Robert Edson Bush

1849 - 1929  (79 years)

• Name	Robert Edson Bush
  Born	16 Nov 1849	Lunenburg, Stormont Co., Ontario   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Name	Edson Bush
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Plumber
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Boat Livery, at Park
  Residence	1911	26 Homewood Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  		20 Homewood Ave., Kitchener, Ontario in 1912 From: Berlin Celebration of Cityhood - Issued by Authority of the City. Berlin Ontario, Issued in Commemoration of its Celebration of Cityhood July 17th 1912.
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-40282
  Died	28 Aug 1929	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Buried	Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I40282	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Family	Sarah Jane Hopper,   b. 31 Oct 1859, Hagersville, Oneida Twp., Haldimand Co., Ontario ,   d. 9 Aug 1902, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 42 years)
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F10489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  When Victoria Park opened in 1896, the newly created lake was Berlin's largest body of water (and remains so) thus it wasn't surprising to find, along the David Street shore near Roland Street, a 70-foot boathouse. That boathouse remained in service until 1929 by which time much of the wood had rotted from continual exposure to the lake water. Edson Bush operated the boathouse in all seasons for those three decades, renting boats, providing refreshments and lighting the wood stoves so skaters could warm up. To replace it, the Kitchener Park Board committed $15,000 in early 1929 for a two-storey brick structure designed by architect Charles Knechtel. Four months after ground was broken near the Queen Victoria monument, the first canoes and rowboats, stored on racks within each end of the building, were being rented from its dock. "Flash From The Past: Kitchener'S Multi-Tasking Victoria Park Boathouse". 2021. Therecord.Com. https://www.therecord.com/life/local-history/2021/08/06/flash-from-the-past-kitcheners-multi-tasking-victoria-park-boathouse.html.

  
  

• Sources

  [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-12 Page 19. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 25 1911 Pg. 13. [S166] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Mount Hope CC#4508 Internet Link . Bush/ Robert E. Bush/ born Nov. 16, 1849/ died Aug. 28, 1929/ aged 79 yrs. 9 m. 12 d./ Sarah Jane Appleby/ his wife/ born Oct. 31, 1859/ died Aug. 10, 1902/ aged 42 yrs. 9 m. 10 d./ Rest in peace

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Nov 1849 - Lunenburg, Stormont Co., Ontario Occupation - Plumber - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Boat Livery, at Park - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1911 - 26 Homewood Ave., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 28 Aug 1929 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Mount Hope Cemetery, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth