HI CUZ Blog 117
Copyright 1990 et seq, Donald Rowe
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Thanks for your help, Don.
We did know the date of Roberts’ death. We also know where he is buried
in the cemetery – as a matter fact David and stopped there on our way
home. He is buried with my parents and their first baby. Also there are Marian
and William Rowe, my grandparents. Nice to see you at the
reunion--great time.....Tricia
From: Donald Rowe Monday August 15, 2016 11:34 AM
From: Donald Rowe Monday August 15, 2016 11:34 AM
Tricia,
Very nice
to see you and David again at the Reunion.
I believe it was you who asked me about info on Robert Marshall's passing. I'll find more info later, and some you'll have to pursue, but I did find a bit.
Robert died 8/5/1946 and is buried next to his parents in South Portland's Calvary Cemetery. He is in Section S OC, lot 291B, grave #01. The cemetery has a website searchable online - http://portlanddiocese.org/genealogy
When I
get a chance in the next month or so I'll do some more research and pass the
results along. The cemetery website indicates a number of other Marshalls are buried
there, but I'm unsure which are family. I don't believe I can obtain a copy of
a death certificate from Maine Vital Records folks, but you undoubtedly can. I
doubt I could get a copy of any surviving records from the Scarborough Police,
but perhaps you could.
August 2016 Rowe Reunion in Portland, Maine
…. Thanks to CUZ Betty DiBiase …
really arranged by and for descendants of my Uncle/Aunt William T. and Marion
(Littlefield) Rowe.
Other cousins, descended also
from William and Catherine, or Williams’ siblings, live in and around Portland
area. The reunion includeda harbor cruise, picnic at Fort Allen Park on Eastern
Promenade … just blocks from where my great grandparents, and grandparents and
most of my Rowe aunts/uncles lived.
My brother Dan Rowe and I are
first cousins to siblings Sally (Rowe) Fraser and John Rowe. We all claim descent
from William Joseph Rowe and Catherine Ellen (Shanaghan) Rowe, who lived on
nearby Munjoy Hill.
Munjoy Hill blogger … Carol McCracken … Munjoy Hill News …
photos of event … see link -
http://munjoyhillnews.net/rowe-family-continues-tradition-reunions-eastern-promenade-workinprogress/
see link to her article on my FACEBOOK page.
On way home from Portland
reunion we stopped briefly at O’Connor family reunion …thanks to Tom and John
Carroll.
Thanks to many cousins for their interest in family research ---- Wendy Wroe; Jim Dixon;
Bobby Carmichael; Pat (Flanders) Hall; Yves Marcotte; Cathy (Rowe) Madore; Janice Copeman; Marta
Innocenti; Linda (Sullivan) Vilchek; Mary Kneeland; Trisha (Marshall) Gill; Heather (Rowe) Casey; Olav
Den Ouden; Mary Robinson; Patrick McCarthy; John Bryne; and so many others.
Families and The Wall
Have a family surname note of
some interest, especially in light of a US President stating he will build a
WALL along the border with Mexico. I reviewed surnames of
ancestors/relatives of my older children, and my Aunt, Teresa (Tamborrel) Rowe.
The
names, many of which have alternate spellings, are: Pena, Garcia, Diaz,
Candelaria, Bermudez, Tamborrel, Amador, Casa-Mayor, Salazar, Reyes, Padilla,
Giron, Chavez, Apodaca, Terrasa, Betancio, Carillo, Fernandez, Delao, Loya,
Guarjado, Ramigio, Delgado, Madrid, Lucero, Trillo, Lopez, Telles, Miranda, Romero, Benividez,
Hernandez, Guzman, Torres, Melendrez, Horcasitas, Sandoval, Calinto, Molina,
Savino, Cortes, Gomez, Rodriguez, Banda, Loya, Castrillo, Trujillo, Gallegos,
Sedillo, Rasco, Vallegos, Miranda, Treviso, Morales, Salaiz, Urbano, Portillo,
Terazos, Aragon, Jaurequi, Vargas, Ruiz, Masqueda, Siqueiros, Nieto, Padilla, Gutierrez,
Sequierros, Cortizzos, Amada … 70 and
counting
I found it fascinating that two of the names above, Pena and
Nieto, are contained in the name of Mexico’s current President, Enrique Pena
Nieto.
I see no reason or rationale to build a wall along the
border to exclude cousins of Hispanic roots, any more than say, those with
Irish, African, Canadian, or European ancestry.
Swedish cousins … Alexander
Bengtsson. I noticed and sent FACEBOOK
friend requests to several other Bengtssons on FACEBOOK, but Alexander
told me the surname is common in Sweden, and the individuals I thought to be
actual cousins were not.
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Story inputs from my older brother Dan (Gomes) – just
rediscovered in Dec 2016. Kindly ignore the terms of endearment Dan and I use
with each other (or laugh quietly).
Dated 10 April 1999
Flatulent Fellow:
Once upon a
time far, far way, (1930s) there was this 32 acre farm in Cape Elizabeth,
Maine, wherein lived the Rowe family. The Harrimans lived across the street,
and had 40 or so pigs, who usually were famished. This caused the bakeries in
Portland to bring their mouldy bakery products here for the pigs. It was
usually a race between the Rowe boys and the pigs to see who could get to the
cherry pies first. I can remember wiping off an inch of mould before I ate a
cherry pie. We will have to discuss this further when you get here in July.
Gomes,
SR (we call each other names)
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Dated 11 April 1999
Rancid Fellow:
Mom gave us (Dan, Dave, and Dennis
– before I was born) cod liver oil for our health, and graduated to a liquid
vitamin which was called Beprom, which smelled and tasted of apes exudations.
We had indoor plumbing (at the Farm on Mitchell Road, Cape Elizabeth, ME),
which was installed before we moved in.
Most of the neighbors had outdoor
facilities. Dad provided medical care (it was the Depression era, 1930s) for
the neighbors, who repaid us with vegetables and other kindnesses. We had a
vegetable garden of about 150 by 150 feet, in which we raised stuff for the
table. Mom used to can or bottle a lot of stuff for the winter.
The tank in the attic was for water
pressure, and it held about 100 gallons when full. We had two wells, one for
daily use and the other for backup. I remember that Dave fell into the well one
time, and I had to duck him four or five times before I rescued him, and was
proclaimed a hero.
We had a coal furnace, with a coal
bin in the cellar that held about a ton of coal. Our stove was electric. When
we first moved in we had an ice box that had to be supplied with a block of ice
every two or three days. Dad would bring home a block of ice in his car from
Portland where the ice factory was located.
On the other side of the house from
our vegetable garden we had an apple orchard with about twenty trees. There
were several pear trees and a peach tree, which seldom gave us peaches. We had
a large two story barn, with an attached chicken coop, in which we kept about
100 chickens at various times.
We had a goat named Mishap, which was a favorite, a cat, and
usually a dog. One summer we had several geese, which used to chase us out of
the barn, until one day I grabbed the gander by the neck and threw him on his
ear that, as I recall.
I could go
on like this for hours, but I feel the need for a bit of libation to do so. We
will have to dip into the liquor cabinet when you come in July.
Gomes,
SR
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Dated 13 April 1999
Ectomorphic one:
Back to the
farm. Abe Lowell, a plumber who lived down the street, had several greenhouses,
in which he raised flowers and other such stuff. In order to keep us on his
friendly side so we wouldn’t break windows in the greenhouses, he provided us
with pipes and tobacco, which he kept in the lower greenhouse, where we would
go frequently. Our Jurassic frère from Sepulveda (brother Dennis) would usually
get sick from smoking, and we all would eat choke cherries to cover up the smell
on our breath.
Gomes,
SR
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Dated 14 April 1999
Phogbound, Old Cad:
I played
football for four years in High School (Chevrus High, a Jesuit school) , one
year of basketball, and four years of track. I was a middle linebacker in
football, and occasionally played fullback on offense when we were way ahead in
a game. Bill Curran, our coach, wanted
to give the backs a rest. That was really fun.
In track I
did the shot put and discus. In college, I put the shot frequently, and engaged
in the broad jump whenever the opportunity presented itself.
Dad went to
the U. Of Maine for a year, studying forestry, and then transferred to
Dartmouth where he took pre-med. He went to Jefferson Medical school, and
interned at Hahnemann Hospital to get his MD. He did graduate work at
Bridgeport Hospital, where he met Mom, who just happened to be a Nurse there.
One time Mom showed me a bunch of little love notes that Dad had written to her
at that time, very warm hearted.
