Silas
Rand
Prowse
Born in Prince Edward Island
Ancestors 
Son of Joseph Jarvis Prowse
and Agnes Rider (Jarvis) Prowse
Brother of
William Jarvis Prowse, Sarah Emma Prowse, Isaac Rider Prowse, John Lemuel Prowse, Joseph Jarvis Prowse, Samuel Prowse, Henry Prowse, Elizabeth Prowse, Phillip Prowse, Jane Prowse and Agnes Florence Prowse
Husband of
Agnes Susanna (Crockett) Prowse
— married
24 Nov 1886 in Prince Edward Island, Canada
Descendants 
Father of
Ella V. H. Prowse, Mamie Eliza (Prowse) Munn, Louisa Jane (Prowse) MacMillan, Lottie Gertrude (Prowse) MacMillan and Caroline Elizabeth Prowse
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jul 2014
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Biography
Silas Rand Prowse was born on October 15,1858.[1] He was the son of Joseph Prowse and Agnes Jarvis. Silas was named after a Baptist minister.[2] He grew up on the family farm in Lot 33.[3]
On May 21, 1882, Silas was baptized as an adult in the United Church. [4] Two of his siblings, Elizabeth and Henry, were baptized on the same day.
Silas married Agnes Crockett on November 24, 1886.[5] They lived on a farm on Brackley Point Road (Lot 33), where they raised 5 children.
Sources
- ↑ as per 1901 Census. To be confirmed.
- ↑ "Prince Edward Island Marriage Registers, 1832-1888," images, FamilySearch, Marriages 1844-1850 > image 106 of 258; citing Public Archives, Charlottetown - Marriage of Joseph J. Prowse and Amy A.R. Jarvis, Dec 3, 1846
- ↑ see 1881 Census
- ↑ http://www.gov.pe.ca/archives/parosearch/vital/individual-vital-information/recordId/60979/eventType/1 PEI, Public Archives and Records Office, Baptismal Record, United Church, York, Book 1, Page 6] - Silas Rand Prowse.
- ↑ Charlottetown Herald, December 22, 1886, transcribed in Century of Immigration, Marriage and Death Records from Prince Edward Island Newspapers, 1780-1900, by Leland Currie, Page 528
See also:
- 1881 census of Canada, Library and Archives Canada, PEI, Queens (District 2), Subdistrict K, Lot 33, Pg 42, Household 10382 - Joseph and Agnes Prowse plus 8 children.
- 1891 Canada Census, Library and Archives Canada, PEI, Queens (135), Subdistrict K, Lot 33. Page 6 - Silas & Agnes Prowse and 2 children
- 1901 Census of Canada, PEI, Queens East (District 135), Brackley Pt. Road (sub-district B-1), Lot 33, Page 3. - On same page: Silas & Agnes Prowse and 4 children, Samuel & Sarah Prowse and 3 children.
- 1921 Census of Canada, PEI, Queens (District 148), Brackley Pt. Road (sub-district 26), Lot 33, Page 7 - On same page: Silas & Agnes Prowse and one child; Stanley & Vinnie Prowse and one child. (Ancestry link)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Silas:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Silas by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Silas:
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~6.25%
Robert Prowse
:
Autosomal DNA Test
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~3.91%
Florence (Prowse) Cooper :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T756345 [compare]
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~1.56%
Leanne Cooper :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A039526 [compare], Ancestry member LeanneCooperGenealogy
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T635756 [compare]
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~1.56%
Jayne (Cooper) Kellock :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A034271 [compare]
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~1.56%
Joanne Clark :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jody4559
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~0.78%
Anne (Thorsley) Guerra :
23andMe, GEDmatch M566620 [compare]
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~0.78%
Gerald Williamson :
AncestryDNA
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