Joseph Bowman^[1]

1842 - 1915  (73 years)

• Name	Joseph Bowman
  Born	4 Feb 1842	Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173461718
  Residence	1915	82 Lowell St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-74540
  Died	10 Aug 1915	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Person ID	I74540	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Joseph Bowman,   b. 1819, , Ohio, USA ,   d. 3 Mar 1877, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Veronica "Francisca" "Fannie" Steffler,   b. 19 Dec 1818, , Germany ,   d. 18 May 1900, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 81 years)
  Married	31 Dec 1839	St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Family ID	F43790	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Anna Catherine "Anna" Fetter,   b. 1845, Ostheim, , Hessen, Germany ,   d. 29 Dec 1928, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 83 years)
  Married	8 Nov 1870	Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada
  Children	1. Marion "Mary" Bowman,   b. 13 May 1867, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 29 Oct 1957, Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 90 years)   2. Violet Bowman,   b. Between 1883 and 1884, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Margaret Jane Bowman,   b. 4 Sep 1871, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1 Aug 1945, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   4. Clara Elizabeth Bowman,   b. 22 Jan 1879, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Jun 1958, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 79 years)   5. William K. "Bill" Bowman,   b. 7 Jun 1882, Crieff, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 9 Feb 1967, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 84 years)   6. Albert Adam Bowman,   b. Between 1890 and 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 20 Feb 1933, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 43 years)
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F41392	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BOWMAN, JOSEPH At his home at 82 Lowell St. in Hespeler, on Tuesday evening at 9, August 10, 1915, in his 74th year. The funeral took place on Thurs, Aug. 12th at 2 from his residence to the Hespeler Cemetery. Surviving are his widow and children: Mrs. W. Black of Hespeler; Mrs. H. Fetter of Toronto; Mrs. Ed Cutting of Hespeler; Mrs. H. Cutting of Hamilton; Mrs. H. Leach of Guelph; Mrs. H. Black of Guelph; Mrs. G. MacDonald of Rochester; Mrs. J. Jones of Guelph; J. Bowman of Berlin; W. Bowman of Hespeler; A. Bowman of Galt; and E. Bowman of Hespeler. The pallbearers were his four sons, John, William, Albert and Irwin; Wellington Cutting and Frank McConnel. Mr. Bowman had been a resident of the city only since last spring, when he came here from his farm near Freelton. -Information from the death certificate: Born in Puslinch. -Information from the death certificate of Fanny Bowman: Died on May 18, 1900, at age 80 years. Of lot 28, front of concession 7. Born in Germany. -Information from Our Germans Were Linked Through Puslinch Township by Chris Bowman and B. & B. Woolsey: Fanny Steffler, b. 1818, daughter of Anthony Steffler and Catherine Fritz married Joseph Bowman Jr. -information from the death certificate of Joseph Bowman. : Died on March 3, 1877, aged 58 years. Born in Ohio State. Informant - Joseph Bowman Jr. Of Morriston. -Information from Our Germans Were Linked Through Puslinch Township by Chris Bowman and B. & B. Woolsey: Joseph Bauman, 1784-1856, shoemaker, of Herbolzheim, Breisgau, Baden and his wife, Josepha "Sepha" Wegmann-Spitz, born 1797, landed in Pennsylvania in 1818, serving for three years as indentured servants to David Lightfoot. They made their way to Waterloo Twp. by 1826, settling on lot 13, concession 1 in Beasley's Lower Block (Fisher Mills). In 1830 they settled on lot 33, front concession 8, Puslinch Twp. Children of Joseph Bauman, 1784-1856 were: Joseph, 1818-1877, married Fanny Steffler; Susanna, b. 1820, married John Schmidt; Elizabeth, 1821-1891, married Aegidius Ochs; Maria Anna, 1823-1847, married Jacob Druar; Margaret, 1826-1906, married Joseph Steffler; Johanna, 1828-1915, married Aloys Ochs; Sarah, b. 1830; Barbara, 1831-1915, married Nicholas Schantz; and John, 1833-1915. Children of Joseph Bauman, 1818-1877 were: Joseph, 1842-1915; Colenia, b. 1843; Catharine, b. 1845; Elizabeth, 1846-1936, married Joseph Stremble; Jacob, 1848-1897; Christian, b. 1851; Sarah, 1852-1873, first wife of John Munch; Anthony, b. 1853; John, b. 1856; Catharine, 1857-1914, second wife of John Munch; Anthony, 1858-1954, b. 1860. A Celebration of Lives Obituaries of Puslinch Township, Wellington Co., Ontario Vol 1, Anna Jackson & Marjorie Clark Used with kind permission of Marjorie Clark ______________ Funeral of Joseph Bowman. The funeral of the late Joseph Bowman, whose death occurred on Tuesday evening last, took place Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from his late residence to the Hespeler cemetery where interment was made. Besides a widow, the following sons and daughters are left to mourn his loss: Mrs. W. Black of Hespeler, Mrs. H. Fector of Toronto, Mrs. E. Cutting of Hespeler, Mrs. H. Cutting of Hamilton, Mrs. H. Leach of Guelph, Mrs. H. Block of Guelph, Mrs. G. Mcdonald of Rochester, Mrs. J. Jones of Guelph, Mr. J. Bowman of Berlin, Mr. W. Bowman of Hespeler, Mr. A. Bowman of Galt, and Mr. E. Bowman of Hespeler. The pall bearers were four sons, John William, Albert and Irwin and Mr. Wellington Cutting and Frank McConnel. Berlin News Record 14 Aug 1915 pg *

  
  

• Sources

  [S3108] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 020680-07. Richard Fisher Jones, 20, occ. Carpenter, b. Guelph, res. Guelph, son of John Jones and Elizabeth Weatheral married Violet Bowman, 22, b. West Flamboro, res. Freelton, daughter Of Joseph Bowman and Kate Fetter, Witn: William and Mabel Black Both of Hespeler, 10 December 1906 in Hespeler [S237] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - New Hope CC#4498 Internet Link , [behind 12.4] Joseph BOWMAN/ born Feb. 4, 1842/ died Aug. 10, 1915/ [eroded 2017]. [S91] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Maryhill - St. Boniface Roman Catholic [found cited on various sources on the internet and family histories], Rev. Peter Schneider. 31 Dec 1839 Joseph Bauman s/o Joseph Bauman & Josephine Weymen married Francisa Steffer d/o Anton Steffer and Catharina Fritz, witnesses: Joseph Baumann & Blasius Baumann

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 4 Feb 1842 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 8 Nov 1870 - Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Died - 10 Aug 1915 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth