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Magdalena "Lena" Adam

Female 1863 - 1958  (95 years)


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  • Name Magdalena "Lena" Adam 
    Born 9 Feb 1863  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Gender Female 
    Name Lena Adam 
    Name Lena Adams 
    Name Magdalena "Lena" Brohman 
    Residence 1881  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Catholic 
    Residence 1886  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Roman Catholic 
    Residence 1911  Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Roman Catholic 
    Residence 1921  Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Roman Catholic 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-53580P 
    Died 7 Nov 1958  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10] 
    Buried Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 10] 
    Person ID I53580  Generations
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 

    Father Ignatus "Ignace" Adam,   b. 3 Nov 1830, , France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Sep 1907, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Mother Rosalia Hause,   b. 25 Mar 1836, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1903, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 67 years) 
    Married 24 Nov 1857  [11] 
    Family ID F18122  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Michael Brohman,   b. 16 Dec 1853, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1924, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 16 Nov 1886  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [9, 12] 
    Children 
     1. Mary Brohman,   b. 1885, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Richard Michael Brohman,   b. 5 Dec 1887, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jan 1965, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     3. Lucy Catharine Brohman,   b. 9 Mar 1889, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1964, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     4. Rosalia Victoria "Rose" Brohman,   b. 24 May 1891, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 May 1927, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 35 years)
     5. Bertha Magdalena Brohman,   b. 21 Feb 1895,   d. 23 Aug 1897  (Age 2 years)
     6. Alice Elizabeth Brohman,   b. 13 Aug 1897, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1995  (Age 97 years)
     7. Alexander Joseph "Mike" Brohman,   b. 20 Apr 1900, Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Apr 1963, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
    Last Modified 11 Jun 2024 
    Family ID F13864  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • MRS. MAGDALENA BROHMAN

      Mrs. Magdalena Brohman, 95, of Winterbourne, died Friday November 7 at the Elmira Private Hospital ifter an illness of three years. Born in Waterloo County, she was a daughter of the late Ignatius Adams and his wife, the former Rosalia Hause. She was a member of St. Boniface RC Church, Maryhill, and the Christian Mothers Society.

      Surviving are two sons, Richard and Alex J. (Mike), both of Winterbourne; two daughters, Lucy of Winterbourne, and Mrs. G. T. (Alice) Brown of Donna, Tex.; two sisters, Mrs. Charles (Rose) Schmidt and Mrs. William (Hannah) Ott, both of Kitchener. There also are 14 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren. Predeceasing her were her husband, Michael Brohman, in 1923, three sons and five daughters.

      The body rested at the Gruhn Funeral Home, Kitchener, where prayers were said Monday at 9 a.m. prior to removal to St. Boniface RC Church, Maryhill, for requiem high mass at 10 a.m. Burial was in the adjoining cemetery.

  • Sources 
    1. [S148] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1901, Woolwich F-1 Page 9.

    2. [S168] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1871, Div 2, Page 61.

    3. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Michael Brohman Born: Tp of Woolwich Age: 33 Father: Gottieb Brohman Mother: Kath Lauber Born: abt 1853 Spouse: Magdalena Adam Age: 26 born: Tp of Waterloo Father: Ignace Adam Mother: Rosalie Haus married 16 Nov 1886 married: Waterloo

    4. [S224] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1881, Div 1 Page 23.

    5. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 13 Page 7.

    6. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 11.

    7. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 6.

    8. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81285293/magdalena-brohman.

    9. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 16 Dec 1886.
      November 16, 1886 Lena Adams of New Germany & Michael Brohmann of Woolwich, were married by Very Rev. St. Förster, in New Germany.

    10. [S93] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich, Maryhill - Saint Boniface Roman Catholic - www.findagrave. com.

    11. [S91] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Maryhill - St. Boniface Roman Catholic [found cited on various sources on the internet and family histories].
      Ignatus Adam, 25, s/o Joseph & Magdalena Thoman of Alsace married 24 Nov 1857 to Rosalia Haus d/o Hieronimus & Maria Anna Schwoob of Alsace, witnesses: Frederick Erlinger & Theresia Haus

    12. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Michael Brohman, 33, Farmer, Woolwich Twp, Woolwich Twp, Widower, son of Gotlieb Brohman and Kath Lauber married Magdalena Adam, 26, Waterloo Twp, Waterloo Twp, daughter of Ignace Adam and Rosalie Haus (?), Witnessed by: Ignace Adam of Waterloo Twp and Caroline Goetz of Woolwich, 16 November 1886 in New Germany

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Feb 1863 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Catholic - 1881 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1886 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 16 Nov 1886 - Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1911 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1921 - Winterbourne, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Nov 1958 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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