Born in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of David Palmer Murdock
and Mary Jane (Jordon) Murdock
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Gerald Redvers Prowse
— married
1 Sep 1925 in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island
Descendants 
Mother of
Jerry Prowse, [private son (1930s - unknown)], [private daughter (1930s - unknown)] and Mary (Prowse) Saunders
Died about
at about age 97
in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Jun 2014
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Biography
Viola Constance (Connie) Prowse was born in 1903 in Murray Harbour.[1] She was the daughter of David P. Murdock and Unknown Jordan.
Connie married Gerald Prowse on Sept. 1, 1925 in Murray Harbour.[1] They had 4 children. Gerald inherited Prowse House, the 20-room mansion in the heart of Murray Harbour that his grandfather, Samuel Prowse, had built in the mid-1870s.[2] Gerald and Connie operated a hotel on the premises until about 1965,[3] after which time they continued to live in the house as a private residence.
Connie died in 2000 and was buried in the Murray Harbour Cemetery.[4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Prince Edward Island, Church Records, 1777-1985," images, FamilySearch, Kings > Murray Harbour-Murray River Pastoral Charge: Murray Harbour Circuit > United Church of Canada > Marriages 1915-1969 > image 4 of 27 – Line 26, Marriage of Gerald Redvers Prowse and Viola Constance Murdock
- ↑ Canada’s Historic Places – Samuel Prowse House, Murray Harbour, PEI
- ↑ Eastern Graphic Newspaper, April 1, 1981, "Twenty room mansion: Harbour hotel contains warm memories" - Article about Gerry and Connie Prowse and the Prowse House.
- ↑ Gravestone photo Taken by Siennah Salone, Murray Harbour Cemetery
See also:
- 1931 Canada Census, Prince Edward Island, Kings (District 1), Murray Harbour and Murray Harbour East (Sub-District 33), Page 22 - Williamina Prowse and family, Frederick and Pearl Prowse & 1 son
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Connie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Connie by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Siennah Salone
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test, haplogroup X2b4a, FTDNA kit #440178
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Elizabeth (Hart) Hyatt :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A173409 [compare], Ancestry member lizhyatt10
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I also remember their 55th wedding anniversary party in 1980. Besides friends and family (I met many 2nd cousins that day), former guests of the hotel were invited and a great many of them came. It was the biggest party I had ever seen!