Alfred S. Boomer, JP^[1]

1831 - 1904  (72 years)

• Name	Alfred S. Boomer
  Suffix	JP
  Born	22 Jun 1831	Esquesing, Halton Co., Ontario   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1858	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	merchant
  Occupation	1858	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	merchant
  Elected Office	1859	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	councillor
  	Municipality Wellesley Years on Waterloo County Council 1859
  Occupation	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1861	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Presbyterian Church
  Occupation	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Farmer
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	W. Methodist
  Occupation	1881	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Agent
  Occupation	1901	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Divisional Court Clerk
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-51130
  Died	27 Jan 1904	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Cause: heart failure
  Buried	Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I51130	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

  Father	John B. Boomer,   b. CALC 23 Jun 1783, Onslow, Cochester, Nova Scotia, Canada ,   d. 13 Jun 1856, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Sarah Clarissa Crawford,   b. 1798, , Ireland ,   d. 8 Mar 1883, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F45739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jane McClelland,   b. 18 Jul 1834, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 14 Nov 1910, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)
  Married	19 Oct 1858	Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada   [7, 8]
  Children	1. Margaret Adeline Boomer,   b. CALC 29 Feb 1860, Of, Linwood, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Dec 1861, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 1 years)   2. Adeline M. Boomer,   b. 12 Mar 1860, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Sarah Clarissa "Clarissa" "Clara" Boomer,   b. 21 Aug 1861, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 13 May 1938, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 76 years)   4. Clara Euphemia Boomer,   b. 17 Nov 1862, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Jul 1883, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States  (Age 20 years)   5. Margaret Adaline Boomer, II,   b. 24 Sep 1863, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Jun 1932, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 68 years)   6. Ada Boomer,   b. 1864, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   7. Jean Electa "Electa" Boomer,   b. 10 Jul 1869, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Edith Loretta Boomer,   b. 7 Aug 1871, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Nov 1922, , Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 51 years)   9. Ella Lavine Boomer,   b. 11 Oct 1886, Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2025
  Family ID	F28195	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  DEATH OF MR. BOOMER. Linwood lost one of its most highly respected residents in the death of A. Boomer, Esq., J. P. and Clerk of the Division Court. His death occurred yesterday from heart failure. He was over 70 years of age. Wellesley Maple Leaf, January 28, 1904 ____________________ Death of Alfred Boomer, Esq., of Linwood. After an illness of several months Mr. Alfred Boomer died from heart trouble, at his home in Linwood at 1.30 a.m. on January 27th. Mr. Boomer was a son of the late John Boomer, one of Halton county's earliest settlers, and was born on the homestead, lot 2, con. 7, Esquesing, near Hornby. In the days of his early manhood the family removed to Waterloo county where for half a century deceased has resided. He was an influential man in this county, enjoying universal respect and esteem, and he has for many years been Justice of the Peace and Clerk of the Division Court. He was an active member of the Methodist church, and through the efforts of himself and family the church at Linwood was largely sustained. Mr. Boomer was one of the oldest members, being looked upon as the father of the church here, and he was widely known all over the western peninsula, having attended several sessions of the Hamilton Conference as delegate from the Linwood circuit. In politics he was an ardent Liberal and he was also an energetic Prohibitionist. His ready sympathy in time of bereavement, his generosity in church matters, his kindness to the poor, and his estimable character make his loss very deeply felt by the people of Linwood. He is survived by his sorrowing widow and a family of five daughters: Misses Clara and Edith, at home: Mrs. M. Grimm, Milverton; Mrs. Rutherford, Toronto, and Mrs. Musselman, in the N. W. T., to whom the profound sympathy of the entire community is extended. The funeral left on Saturday for Hawkesville where the interment took place. The service at the house was conducted by Rev. J. C. Cameron, of the North Mornington Presbyterian church; Rev. S. Cunningham, of St. Andrews' Church, Hawkesville, and Rev. Dixon Sharpe, pastor of the Linwood Methodist church. The casket was entirely covered with floral tributes consisting of: a large circle of roses, carnations and ripened wheat, by the family; an anchor from Mr. John Boomer, of London, brother of the deceased; a large spray of tulips and foliage, from Mr. J. Bowes of Peterborough ; a spray of carnations, by Miss Quimbach, of Berlin; a flat boquet [sic] of carnations and smilax, from Dr. and Mrs. McEachern: a spray of carnations and lilies of the valley, by Miss Baldwin. The pall-bearers were Messrs. D. Ratz, of Elmira: D. B. Musselman, of Berlin; John Bowes, of Elora; R. McCallum, of Hawkesville ; R. Y. Fish and Robt. Hosea, of Linwood. Wellesley Maple Leaf, February 4, 1904 Obituary is supplied by the Wellesley Township Heritage and Historical Society Click here to go to their website. ____________________ LETTER FROM LINWOOD. DEAR SIR, - Allow me through the medium of your widely circulated journal to correct a report that has gained currency through the country, and which seems calculated to damage for a time at least the business of this Village, as many persons have already in consequence been deterred from coming to the place I refer to the rumour that "Typhoid Fever is raging in the Village," &c. I have to say that since the first of November last, there have been not more then four distinct cases, two of which are now convalescent, and hopes are entertained of the others. The former have been successfully treated by Dr. Lount, of the Village of Hawksville, And the latter are under the care of Drs. Vardon and Lount respectively there have been some cases of the lungs, Bowel complaint, &c., otherwise the Village is in a most healthy state. I think the alarm bas been occasioned through a meeting which was held some ten days ago, at the Commercial Hotel, to consider the case of a poor man afflicted with this complaint and to tender such relief as might be considered necessary, the result of which was that a very handsome sum was subscribed and paid and a man employed to wait upon and look after the wants of his family. Medical man do not look upon this fever as very contagious, and there appears to be no occasion for alarm. Indeed thus far only one of those who have waited upon and nursed the sick have been affected by the contagion, it seems to be more ecomomical than contagious in its nature. By giving the above a place in your columns, you will confer a favour. Yours, &c., A. BOOMER. Waterloo Chronicle 16 Jan 1868, p. 2 __________________ THE BOOMER "WINDFALL." Some time ago an item was going the rounds of the papers to the effect that the Boomer family had fallen heir to a large and valuable estate in Nova Scotia. In order to obtain particulars a "Chronicle" reporter called upon Mr. A. Boomer of Linwood who is Division Court clerk for the township of Wellesley etc and found him busily engaged in his apiary, which numbers some 45 colonies. Mr. B, by the way, is an enthusiast in apiculture and in reply to our enquiries as to his method of wintering he replied that he preferred outdoor to cellar wintering, although the latter plan was much less trouble and where the cellar possessed the proper requisites they might be wintered as successfully there as in packing cases outside. He further stated that the bees had stood the past winter very well, that he had not lost a single colony, and that they were now in fine shape for a successful season. We next enquired as to the accuracy of the reports of the Nova Scotia Estate, to which Mr. B replied:- "Since the reports appeared in the newspapers I have been in constant correspondence with our friends both in Ontario and Nova Scotia, and from the information I have been able to gather from these and other sources, I am now quite satisfied that we are the legitimate heirs to a very large and valuable estate in that province. Our friends there have made a careful search in the registry office and appear to have no doubt whatever as to our rights in a certain estate of which they have had a valuation made and $164,000 is said to be the value." "Is the estate all in one parcel or has it been subdivided?" was then asked. "The estate," replied Mr. B - "was originally in one parcel, but appears to have been very much subdivided which will no doubt make it very difficult and expensive to work out. I may say also that since the discovery of this estate was made we are informed that another and very valuable estate is open to us in the West Riding of Yorkshire, England, the birth place of our grand parents." "What steps do you purpose taking to realize upon these properties?" our reporter asked. "Well," replied Mr. B "we have instructed a solicitor to take the necessary steps to that end at once; but as so many of these reported windfalls fail to materialize according to expectations we are not building upon them as yet, and intend plodding along as usual. If anything should come out of it we shall of course be pleased; it nothing comes out of it we shall not be disappointed." Waterloo County Chronicle, 18 May 1893, p. 5

  
  

• Sources

  [S1737] Probate - Wills of Waterloo Register A 1853-1871, Will of John Boomer - 1856 - A-1-101. [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-5 Page 13. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 5 Page 54. [S120] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Hawkesville Union CC#4529 Waterloo Region Branch, OGS. Alfred Boomer/ born June 22 1831/ died at Linwood/ Jan 27,1904/ Jane McClelland Boomer/ born July 18,1834/ died at Berlin Nov.14, 1910/ Until the day break and the shadow's [sic]/ flee away/ Boomer [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 4 Page 15. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 25. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 19 Oct 1858. By the Rev. Joseph E. Sanderson, B.A., Wesleyan Minister of Kingston, on the 13th inst., at the residence of the Bride's father, Mr. Alfred Boomer, Merchant, of Wellesley, to Miss Jane, eldest daughter of Samuel McLelland, Esq. of Toronto. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 20 Oct 1858. Boomer, Alfred married 13 Oct 1858 to Jane McLELLAND By Rev Joseph C Sanderson, Wesleyan Minister, Kingston. Alfred, Wellesley merchant; Jane, eld dau of Samuel McClelland, of Toronto. [S1450] Waterloo County Councillors A Collective Biography.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Jun 1831 - Esquesing, Halton Co., Ontario Occupation - merchant - 1858 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - merchant - 1858 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 19 Oct 1858 - Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Elected Office - councillor - 1859 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian Church - 1861 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - W. Methodist - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agent - 1881 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Divisional Court Clerk - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: heart failure - 27 Jan 1904 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Hawkesville Union Cemetery, Hawkesville, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth