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Joseph Bowman[1]

Male 1842 - 1915  (73 years)


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  • Name Joseph Bowman 
    Born 4 Feb 1842  Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/173461718 
    Residence 1915  82 Lowell St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-74540 
    Died 10 Aug 1915  Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Buried New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I74540  Generations
    Last Modified 7 Nov 2024 

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

    Family Anna Catherine "Anna" Fetter,   b. 1845, Ostheim, , Hessen, Germany Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Dec 1928, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Married 8 Nov 1870  Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Marion "Mary" Bowman,   b. 13 May 1867, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1957, Newmarket, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years)
     2. Violet Bowman,   b. Between 1883 and 1884, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. Margaret Jane Bowman,   b. 4 Sep 1871, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Aug 1945, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     4. Clara Elizabeth Bowman,   b. 22 Jan 1879, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Jun 1958, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 79 years)
     5. William K. "Bill" Bowman,   b. 7 Jun 1882, Crieff, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 1967, Freeport (Kitchener), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     6. Albert Adam Bowman,   b. Between 1890 and 1891, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1933, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 43 years)
    Last Modified 12 Nov 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

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      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 
    1. [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

    2. [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].

    3. [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
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Feb 1842 - Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 8 Nov 1870 - Morriston, Puslinch Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 10 Aug 1915 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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