Lydia Sauers^{[1, 2, 3]}

1797 - 1869  (71 years)

• Name	Lydia Sauers
  Born	8 Oct 1797	, USA   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Gender	Female
  Name	Lydia Bowers
  Occupation	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	Lady
  Residence	1861	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [9]
  	W.
  Residence	1864	Oakfield, Kent, Michigan   [8]
  Eby ID Number	00146-5536
  Died	4 Jul 1869	Oakfield, Kent, Michigan   [4, 5, 7, 8]
  	Cause: Rupture of Bowels
  Buried	White Swan Cemetery, Oakfield Township, Kent Co., Michigan   [4]
  Person ID	I1291	Generations
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Sauers,   b. 6 Mar 1775, , Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 16 Mar 1864, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Kolb,   b. CALC 12 Sep 1774, Of, Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Feb 1841, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 66 years)
  Family ID	F414	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samuel Bowers,   b. 26 Feb 1792, , Berks Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 Apr 1855, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 63 years)
  Married	1815  [2]
  Children	1. Reeve Cyrus Bowers, Esq.,   b. 27 Sep 1816, , Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 19 Oct 1889, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 73 years)   2. Mary Ann Bowers,   b. 17 Oct 1817, , Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Harriet Bowers,   b. 1819, , Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 18 Jan 1842, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 23 years)   4. Louisa Bowers,   b. 7 Sep 1821, , Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Isaac W. Bowers,   b. 15 Nov 1823, , Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania ,   d. 1893, Ohio  (Age 69 years)   6. Elizabeth Bowers,   b. 12 Nov 1825, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 26 Mar 1903, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)   7. William Bowers,   b. 15 Jan 1828, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1907  (Age 78 years)   8. Jacob S. Bowers,   b. 28 Dec 1829, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Lavina Bowers,   b. 3 May 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   10. Levi Bowers,   b. 27 Nov 1832, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   11. Dr. Samuel Sauers Bowers,   b. 4 Dec 1836, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jan 1900  (Age 63 years)
  Last Modified	26 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F416	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Lydia Sauers, "was married to Samuel Bowers. They resided near Berlin where they had a large family. " Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.]. _______________________ "...Friday, March 11, 1864: ...Just before sundown Father and Mother made their appearance with quite a load!! Grandmother's parlor stove, cane bottom chairs, and what is more - a cradle, which by the way seems to be a great favorite with Melinda. But what pleases me most is that Father bought Grandmother's Side-Board - the old family relic, and a most a splendid one it is too. I am glad it is going to be mine, it is just the one I was always wishing to have when I set up housekeeping, which I intend before many months if all is well" "...Tuesday, March 22, 1864: We have been expecting Uncle Bowman's and Grandmother for some days. This evening they all came with the exception of Louisa. She could not come because Grandmother and Aunt Ann came in a buggy with Washington, and Nelson had such a load of things to bring down that she did not get a seat. I am extremely sorry that this is the case. Now that they are going so far away that we don't know when we will see each other again, if ever . . . They have one car loaded. Uncle and Nelson intend leaving with the tomorrow night train. The rest intend going with the Thursday Express . . ." "Wednesday, March 23, 1864: This morning Father drove Grand....and Aunt Ann to Berlin with their team. . . We have seen them for the last time, no doubt, before they bid Goodbye to Canada and all their friends and acquaintances. I hope they may find Michigan all they expect - that they may make a fortune in the land of their adoption. They seem glad to go, and still with a degree of reluctance, and how could it be otherwise - the land of their birth . . ." Per grand daughter Matilda Bower's diary, on file at the Kitchener Public Library, Kitchener, Waterloo Co., Ontario, Canada: _____________________________ Mrs. Lydia Bowers, relict of the late Samuel Bowers of Berlin, Ont., was converted in Berlin 32 years aog, and died July 4, 1869, at the residence of her son-in-law, Jacob W. Boroman, Oakfield, Kent County, Michigan, where she had been living for 5 years; aged, 71 (0.) or 73(D.N.) predeceased by her husband 14 years ago. Christian Guardian Newspaper 28 Jul 1869, pg 11 & 11 Aug 1869 pg 127

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 221. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 286. [S3] Book - Vol I A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 143. [S217] Cemetery - MI, Kent, Oakfield - White Swan Internet Link. LYDIA Wife of SAMUEL BOWER Died July 4, 1869 Aged 71 Y. 8M. 26D. [Stone has an engraving of a weeping willow tree on it] [S218] Vit - Michigan - Death Registration. Lydia Bowers age 71 yr. 8 mo. 25 da. b. Penn. d. 4 July 1869 at Oakfield dis: Rupture of Bowels Par.: Jacob and Elizabeth Sours (sic) of Canada 1: 31 [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 1 pg 228. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 15 Jul 1869. Lydia Bauers died 4 Jul 1869 at home of her son-in-law, Jakob W. Baumann, Oakfield, Michigan, widow of late Samuel of this county. 73 yrs. [S835] News - ON - Christian Guardian, "Death notice of Mrs. Lydia Bowers," 28 Jul 1869,, p. 11. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Township of Woolwich 1861 Div. 4 Page 30.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 8 Oct 1797 - , USA Occupation - Lady - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - W. - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1864 - Oakfield, Kent, Michigan Died - Cause: Rupture of Bowels - 4 Jul 1869 - Oakfield, Kent, Michigan Buried - - White Swan Cemetery, Oakfield Township, Kent Co., Michigan  = Link to Google Earth