Peter was born about 1864. Peter Rowan emigrated to Philadelphia in 1884... He married Matilda Hagan in 1887...he passed away in 1890 and is buried in the New Cathedral cemetery in Philadelphia.. [1][2]
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Sources
↑ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Marriage Index, 1885-1951 [database on-line] and first hand information remembered by his granddaughter, Kathleen Rowan.
"Pennsylvania Civil Marriages, 1677-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q299-5H7C : 2 May 2023), Peter Rowan and Matilda Hagen, 24 Apr 1887; citing Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Register of Wills Offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,299,812.
The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Thursday, April 10, 1890 pg 5
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia City Death Certificates, 1803–1915. From originals housed at the Philadelphia City Archives. "Death Records."
Historic Pennsylvania Church and Town Records- buried at New Cathedral Cemetery , April 10, 1890.
1884; Arrival: New York, New York; Microfilm Serial: M237, 1820-1897; Microfilm Roll: Roll 477; Line: 23; List Number: 659. Ship name- City of Chester.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Peter 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 Peter: