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

Rosa Maria "Rose" Gofton

Female 1875 - 1975  (99 years)


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  • Name Rosa Maria "Rose" Gofton 
    Born 13 Jul 1875  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143927108 
    Name Rosa Maria "Rose" Nyland 
    Residence 1891  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    United Brethren 
    Residence 1966  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-120447 
    Died 16 Jan 1975  Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I120447  Generations
    Last Modified 12 May 2024 

    Father Robert G. Gofton,   b. 25 Feb 1832, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Feb 1888, Plattsville, Blenheim Twp., Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Rosannah Fonger,   b. 25 Oct 1841, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1918, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 1 May 1859  , Oxford Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F211174  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family George Henry Nyland,   b. 1874,   d. 22 Mar 1951, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Children 
     1. Evelyn Nyland
     2. Grace Irene Nyland,   b. 29 Sep 1902, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Jul 1966, , Michigan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     3. Lloyd Gofton Nyland,   b. 15 Aug 1914, Sault Ste Marie, Algoma District, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 2015, Waterloo City, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 101 years)
    Last Modified 13 May 2024 
    Family ID F39747  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. Nyland of Kitchener dies at 98

      One of the Waterloo Re gion's oldest residents, Mrs. George H. Nyland, died Thursday at the K-W Hospital. She was 98.

      Formerly of Galt and Toronto, Mrs. Nyland had been a resident of St. Raphael's Nursing Home, Kitchener.

      Surviving are a son in Waterloo and a daughter in Toronto.

      Kitchener-Waterloo Record Fri, Jan 17, 1975 Page 27

  • Sources 
    1. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 2 Page 8.

    2. [S1592] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1891, Section 1 Page 2.

    3. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, W., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, W. (1875). Rosa Marie Gofton Nyland (1875-1975) - Find A.... Findagrave.com. Retrieved 12 September 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143927108/rosa-marie-nyland.

    4. [S58] Vit - ON, Oxford - Oxford County Marriage Register 1858-1869.
      Name: Robert Gofton Residence: Blenheim Township Father Name: Samuel Gofton Mother Name: Elizabeth Gofton Spouse Name: Rosanna Fonger Spouse Birth Place: Ontario Spouse Residence: Blenheim Township Spouse Father Name: William Fonger Spouse Mother Name: Mary Fonger Marriage Date: 1 May 1859 Marriage County or District: Oxford

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 13 Jul 1875 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - United Brethren - 1891 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1966 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Jan 1975 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Woodland Cem., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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