Grandpa
Rowe owned the Rowe Milk Co. in Portland. Dad would say that he had to get up
at the crack of dawn to help with delivering milk before school. The Rowes were
also in partnership with the McBradys (second cousins) in the roofing business.
I worked for McBrady Roofing for a summer when I was in High School.
Gomes,
SR.
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From John Bryne in
Canada - Good morning Don I hope you had a great Christmas and are looking
forward to a fantastic New Year.
In regard to
your last e-mail I'm still somewhat confused. (HI CUZ Editor Don Rowe has entered corrections in larger Bolded print
below)
You write that
"your great great grandfather James Shanahan (married Mary Dowling) was a
sibling of my great great grandfather Denis Shanahan (married Ellen McCarthy).
Are you saying your great, great grandfather was Denis Shanahan (married Ellen McCarthy) because you used the word
"my", I'm guessing you meant your? How do you get to that conclusion?
I was wrong! …
not a surprise in this hobby or obsession. See notes below.
The Denis
Shanahan who married to Ellen McCarthy was the son of William Shanahan who married Julia Pendergast, and William was the
son of James Shanahan who was married to Mary Dowling. Denis Shanahan who married to Ellen McCarthy was my (meaning me ... LOL) great grandfather. I can't see how he
could be yours if your great grandfather John Shanahan (married Ellen Mylar), who if I'm
reading your e-mail correctly must have been a son of your great great grandfather James Shanahan (married Mary Dowling). AHA – see below, but here’s
a quick observation. My Denis was married to Catherine Ellen McCarthy,
not Ellen McCarthy.
Death records
from Ste. Basile show a Ellen Myler (suspect same person as Ellen Mylar)
married to John Shanahan died on 9 of Aug. 1872 and was buried two days
later. She was 49 years old according to the records. Thanks. I had these. John
and Ellen/Helen/Helene are my great grandparents. John died 22 November 1901 in
Portland, Maine and is buried in a family plot at Calvary Cemetery in South
Portland.
Cornelius lived in the next parish. I have not been able to find any link with him. However, that been said I agree with your statement that , "in a close knit community of Irish living within French I suspect that as a century passed everyone ended up being related due to intermarriage". The Byrne family is related to many families and most of the relationships come via the McCarthy's. I'm not only my father’s son but his 5th cousin via McCarthy DNA. Wow… terrific story. Can I share the fifth cousin part in a future HI CUZ newsletter?
I'm sure we are
related just no sure if we've discovered the link yet. See my notes below. I still
don’t have a connection, but we’re pushing back to Denis and James generation.
OR … we may stumble across it via McCarthys, or Dowlings, etc etc etc.
I've attached a
picture of Denis Shanahan with his wife Ellen McCarthy (my great grandfather
and great grandmother) with several of their children and Ellen McCarthy's
brother Patrick McCarthy. The picture was taken on the porch of the Shanahan's
old farm house. It was a terrific picture, but your Denis isn’t mine. Somehow I
confused your Denis married to Ellen McCarthy with my Denis married to Catherine
Ellen McCarthy. See my note … multiple children across Portneuf County had
same first names.
Incidentally I have some first Rowe cousins once removed (sisters)
who married brothers. Their kids are double cousins.
Hope you have a great
new year and we can figure this out in 2017. I hope so, but it may
take longer.
John (a.k.a. Grumpy)
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Shanaghan research – A recap of Dennis and Catherine Ellen (McCarthy) Shanaghan family data may help us figure our relationship, or leave us puzzled.
1. Marriage
record 4 - of John Shanaghan to Eleanor
Mylar – Fifth of February 1844, John
Shanaghan, son of age to Denis Shanaghan and Catherine McCarthy of Ste Basile
… and Eleanor Mylor, daughter of age to Thomas Mylor and Elizabeth Larkin, also
of Ste Basile parish … in presence of Denis Shanaghan, father, and Thomas
Slattery, a friend of Bridegroom, of James Mylor, brother and Catherine
Shanaghan sistyer in law of the bride … Signatures included Dennys Shanahan,
James Myler, Thomas Slattery. Don Rowe’s Great grandparents, proving
ancestry from Denis and Catherine Ellen (McCarthy) Shanaghan. Don Rowe’s
Great grandparents.
2. Burial record for Catherine McCarthy, wife of Denis Shanahan, of Ste Basile Parish,
Portneuf County, Quebec – Sepulture 12 – The third of March 1865 at the
advanced age of 68 years(soixante huit ans), wife of Denis Shanahan, farmer, in
the cemetery of this parish. Present were Gabriel Jobin Soufique (SP?) and
Adjutor Richard and a great many others. Don Rowe’s Great, great
grandmother.
3. Burial record for Denis (Shanaghan)Shannahan(Shanahan), Ste Basile Parish, Portneuf
County, Quebec – Sepulture 18 – The fifteenth of July, 1869…. The corpse of Denis Shannahan, widower of deceased
Catherine McCarthy of this parish … at the age of 79 (Soixante dix neuf
ans) years. Interred in the cemetery of this parish. Present Eugene McCarthy,
John McCarthy, William Shannahan, and a great number of others. Don Rowe’s
Great, great grandfather.
4. Death
record, State of Maine, for John
(Shanaghan) Shannon. Date of death: November 22, 1901. Age: 93 years (born
1808). Place of birth: Ireland. Occupation: farmer. No parents named. Lived: Waterville Street, Portland, Maine.
Don Rowe’s Great grandfather.
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RESEARCH AREA - It seems to me that your (John Bryne’s) William
Shanahan, married to Judith Prendergast, was of almost identical age to my John
Shanaghan married to Ellen Mylar. All were born in Ireland. It gets confusing
in no small part because there are Williams, John, Mary’s, Ann’s’, Dennis’s,
etc in every generation of every family.
This leaves the next generation back as our search area, my
Denis Shanaghan married to Catherine Ellen McCarthy … and your James
Shanahan married to Mary Dowling are a possible connection. Could my Denis,
born 1808 in Ireland (prob Cork) and your James, born … ??? be siblings??? I
can’t recall coming across any record of James, but I suspect James and Mary
were in Quebec, and I was focused on Ste Basile and the surrounding parishes. I
found a record that your William and Judith had a son named James, born 01
March 1841, which fits with traditional naming practices.
I found the old 1990s vintage letters from Lucy Byrne and
Eileen Cameron, as well as one from Percy Lawless. Confusing and not much help.
I also found some Dowling names in my records today.
In the Cap Sante census of 1842 a
Denis Shanaghan and a William Shanaghan lived close to each other. Denis page
498, line 20, family of ten. William with family of ten was on same page, line
26. Any bets that they each had children with same names?
I have to confess that I’ve been away from family research
for years, concentrating on writing. As such, I’ve lost touch with connections.
Obviously I had our connection wrong in recent emails and apologize.
Tell me more about the photo of Denis
Shanahan. He’s your Denis, not mine, but I’m sure there is a connection. What
is the homes’ location?
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Scott Rowe data point –
Joseph W. and Teresa (Tamborrel) Rowe were married on 18 June 1918 per an entry
on Joe’s US Passport.
Scott
found Shirley Rowe, the daughter of William Thomas Rowe JR and Hazel Newell in
online data. Wm T. Rowe and Hazel were married 25 Aug 1934. Shirley was born
March 03, 1935. Shirley attended schools in Gorham, Westbrook, and graduated
from Deering High School.
Shirley
Rowe married Raymond Harold Wilson in Portland, Maine Aug 6th, 1955. They later
divorced and she remarried to a Larrabee.
Scott’s
dad, (Don’s first cousin, John Rowe) added this - Shirley Ann Rowe was my niece, the daughter of my brother
William and Hazel Newel of Rumford. William served in Europe during WWII. When
he came home my father (William T. Rowe, MD) told him Hazel had been running
around so they got a divorce.
Shirley
Ann was always considered part of our family and with Sally and me, although
she was younger. She eventually married a Wilson and they lived in Portland.
Then she divorced him and married again. Another divorce and marriage to a
Larabee and moved to PA. I last saw her at my brother's funeral in Lexington.
MA. Never heard from her again. So that is story of Shirley Ann Rowe. Dad
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On
Sunday, March 5, 2017 4:37 PM, Donald Rowe replied:
Scott,
I thought I had emailed you weeks ago with an observation. The photo with Catherine Rowe, Alice, my da, your grandfather, and other Rowe boys - except John Henry. They're wearing the same exact clothes and are on the same exact porch as the photo of Uncle Ed and Aunt rose's wedding. I believe the two photos were done the same day, and the one with just the Rowe’s was just that. Would you agree?
