Ronald Rowat

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 139632929
• Name: C. A. Ronald Rowat
• _UID: 220F98E51FEC4439A7C01BE16D15700C9791

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C. A. Ronald Rowat was the son of Donald McKenzie Rowat and Rhoda Isabella Pozner. He was born in Quebec and Married Kathleen Anderson abt 1947 in Beauharnois, Quebec. The had a dau. born in 1937 in Saskatoon. He was a minister in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for years. He died, probably in Saskatoon, in 1976 and is buried here in Athelstan Cemetery at the age of 67 years.

Huntingdon Gleaner Extract:
01-07-1937 To Rev. and Mrs. Ronald Rowat, (nee Anderson), at Saskatoon SK, a daughter.

Ronald married Kathleen Anderson about 1937 in Beauharness, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 139561615
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Donald McKenzie Rowat was the son of Rev. Andrew Rowat and Elizabeth Margaret McKenzie. He married Rhoda Isabella Pozner on Oct 23, 1897 in St George de Beauce, Quebec. They became the parents of John Pozer, Rhoda Isabel MKenzie and Ronald. Donald died in 1952 at the age of 78 years.

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10-23-1907 Donald M. Rowat, (notary), of Richmond PQ,married Rhoda Isabella Von Posner, second daughter of the late John A Posner,of St. George de Beauce, PQ. At the residence of the brides mother, by the Rev.A Rowat, Father of the bridegroom

Donald married Rhoda Isabella Pozer. Rhoda was born in 1885 in Quebec, Canada; died on 5 Jul 1937 in Westmount, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada; was buried in Athelstan Presbyterian Cemetery, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 139560372
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Rhoda Isabella Pozer is the dau of John A.Poser. She married Donald McKenzie Rowat on 23 Oct 1907 in St. George de Beauce, Quebec at the age of 22. They became the parents of John Pozer, Rhoda Isabel McKenzie and Ronald. She died in 1937 at the age of 52 years.

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10-23-1907 Donald M. Rowat, (notary), of Richmond PQ,married Rhoda Isabella Von Posner, second daughter of the late John A Posner,of St. George de Beauce, PQ. At the residence of the brides mother, by the Rev.A Rowat, Father of the bridegroom
07-05-1937 Rhoda Isabella Pozer, beloved wife of Donald MacKenzie Rowat, of 572 Lansdowne Avenue, Westmount Qu?bec. Funeral service from the Melville Church, in Westmount Qu?bec. Interred in the Athelstan Qu?becCemetery.

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 139538238
• _UID: E87B7ECDB8CE47A28BBF76DDD1449EA9168F
• Occupation: 1879, Winchester, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada; controversy

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The Winchester Tragedy - Rev. Mr Rowat and the "Daily News"
The following letter appeared in the GLOBE of Saturday:
"To the Editor of the Globe)
"Sir,
I regret very much that a false impression has been made upon the public mind in some sections in regard to the confession made to me by Clark Brown, the young man who, on the evening of 2nd inst., murdered his father and sister. lIn some of the reports of the terrible tragedy I am represented as having held out to Clark Brown forgiveness from man on condition of his confessing his sin. For example, THE DAILY NEWS (Kingston) has the following in regard to the matter: "Yesterday morning he was visited by the Rev Mr Rowat, Presbyterian minister, who induced him to tell all he knew of the murder, holding out a promise of pardon if he did so. What right Mr Rowat had to hold out a prospect of forgiveness we are at a loss to know, etc.
"Now I emphatically deny having done any such thing, as both constables Ryke and Stalmyre, who were present at the time, will testify. As a minister of the Gospel I had nothing to do with the man's relation to an earthly tribunal. Every word I read and spoke to him, as well as every petition presented to a throne of grace for him, had reference to his relation to a higher tribunal. I cannot understand how an editor with a grain of common sense in him could for one moment think that a minister of the Gospel could be so utterly devoid of every principle of morality as to be guilty of such an action as that attributed to me by the editor of the DAILY NEWS.
Yours truly,
"A. Rowat

West Winchester, Sep 10 1879
"I hope that the DAILY NEWS and all other papers that have helped to give publicity to false statements in regard to the matter, derogatory to my reputation, will immediately correct these by copying the above. A.R.
We cheerfully give Mr Rowat's letter all the prominence he desires. The remarks in the NEWS were based upon the following words contained in the telegraphic despatch announcing Brown's acknowledgment of having committed the crime:
"The Rev. A. Rowat, Presbyterian minister, visited him this morning at six o'clock, and requested him if he had done wrong to confess it openly, holding out the inducement of forgiveness being granted. ?i?Only on that condition?/i?, he made an open confession before the two constables and the Rev. Mr Rowat.
While reading the comments of the NEWS on the case, Mr Rowat could not by any possibility have failed to read the sentence which followed the estract which is contained in his letter to the GLOBE. It was as follows:
"It is possible, however, that the reverend gentleman's promises referred to a court beyond earthly jurisdiction. The probabilities are that had the confession not been exacted in this way, it would have been impossible to bring home the crime to the murdered man's son, as it is not unreasonable to suppose that he would have persisted in declaring his innocence, in which case it would have been a difficult matter to convict him without some positive evidence against him.

When Mr Rowat considers the phraseology of the despatch from which the above extract is taken, he will scarcely wonder that the NEWS comments on the forgiveness question appeared. Our only surprixe is, that he in writing to the GLOBE should deliberately ignore our qualifying remarks in regard to his offer of forgiveness.

The Kingston Daily News
Kingston, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
15 Sep 1879, Mon ? Page 2

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Rev. Andrew Rowat was the son of John Rowat and Margaret Drysdale. He was a minister at Elgin and Athelstan from 1884 to 1909. He married Elizabeth Margaret McKenzie on May 6, 1868 in Athelstan, Quebec. They became the parents of Martha Ann, John Drysdale, Thomas Alexander, Donald McKenzie, Margaret Agnes, Christina Cameron, Mary Ina and William Andrew. He died in 1918 in Lambert, Quebec at the age of 80.

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05-02-1918 Rev. Andrew Rowat, died at St. Lambert PQ, age 79years. Funeral to take place on Saturday at 11 a.m., in the Athelstan Church.

Andrew married Elizabeth Margaret McKenzie on 6 May 1868 in Delaware Twp, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada. Elizabeth (daughter of Rev. D. McKenzie and Christina Cameron) was born on 16 Nov 1839 in Zorro Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada; died on 2 May 1918 in St. Lambert, Quebec, Canada; was buried in Athelstan Presbyterian Cemetery, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 139538787
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• Residence: 1868, Embro, Ontario, Canada

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• FamilySearch ID: 2ZSS-PNW
• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 97377187
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John married Margaret Drysdale on 31 Jan 1828 in Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada. Margaret (daughter of James Drysdale and Christian "Christy" Fergus) was born on 18 Aug 1810 in Dollar Parish, Clackmannanshire, Scotland; died on 30 Apr 1892 in Hillsdale, Flos Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• FamilySearch ID: KCND-C96
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D. married Christina Cameron. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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