Daniel
(Blind Daniel)
Rowley
Born in Amenia, Dutchess, New York
Ancestors 
Son of Daniel Rowley Sr.
and Jemima (Parsons) Rowley
Brother of
Bethiah Rowley [half], Azubah (Rowley) Hills [half], Joseph Langrell Rowley [half], Jemima Rowley, Bethiah Rowley, Olive Annabel (Rowley) Knapp, Timothy Parsons Rowley, Reuben Rowley [half], Rachel Rowley [half] and Rhoda Rowley [half]
Husband of
Sara (Beckwith) Rowley
— married
7 Aug 1796 in Canaan, Columbia, New York, United States
Descendants 
Father of
Daniel Rowley, Charles G Rowley, Levi Rowley, Seth Rowley, Samuel Rowley, Howard Rowley and Newell Rowley
Died
at age 85
in Fabius, Onondaga, New York, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 23 Sep 2019
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Biography
Blind Daniel was born 10 Feb 1763, the son of Daniel Rowley and Jemima Parsons. He was baptized on 27 Mar 1763. At 10 years of age, he became totally blind from a bout of smallpox. As often is the case, the loss of his sight sharpened his other faculties. He was an excellent judge of livestock and land, and also managed his business as a farmer with unusual success. He had a most beautiful wife when he married Sarah Beckwith 7 Aug 1796. They had seven children, the first four born in Canaan, New York:
- Daniel [David] b. 1 Aug 1797
- Charles G. b. 19 Jun 1800
- Levi b. 25 Apr 1802
- Seth b. 26 Mar 1804
- Samuel b. 10 May 1806, Moores, Clinton, NY
- Howard [Harvey] b. 10 May 1808, NY
- Newell b. 29 Jun 1814, NY
The family moved to Fabius, New York in 1818, where he was a peddler of horses and leather goods. He passed away in 1849 and was buried in Apulia Cemetery, Fabius, Onondaga, New York.
Sources
- NYGRB 37:203, 251
- Spencer, Ernst. The Rowley Researcher. 4:3, 4:22
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