25 June 1859 Catherine Roos, widow, 43, res. Preston, b. Aberhofer Elsass France, d/o Jacob & Barbara Bernhardt

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - CALC 16 Jul 1811 - , Alsace Lorraine, France Occupation - Inn Keeper - 1852 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - brewer - 1853 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 27 May 1853 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth