The eldest son of Thomas and Eliza (Etter) Hosterman. He was baptized on 3 Nov 1816 (From PANS; Public Archives of Nova Scotia).
He married Sarah Minns Howe on 20 Jan 1847. She was the daughter of Hetty (Hians) and Johns Howe, Jr.
John and Sarah Hosterman had three sons, Thomas Melville, John Howe and William Charles Hosterman.
He lived and worked on the Northwest Arm operating the Melville Nail Manufactory. His brother, Charles Owen Hosterman, operated the Melville Iron Factory. This brother was married to Charlotte (Howe), Sister to Sarah Minns (Howe) Hosterman.
His Obituary from The Presbyterian Witness, AND EVANGELICAL ADVOCATE, Halifax, N. S., Saturday, June 22, 1889: Deaths. Halifax, 18th inst., JOHN EDWARD HOSTERMAN, aged 72 years.
The eldest son of Thomas and Eliza (Etter) Hosterman. He was baptized on 3 Nov 1816 (From PANS; Public Archives of Nova Scotia).
He married Sarah Minns Howe on 20 Jan 1847. She was the daughter of Hetty (Hians) and Johns Howe, Jr.
John and Sarah Hosterman had three sons, Thomas Melville, John Howe and William Charles Hosterman.
He lived and worked on the Northwest Arm operating the Melville Nail Manufactory. His brother, Charles Owen Hosterman, operated the Melville Iron Factory. This brother was married to Charlotte (Howe), Sister to Sarah Minns (Howe) Hosterman.
His Obituary from The Presbyterian Witness, AND EVANGELICAL ADVOCATE, Halifax, N. S., Saturday, June 22, 1889: Deaths. Halifax, 18th inst., JOHN EDWARD HOSTERMAN, aged 72 years.
Inscription
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY
OF
JOHN EDWARD
ELDEST SON OF
THOS. HOSTERMAN
DIED
JUNE 18, 1889.
ALSO HIS WIFE
SARAH MINNS
DAUGHTER OF
JOHN HOWE
DIED SEP. 18, 1889.
Gravesite Details
He died on Tuesday the 18th. Buried on Thursday, September 20th. Headstone pictures, Burial record and Obituary Credits: My Friend, Cathie.
Family Members
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Ann(e) Eliza "Annie" Hosterman
1818–1892
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Mary Etter Hosterman
1820–1904
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Maria Weiman(Wyman) "May" Hosterman Costley
1821–1854
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William Black Hosterman
1823–1841
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Sarah Hosterman
1824–1848
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Margaret Elizabeth Hosterman
1825–1844
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Isabel Hosterman
1829–1869
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Thomas Stirling Hosterman
1831–1833
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Thomas Hosterman
1831–1831
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Charles Owen Hosterman
1834–1870
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