Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Joseph Lauber Brohman[1, 2]

Male 1833 - 1904  (70 years)


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  • Name Joseph Lauber Brohman 
    Born 12 Oct 1833  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
    Gender Male 
    Honoured First white child born in Maryhill area  [8
    Occupation 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Farmer 
    Residence 1861  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Roman Catholic 
    Occupation 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    RC 
    Occupation 1881  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [11
    Roman Catholic 
    Retired 1901  Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Misfortune 1904  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    hand crushed - lost thumb - died Tetanus 
    Public Service Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [12
    Tax assesor, Tax Collector 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-69365 
    Died 22 May 1904  Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 12
    Buried Saint Boniface Roman Catholic Cemetery, Maryhill, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Person ID I69365  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Gottlieb Brohman,   b. 27 May 1809, Rountzenheim, , Alsace, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Nov 1877, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Catherine Lauber,   b. 14 Oct 1812, , Alsace Lorraine, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1893  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 26 Nov 1834  Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Family ID F7923  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Magdelena "Lena" Wilhelm,   b. 19 Mar 1836, , France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1908, Macton, Peel Twp., Wellington Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 15 Apr 1856  [14
    Children 
     1. Joseph W. Brohman,   b. 22 Feb 1857, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Apr 1924  (Age 67 years)
     2. Gottlieb Wilhelm Brohman,   b. 23 May 1858, Maryhill (New Germany) Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Nov 1912, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
     3. Agatha Brohmann,   b. 1859, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. Maria "Mary" Brohman,   b. 1860, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 May 1885, Wingham, Turnberry Twp., Huron Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     5. Henry Brohman,   b. 2 Mar 1862, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Simon Brohman,   b. 1863, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Wilhelmina Brohman,   b. 14 Feb 1864, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jun 1927  (Age 63 years)
     8. Herman Wilhelm Brohman,   b. 19 Jan 1866, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1941  (Age 74 years)
     9. Edward Solomon "Solomon" Brohman,   b. 7 Feb 1868, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Feb 1918, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)
     10. Gustave Gregorius Brohman,   b. 9 Feb 1870, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Sep 1939  (Age 69 years)
     11. Stephen Bernard Brohman,   b. 9 Dec 1871,   d. 1 Sep 1882  (Age 10 years)
     12. Philomena Magdalena Brohman,   b. 6 Jan 1873,   d. 29 Jun 1875  (Age 2 years)
     13. Rev. Clement Martin Brohman,   b. 16 Feb 1875, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Dundas, West Flamborough Twp., Wentworth Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
     14. Clara Philomena Brohman,   b. 23 Mar 1876, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1904  (Age 28 years)
     15. Mary Magdalen "Magdalena" Brohman,   b. 5 Feb 1878, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Oct 1908, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 30 years)
     16. Emma Barbara Brohman,   b. 26 Mar 1880, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1944, , Wisconsin, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F18193  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Joseph Lauber Brohman was credited with literally saving lives, while his son, who was taken into the confidence of local Indians in West Luther Township, was able to treat humans as well as animals with the same skill and effectiveness. More than anything through, it was probably the Brohman salve which did the most good for both species. It was equally effcient for healing when spread thinly on a cloth and applied, as it was drawing when it was heated, applied thickly to the cloth or gauze and placed on the wound or infected area.

      A History and Genealogy of the Brohman Family and now we are many, pg 12

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration.
      Caroline May Born: Woolwich Tp Age: 27 Father: Joseph May Mother: Maria Ann Miller May Born: abt 1867 Spouse: Solomon Brohman Age: 25 born: Woolwich Tp Father: Joseph Brohman Mother: Magdalena Wilhelm married 23 Jan 1894 married: Waterloo, new Germany

    2. [S3002] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 15536-99.
      Gustav Brohman, 28, occ. Farmer, b. Woolwich, res. of Woolwich, son of Joseph Brohman and Magdalena Wilhelm, married Helena Lehman, 22, b. Woolwich, res. of Woolwich, daughter of Francis Lehman and Margaret Hauss, Witness(es): Albert Lehman and Lena Brokman, both of Woolwich, On 16 Jan 1899, at Elmira

    3. [S131] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo Twp. - 1851, Div 2 Pg 65.

    4. [S132] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo North - 1901, Waterloo C-1 Page 11.

    5. [S130] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1881, Div. 4 Page 45.

    6. [S144] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 29.

    7. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891, Div. 2 Page 9.

    8. [S2337] A History and Genealogy of the Brohman Family and now we are many, pg 15.

    9. [S915] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1861, Sect. 10 Page 94.

    10. [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81839758/joseph-lauber-brohmann.

    11. [S1821] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1891.

    12. [S2337] A History and Genealogy of the Brohman Family and now we are many, pg 16.

    13. [S91] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Maryhill - St. Boniface Roman Catholic [found cited on various sources on the internet and family histories], Rev. John Louis Wiriath.
      Gottleib s/o Joseph Brohman & Catharina Grunder married Catharina Lauber d/o Joseph Lauber & Joanna Schott 26 Nov 1834

    14. [S91] Church Records - ON, Waterloo, Maryhill - St. Boniface Roman Catholic [found cited on various sources on the internet and family histories], Rev. John B. Baumgaertner.
      Joseph Brohman s/o Deoditet & Catharina Lauber married 15 Apr 1856 to Magdalena Wilhelm d/o Jacob & Mary Ann Sutter, witnesses: Deoditeitus Brohman, John Berberich

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 12 Oct 1833 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1861 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - RC - 1871 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Roman Catholic - 1891 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsRetired - 1901 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMisfortune - hand crushed - lost thumb - died Tetanus - 1904 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPublic Service - Tax assesor, Tax Collector - - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 22 May 1904 - 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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