Elizabeth "Eliza" Rowley (Horn)

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Elizabeth Rowley (Horn)

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ireland
Death: November 24, 1900 (67)
North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States (Gastritis (Heart attack?))
Place of Burial: North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Daughter of Daniel Horn and Bridget Horn (Fox)
Wife of William Rowley
Mother of Daniel Rowley; Susan Rowley; James Rowley; Thomas Rowley; Peter "Pete" Rowley and 1 other
Sister of Peter Horn [Immigrant]; Ann Haley; James Horn and Helen ? Horn

Occupation: Housewife
Managed by: Marilyn Jean Horn
Last Updated:

About Elizabeth "Eliza" Rowley (Horn)

Must have emigrated from Scotland in 1860-1861 because her son Thomas was born in Scotland in 1860 and her son Daniel was born in Massachusetts in 1861 (according to 1865 Massachusetts census).

Her husband William Rowley and her brother James Horn both died of alcoholism about 3 weeks apart in April 1864.

When her husband died in 1864. she was left with 6 young children.

Burial

Find A Grave Memorial# 129822966

Address on death certificate - 24 Kemp Street (sister Anna Haley lived at 15 Kemp Street)

1865 Massachusetts census

1865 Massachusetts census

Living in Adams, North Village

  • Eliza Rowley 38 Ireland widowed
  • James Rowley 13 Scotland Named for maternal uncle James Horn
  • Susan Rowley 11 Scotland
  • William Rowley 9 Scotland Named for father
  • Pate Rowley 7 Scotland [Pete] Named for maternal uncle Peter Horn
  • Thomas Rowley 5 Scotland Named for paternal uncle?
  • Daniel Rowley 4 Massachusetts Named for grandfather Daniel Horn

1870 US Census - Adams, Massachusetts

  • Eliza Roley 38 b. Ireland
  • James Roley 19 b. Scotland
  • Susan Roley 18
  • William Roley 17
  • Peter Roley 16
  • Thomas Roley 15
  • Daniel Roley 12 b. Massachusetts All children b. in Scotland and working in cotton mill except for Daniel

1900 US Census

Living in Adams on Kemp Street with 3 children (William, Peter, and Susan), a few doors away from son Daniel and his family Immigration year 1862 Year married 1852 Born Dec. 1832 in Ireland, both parents born in Ireland

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Elizabeth "Eliza" Rowley (Horn)'s Timeline

1832
December 1832
Ireland
1851
1851
Scotland (United Kingdom)
1854
1854
Scotland (United Kingdom)
1856
1856
Scotland (United Kingdom)
1858
1858
Scotland (United Kingdom)
1859
1859
Scotland (United Kingdom)
1860
August 1860
North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
1900
November 24, 1900
Age 67
North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Hillside Cemetery, North Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States