James Rowe (1797 - 1874)

Born Jul 1797 in Sophiasburgh, Prince Edward, Upper Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Potter) Rowe — married about 1820 in Prince Edward Co., Upper Canada

Descendants

Died 4 Feb 1874 at age 76 in Sophiasburgh, Prince Edward, Ontario, Canada

Biography

Birth*: July 1797; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co.`, Ontario; Date Jul 1797 & location Sophiasburgh Twp. per Death Reg'n. - age 76y 7m at death Feb 4 1874. Date 1798 & location Ont. per 1871 Census. Date 1798 & location CW per 1861 Census. "Besides William, he had 3 other children, John (1793?), James (1796?) and Ann (1799?). Benjamin died in 1844. His daughter, Ann, married William Potter and their daughter Miranda married Cornelius Valleau, great grandson of Peter Valleau, who was a member of the Van Alstine party." from "The Benjamn Rowe Papers" provided to me by John Stephens of Brighton, June 20, 2014. per "Benjamin Rowe" in ancestry.com

Marriage*: circa 1820; Prince Edward Co., Ontario; "James Rowe settled in Sophiasburgh, as did his two older brothers. James and his wife, Mary Potter, had eight children: Allan, George, Sarah A., Royal, Drusilla, Emmeline, Martha and Jay. The youngest child, and the only daughter, born to Benjamin and Mary Rowe, was Ann. She settled in Sophiasburgh with her husband, William Potter. Anne and William Potter were the parents of William, Mary A., and Miranda." per "Benjamin Rowe" on ancestry.com;

Children:

1. Allan Rowe+1 b. c 1822
2. George Rowe+1 b. 11 Jul 1827, d. 27 Oct 1903
3. Sarah Almeda Rowe+1 b. 12 Nov 1829, d. 1918
4. Emmeline Rowe1 b. c 1832
5. James Royal Rowe+1 b. 1832
6. Drusilla Rowe1 b. 1834
7. Martha Rowe+1 b. 1839
8. Jay Rowe+1 b. 11 Jun 1840, d. 23 Apr 1932

Death*: 4 February 1874; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Death Reg'n.#007254: Name: James Rowe; Date: Feb 4 1874; Age: 76y 7m; Occ.: farmer; Born: Sophiasburgh Twp.; Cause: dropsy, 1y 6m; Phys.: Joseph Nash, MD; Inf.: George Rowe, Sophiasburgh Twp.; Reg'd.: Feb 25 1874; Rel.: Episc. Meth.; Reg'r.: Ira B. Barton (Ontario Death Registration, #007254-1874, ancestry.com

Census*: April 1861; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 63 at 1861 Census: Rowe, James, 63, b. CW, EM, farmer, married; Mary, 59, b. CW, EM, married; George, 34, b. Cw, EM, single; Jay, 21, b. Cw, EM, lab., single; James, H., 11; Drusilla, 27, b. Cw, EM, single; Almeda, 16 (1861 Census: Sophiasburgh Twp., pg. 579 of 605, line 30 - ancestry.com)2

Census: April 1871; Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., Ontario; Age 73 at 1871 Census: Rowe, James, 73, b. Ont., Ger., EM, farmer, married; Mary, 69, b. Ont., EM, married; George, 42, b. Ont., Ger., EM, farmer, single; Jay, 30, b. Ont., Ger., EM, farmer, married; Herbert, 20; Drucilla, 36, b. Ont., Ger., EM, single; Charlotte, 26, b. Ont., Ger., EM, married (1871 Census: Sophiasburgh Twp., Prince Edward Co., dist. 59, sub-dist. F-2, pg. 37, line 7 - ancestry.com

Sources

• http://www.treesbydan.com/p3661.htm