Take
care, Don
Re: Photo question – From Scott Rowe Mar 7 at 10:02 AM
Hi Don,
sorry thought I'd responded to that observation. Might have gotten lost in a
long thread! lol
Definitely
that same day. It's funny that without the wedding photo you could come to a
completely different scenario for the pictures with just the Rowes. I believe I
thought originally it was a funeral due to the black lanyard Alice was wearing.
Also,
your discovery of your Dad's signing of Nacha's passport application (shortly
before the wedding I might add) and the wedding pictures showing him with Joe
and Teresa’s daughter makes sense. They must have been close! Perhaps Nacha was
looking for a husband for Anna!
BTW my
niece Erin Casey got an Ancestry DNA test done. Very interesting. Her DNA is 60
percent of Ireland Region. Also, 14 percent Italy/Greece Region (only Italian
would be her great grandfather Gaitano Sassi! A good portion of the UK is
included in the "Ireland Region". She only has a small percent of
"Great Britain" region. Interesting stuff.
Best
regards, Cuz Scott
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O’Connor uncles and aunts -
1.
FRANCIS PETER & CATHERINE AGNES “KAYE” (O’CONNOR) AMBROSE
2.
RICHARD & MARY MONICA “MAYO” (O’CONNOR) CARROLL
3.
DANIEL JOSEPH “DAN” & MARIE (ARESENAULT) O’CONNOR
4.
GEORGE & ESTHER (O'CONNOR) LAPOLICE
5.
GEROME C. “GERRY” & DOROTHY “DOT” (O'CONNOR) HANSEN
6.
VINCENT “VINK” & MADELYN (KEILLY) O'CONNOR
7.
EILEEN CATHERINE O'CONNOR- SR MARY IRENE DIED AS
YOUNG WOMAN
8.
SYLVESTER JOSEPH “SOC” & CEIL O'CONNOR - NO KIDS
9.
NORA “NONIE” CECILIA O'CONNOR - NEVER MARRIED
10.
EDNA PATRICA “TISH” O'CONNOR - NEVER MARRIED
11.
ANNA MAE O'CONNOR - DIED AT 3 YEARS OF AGE
12.
GERALDINE “GERNEY” (O'CONNOR) & JOHN O"DONNELL - NO KIDS
My mother, was their sibling - BRIDGET BERNADINE
“BRYDE” (O’CONNOR) ROWE
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Another nice bit of
research by cousin Scott Rowe – Don, this guy is no
relation but what a coincidence. On Thursday, March 23, 2017 9:07 AM
I know
I've mentioned this before but came across it again. Fun fact. I believe Joseph
was from southern Vermont and no relation to us.
Joseph
Rowe (1789) - Joseph Rowe settled Champlain in 1788 at the same time as Pliny
Moore. He is mentioned numerous times in Pliny’s sawmill diary of 1788 as
he helped to build the sawmill. Unfortunately, he died a year later in
1789. Rowe owned three lots including lot 65 which is bounded today by
South St. and Church St./Ridge Road. Route 11 now passes through the
center of this lot. William Fox (who lived on Rt. 276 north of Dewey’s
Tavern) was the only person in town in the 1860s who knew exactly where Rowe
was buried. Fox remembered seeing the grave in 1797 and remembered that
it had green sod on it and was on the side of a small hill. He and
William Beaumont (the uncle of the future doctor) were to put up a fence around
his grave but this was never done. It was thought that Rowe was buried at
the corner of lot 65 and under the intersection of Church St. and South St.
near the Dr. Julius Churchill house. In 1910, St. Mary’s Cemetery was
established on the edge of this intersection and hill.
Old Burying Yard on Oak Street (1799) - The first public cemetery was given by Pliny Moore to the Village of Champlain and was one acre in size. The cemetery was on Oak Street (then known as Moore St.) and today the John Rowe house sits on half of the old cemetery land (the other half is on the lot north of it). The first person buried here was Amasa Corbin. He was the cousin of Pliny’s wife, Martha Corbin Moore. For 60 years, many of the village residents, including Pliny and his wife, were buried here. After 1873, the cemetery was moved to the newly established Glenwood Cemetery.
Scott
