Robert Roswell Broder
ID# 2, (1887-1956)
- Relationships
- Great-grandson of James Broder
Grandfather of Faye Louise Doyle








On 21 Jan 1906, John Broder sailed from Seattle, WA to Victoria, BC. He made almost the same journey on 6 Feb 1906 accompanied by an unknown person . On this second trip they sailed from Port Townsend, WA. Both trips were on the CPR's steam ship Princess Beatrice. a wooden hulled, single-screw 193 foot 1,290 ton ship having 40 rooms with 114 berths.5,6





















Robert was ill for the last two years of his life. He suffered a stroke on 12 Jan 1954 that affected his right side. He had an operation for intestinal cancer on 17 Mar 1955 and was hospitalized until April 17. Shortly after that he suffered another stroke that badly affected his speech.13 He died on 31 October 1956 in Lethbridge, Alberta, at age 68.2,14





On 1 September 2012, Mr Alex Yanoshita dedicated a plaque at the Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden, Lethbridge, Alberta, commemorating the kindness shown by Robert to many of the Japanese internees at Lethbridge during WWII. He spoke of Robert providing them with jobs and a place to live when they were being shunned and mistreated by most people in the area. Members of Alex's family, some of Robert's descendants, and members of the Japanese community attended the ceremony.



A biography written by Violet Broder is here. Another, written by James & Marion (Broder) Doyle is here.
Robert was written up in several publications.

Last Edited=29 Mar 2021
Children of Robert Roswell Broder and Violet Faye Jones
- Marion Violet Broder+17 (1925-2022)
- Stanley Robert Broder+ (1928-1989)
Citations
- [S79] Robert Roswell Broder, Affidavit of Birth by Bertha May Graves Sealock, April 22, 1944, privately held by Faye West, Edmonton, Alberta.
- [S80] Robert Roswell Broder, Death Certificate 56-08-007547 (22 November 1956), Alberta Health & Social Development, Vital Statistics Division, Edmonton, Alberta.
- [S83] Robert Roswell Broder, Statutory Declaration by Alice Broder, 11 July 1940, privately held by Faye West, Edmonton, Alberta.
- [S495] John Broder Land Grant; 2570; General Land Entry Files; Susanville, California; National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC.
- [S617] RG76, Princess Beatrice, 21 Jan 1906, Passenger List, Library & Archives Canada T-510 (www.ancestry.ca: accessed 28 Jun 2009).
- [S618] RG76, Princess Beatrice, 6 Feb 1906, Passenger List, Library & Archives Canada T-510 (www.ancestry.ca: accessed 28 Jun 2009).
- [S81] Violet Faye Jones & Robert Roswell Broder, Marriage certificate 45650 (18 April 1916), BC Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria, British Columbia.
- [S82] Marriage announcement: Violet Faye Jones & Robert Roswell Broder, privately held by Faye West, Edmonton, Alberta.
- [S410] Violet Faye Jones & Robert Roswell Broder marriage, 18 April 1916, Copy privately held by Faye West, Edmonton, Alberta. MAR 011.
- [S514] A Lovely Home for Sale, unknown newspaper (probably the Daily Columbian), New Westminster, BC, 1949.
- [S498] Robert Roswell Broder will (27 Sep 1949), Will of Robert Roswell Broder, privately held by Faye West, Edmonton, Alberta. WIL 003.
- [S460] Robert Broder, Membership Card, King Solomon Lodge, 14 May 1954, privately held by Faye West, Edmonton, Alberta.
- [S166] Jones & Broder Families, notes of Violet Broder, c 1960, DOC 084 & 085, privately held by Faye West, Edmonton, Alberta.
- [S476] Founder of Vegetable Canning Industry Succumbs, Lethbridge Herald, Lethbridge, Alberta, 1 Nov 1956, pg 9.
- [S443] John Broder, 1900 Federal Census (Skagit, Washington), HeritageQuest, http://heritagequestonline.com
- [S468] 1911 Census (New Westminster, British Columbia), Library & Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Page 14, lines 21-23.
- [S172] Marion Violet Broder, Birth Certificate 22-B-25 Vol 496 (13 Jun 1925), BC Vital Statistics Agency, Victoria, British Columbia.