George R. ROWLES

George married Anna MAHER in 1850 in Ireland. Anna was born on 01 Feb 1822 in Doon, Limerick, Ireland; died on 13 Jun 1894 in Belle Creek, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried on 16 Jun 1894 in Stl. Columbkill's Cemetery, Belle Creek, Goodhue Co., Minnesota. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Elizabeth Mary ROWLES was born on 01 Nov 1871 in New York, USA; died on 23 Sep 1959 in Red Wing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.
2. Timothy James ROWLES was born on 19 Mar 1856 in Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin; died on 11 Jul 1906 in Belle Creek, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in St. Columbkill's Cem., Belle Creek, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
3. William ROWLES was born on 18 Apr 1867 in Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin; died on 05 Jul 1889 in Belle Creek, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in St. Columbkill's Cem., Belle Creek, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.
4. Sarah ROWLES was born on 27 Jan 1861 in Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin; died on 03 May 1877 in Belle Creek, Goodhue County, Minnesota; was buried in St. Columbkill's Cem., Belle Creek, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.
5. Edward ROWLES was born on 30 Apr 1859 in Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin; died on 26 Apr 1911 in Belle Creek, Goodhue County, Minnesota.
6. John ROWLES was born on 17 Mar 1854 in Schuylerville, Saratoga County, New York; died on 21 Feb 1926 in Horton Twp., Stevens County, Minnesota.
7. Patrick ROWLES was born on 05 Nov 1863 in Waupun, Dodge County, Wisconsin; died on 12 Dec 1958 in Minneapolis, Hennepin Co., Minnesota; was buried in St. Columbkill's Church, Belle Creek, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.
8. George W. ROWLES was born on 14 Apr 1852 in Washington County,New York; died on 21 Jan 1922 in Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington; was buried on 25 Jan 1922 in Fairmont Cemebery, Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington.
9. Luke ROWLES was born on 10 Nov 1850 in New York, USA; died on 19 Nov 1879 in Goodhue, Goodhue Co., Minnesota; was buried in St. Columbkill's Cem., Belle Creek, Goodhue Co., Minnesota.

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Excerpt from "Descendants of George Rowles" by Ann Moloney Lamb:

George Rowles and Sarah Griffin came to America from the townland of Cloonteen which was located at that time in the civil parish of Doon, which lies in the northeast corner of County Limerick, Ireland, right next to the Tipperary border......

George and Sarah came on a Norwegian ship from Dublin to New York in the fall of 1852 with their son John and daughter Margaret, and joined their sons Luke and George who had come there earlier with their wives. They were living and working on farms in Easton township, Washington County, which lies along the Hudson River near to the town of Schuylerville and about 35 miles north of Albany. Sarah died about three months after they arrived and in buried near some friends who also came from Cappamore with her. The rest of the Rowles family lived in New York about three and half years more before moving to Waupun, Wisconsin in about early 1856.

Only one Rowles family was left in Doon after they left, that of Michael Rowles and his wife Bridget Ryan. Michael and Bridget had 7 children between 1845 and 1861, named William, Edward, John, Mary, Alice, George and Bridget but since the family did not emigrate with the others and cannot be traced, we have no idea what became of them.

All of Rowles family moved to Wisconsin, probably at or near the same time. The most likely route would have been west along the Erie Canal from Albany to Buffalo. The Canal was built in about 1825 under Governor DeWitt Clinton and was called familiarly "Clinton's Ditch". From Burfalo they probably went by boat through the Great Lakes to Wisconsin.

George married Sarah GRIFFIN about 1814. Sarah was born about 1795 in Doon, Limerick, Ireland; died about Sep 1852 in Easton, Washington County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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In June of 182 George and Sarah immigrated. She died at Luke's house in Easton, Washington Co., about three months after landing in American (abt. Sept 1852).

She is buried in Schuylerville, New York,near Eliza Bourk (sic) Benton and John Maher, with whom she came to America. Unfortunately ,the church is Schuylerville does not have information for that period.