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William Rowley

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Scotland (United Kingdom)
Death: April 21, 1864 (34-43)
Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States (Intemperance)
Place of Burial: Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Immediate Family:

Husband of Elizabeth "Eliza" Rowley (Horn)
Father of Daniel Rowley; Susan Rowley; James Rowley; Thomas Rowley; Peter "Pete" Rowley and 1 other

Managed by: Marilyn Jean Horn
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About William Rowley

Occupation on death record: merchant

Burial

Find A Grave Memorial# 148656557

Had six children, all born in Scotland except the youngest, Daniel, who was born in Massachusetts August, 1860. On the 1900 US Census, his widow Eliza gave her immigration year as 1862, which is off by a couple of years..

Eliza is listed as a widow on the 1865 Massachusetts Census.

1865 Massachusetts Census (Adams) [shows widow and children]

  • Eliza Rowley 38 Ireland Widow
  • 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
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William Rowley's Timeline

1825
1825
Scotland (United Kingdom)
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
1864
April 21, 1864
Age 39
Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
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Maple Street Cemetery, Adams, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States