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Ida Jane Roesgen

Female 1875 - 1985  (110 years)


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  • Name Ida Jane Roesgen 
    Born 31 Mar 1875  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Ida Jane Bowman 
    Occupation 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Wool Weaver 
    Residence 1891  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1901  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Weaver 
    Residence 1907  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Residence 1911  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Methodist 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-353877 
    Died 6 May 1985  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    Buried 9 May 1985  Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6] 
    Person ID I353877  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father William Roesgen,   b. CALC 4 Sep 1824, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Oct 1888, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Mother Anna Hess,   b. 28 Aug 1833, , Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jan 1919, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 30 Mar 1852  Greenbush (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9] 
    Family ID F22808  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Edwin "Ed" Bowman,   b. 30 Apr 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Apr 1944, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 61 years) 
    Married 26 Dec 1907  Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 10] 
    Children 
     1. Helen Margrave Bowman,   b. 8 Feb 1917,   d. 9 Jul 2015, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 98 years)
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F252602  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • BOWMAN, Ida Jane - At Cambridge Country Manor, on Monday evening, May 6, 1985, Ida Roesgen Bowman, formerly of Hamilton St., Cambridge, in her 111th year. Beloved wife of the late Ed Bowman (1944); dear mother of Mrs. Hilliard (Helen) Stevens of Cambridge; dear grandmother of John; great-grandmother of Todd and Danielle. Resting at the Nelson funeral Home, 1766 Franklin Blvd., Cambridge, where the family will receive friends, Wednesday afternoon and evening from 2-4 and 7-9 pm. Funeral services will be held in the funeral home on Thursday afternoon, May 9, at 2: 30 pm. Interment, Preston cemetery.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record 7 May 1985 pg D15

  • Sources 
    1. [S204] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1901, Preston (Village) F-1 Page 2.

    2. [S297] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1881, Page 9.

    3. [S1669] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1911, Div. 24 Pg. 27.

    4. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Ida Jane Bowman - 7 May 1985 pg D15.

    5. [S2441] Census - ON, Waterloo, Preston - 1891, Section 1 Page 60.

    6. [S239] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Preston CC#6335 Cemetery Internet Link .
      Bowman/ In Memory Of/ Edwin Bowman/ Apr. 30, 1882 - Apr. 28, 1944/ Ida Jane Bowman/ March 31, 1875 - May 6, 1985/ At Rest./ [Footstone] Father.

    7. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate 20720 (1907), Bowman-Roesgen.
      Edwin Bowman, 25, Cabinet Maker, b. Canada, res. Preston, son of Christian Bowman and Leah Schneider married Ida Jane Roesgen, 32, b. Canada, res. Preston, daughter of W. Roesgen and Annie Hess, Witness(es) A.E. Roesgen of Toronto and Helena P. Sturdy of Chicago, 26 December 1907 in Preston

    8. [S6] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Bindeman, F. W. - Card Index Kitchener Public Library.
      Wilhelm Roeschen, 25, labourer of Preston, married 30 Mar 1852 at Greenbush by banns to Anna Hess, 18, of Preston, wit: Jacob Roos of Waterloo & John Rirden of Waterloo

    9. [S13] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - Wellington District Marriage Register Part 1 1840-1852, Rev'd Frederick W. Bindemann, Minister of The United Lutheran and German Reformed Protestant Church, Greenbush, Waterloo Twp., 1 Jan. 1852 - 1 Jan. 1853 #226.

    10. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Name: Edwin Bowman Age:25 Birth Year:abt 1882 Birth Place:Canada Marriage Date:26 Dec 1907 Marriage Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Father:Christian Bowman Mother:Leah Schnader Spouse:Ida Jane Roesgen

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 31 Mar 1875 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Wool Weaver - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1891 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Weaver - 1901 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1907 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 26 Dec 1907 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1911 - Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 6 May 1985 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 9 May 1985 - Preston Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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