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James H Rowe

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James H Rowe

Birth
Courtice, Durham Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada
Death
17 May 1928 (aged 77)
Kincardine Township, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
Burial
Brockton, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada GPS-Latitude: 44.2187068, Longitude: -81.3411622
Memorial ID
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James H. Rowe was born James Robert Rowe, son of Robert Rowe and Mary Jane Hadden. James' first wife Elizabeth L. McIntosh from Motherwell, Perth died shortly after the birth of their daughter Elizabeth Faye Rowe.
James married Charlotte Hewitt Cuff, a widow, on the 19th of Nov. 1902 in Greenock Twp. Charlotte was with James and his younger children including daughter Elizabeth Faye on the farm in Greenock, and on Durham St. Kincardine in 1921. Charlotte passed in 1924 followed in 1928 by James. Charlotte is interred with her parents in Kincardine Cemetery.

Son John McIntosh Rowe:
1901 census, the family lived on 6th of Greenock, near the Russell family. John was the son of James H Rowe and Elizabeth Louisa [McIntosh], John McIntosh Rowe was born 11 Jan 1891 Kincardine Twp. John was living in Cowley Alberta when he enlisted on the 19 Feb 1916 at Portage laPrairie. John served as Private WWI, serial #115970, Canadian Infantry Alberta Reg't, D Coy, 10th Btn, He was 5'6", with blue eyes and brown hair, religion Church of England. A month later he came down with Influenza while he was still in Portage LaPrairie. To England 10 May 1916 and to France 4 Sept 1916.
30th May gunshot wound to the left thigh (and perhaps mumps) treated in France and England and back on duty 23 Sept 1917. Missing and presumed dead on 3 Sept 1918 at Arras, France. Article from Kincardine Reporter on Bruce Remembers says father was living 6th Conc of Greenock at the time of John's death. Brothers James Edgar and Thomas Nelson also both served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in WWI.
James H. Rowe was born James Robert Rowe, son of Robert Rowe and Mary Jane Hadden. James' first wife Elizabeth L. McIntosh from Motherwell, Perth died shortly after the birth of their daughter Elizabeth Faye Rowe.
James married Charlotte Hewitt Cuff, a widow, on the 19th of Nov. 1902 in Greenock Twp. Charlotte was with James and his younger children including daughter Elizabeth Faye on the farm in Greenock, and on Durham St. Kincardine in 1921. Charlotte passed in 1924 followed in 1928 by James. Charlotte is interred with her parents in Kincardine Cemetery.

Son John McIntosh Rowe:
1901 census, the family lived on 6th of Greenock, near the Russell family. John was the son of James H Rowe and Elizabeth Louisa [McIntosh], John McIntosh Rowe was born 11 Jan 1891 Kincardine Twp. John was living in Cowley Alberta when he enlisted on the 19 Feb 1916 at Portage laPrairie. John served as Private WWI, serial #115970, Canadian Infantry Alberta Reg't, D Coy, 10th Btn, He was 5'6", with blue eyes and brown hair, religion Church of England. A month later he came down with Influenza while he was still in Portage LaPrairie. To England 10 May 1916 and to France 4 Sept 1916.
30th May gunshot wound to the left thigh (and perhaps mumps) treated in France and England and back on duty 23 Sept 1917. Missing and presumed dead on 3 Sept 1918 at Arras, France. Article from Kincardine Reporter on Bruce Remembers says father was living 6th Conc of Greenock at the time of John's death. Brothers James Edgar and Thomas Nelson also both served with the Canadian Expeditionary Force in WWI.

Inscription

JAMES H. ROWE
1850-1928
ELIZABETH McINTOSH
WIFE OF JAMES H. ROWE
1858-1901
THEIR SONS
BERT. ROWE
1878-1900
PTE. JOHN ROWE
WHO NOBLY GAVE HIS LIFE AT ARRAS FRANCE
SEPT. 2, 1918 AGED 26 YRS.
DUTY DONE VICTORY WON.



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  • Created by: Kater
  • Added: Jan 17, 2011
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/64335881/james_h-rowe: accessed ), memorial page for James H Rowe (10 Jun 1850–17 May 1928), Find a Grave Memorial ID 64335881, citing Purdy's Cemetery, Brockton, Bruce County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Kater (contributor 47096542).