Sophia Jacobs^{[1, 2]}

1815 - 1911  (95 years)

• Name	Sophia Jacobs
  Born	22 Oct 1815	, Germany   [3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Female
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/274282175
  Name	Sophia Bobsien
  Name	Sophia Jakobsen
  Residence	1861	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Lutheran
  Residence	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Lutheran
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-353561
  Died	4 Mar 1911	Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Cause: Cause: Senile Debility (months) - Heart Failure (4 days)
  Buried	Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I353561	Generations
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025

  
  

  Family	Heinrich "Henry" Bobsien,   b. CALC 10 May 1815, , Germany ,   d. 17 May 1884  (Age ~ 69 years)
  Children	1. John Bobsien,   b. 1845, , Germany ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Wilhelmine Sophia Karoline "Minnie" Bobsien,   b. 30 Aug 1850, Hamilton, Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Mar 1923, Woodstock, , Oxford, England  (Age 72 years)   3. Mary Bobsien,   b. 30 Mar 1854, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 12 Jul 1918, Elmer Township, Sanilac Co., Michigan, USA  (Age 64 years)   4. Sarah Bobsin,   b. 16 Oct 1856, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 17 Aug 1932, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)   5. Elizabeth Bobsien,   b. 1858, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   6. Alberta "Bessie Bobsien,   b. 12 Nov 1860, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Sep 1927, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   7. Lydia Bobsien,   b. 18 Dec 1860, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1922, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 61 years)
  Last Modified	10 Jul 2025
  Family ID	F252485	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  PRESTON'S 'OLDEST' RESIDENT The death occurred at Preston on Sunday of Sophia Jacobs relict of the late Henry Bobsein at the home of her daughter, Mrs Washington Winters. Deceased who was in her 96th rear was a resident of Preston for the past 20 years. The Berlin News Record Kitchener, Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Tue, Mar 7, 1911 Page 8

  
  

• Sources

  [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration, 33705-1927. Alberta Winter, b. 12 Nov 1860 Preston, d. 2 Sep 1927 Preston, d/o Henry Bobsin (b. Germany) & Sophia Jacobs (b. Germany), cause: pernicious anaemia [S3297] Missouri Synod, U.S., Lutheran Church records, 1851-1973. NameWilhelmine Sophie Karoline Bobsin GenderWeiblich (Female) Record TypeBaptism Birth Date30 Aug 1850 Baptism Date4 Okt Baptism ChurchSt. Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church Baptism PlacePreston, Ontario, Canada FatherHeinrich Bobsin MotherSophia Jakobsen [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 54. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link . [Broken stone] In memory of/ Sophia JACOBS/ beloved wife of/ Henry BOBSIEN/ died Mar. 4, 1911/ aged 95 years/ 4 mos. 11 dys./ Verse. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 9. [S894] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1861, Sect. 7 Page 52. [S116] Vit - ON - Death Registration. Name:Sophia Bobsin Gender:Female Age:95 Birth Date:abt 1816 Birth Place:Germany Death Date:4 Mar 1911 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Oct 1815 - , Germany Residence - Lutheran - 1861 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Lutheran - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: Cause: Senile Debility (months) - Heart Failure (4 days) - 4 Mar 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth