| Name |
Andrew McKenzie Rowat |
| Prefix |
Rev. |
| Birth |
1838 |
Simcoe, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada  |
| Gender |
Male |
| FindaGrave Memorial ID |
139538238 |
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| Occupation |
1879 |
Winchester, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada |
| controversy |
- 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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| _UID |
E87B7ECDB8CE47A28BBF76DDD1449EA9168F |
| Death |
2 May 1918 |
St. Lambert, Quebec, Canada |
- 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.
Huntingdon Gleaner Extract;
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.
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| Burial |
Athelstan Presbyterian Cemetery, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada |
| Person ID |
I29594 |
Lanark County Origins | My Paternal Grandmother's Branch, This is my paternal Lineage |
| Last Modified |
2 Jan 2023 |
| Father |
John Rowat, b. 10 Jan 1792, Campsie Parish, Stirlingshire, Scotland d. 26 Jan 1864, Hillsdale, Flos Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years) |
| Mother |
Margaret Drysdale, b. 18 Aug 1810, Dollar Parish, Clackmannanshire, Scotland d. 30 Apr 1892, Hillsdale, Flos Twp, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 81 years) |
| Marriage |
31 Jan 1828 |
Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada |
| Family ID |
F10095 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Elizabeth Margaret McKenzie, b. 16 Nov 1839, Zorro Twp, Oxford County, Ontario, Canada d. 2 May 1918, St. Lambert, Quebec, Canada (Age 78 years) |
| Marriage |
6 May 1868 |
Delaware Twp, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada |
| Children |
| | 1. Christina Cameron Rowat, b. 1869 d. 1949 (Age 80 years) |
| | 2. John Drysdale Rowat, b. 1871 d. 1881 (Age 10 years) |
| | 3. Margaret Agnes Rowat, b. 1872, Dundee, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada d. 9 Sep 1951, Montr?al (city/cit?), Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada (Age 79 years) |
| + | 4. Donald McKenzie Rowat, b. 1874, Dundee, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada d. 1952, Quebec, Canada (Age 78 years) |
| | 5. Mary Ina Rowat, b. 1876, Dundee, Monteregie Region, Quebec, Canada d. 1974, Canada (Age 98 years) |
| | 6. Thomas Alexander Rowat, b. 19 Aug 1878, Winchester, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry United Counties, Ontario, Canada d. 28 Jun 1917, France (Age 38 years) |
| + | 7. Martha Ann Rowat, b. 1881 d. 1981, Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada (Age 100 years) |
| | 8. William Andrew Rowat, b. 1884 d. 1978 (Age 94 years) |
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| Family ID |
F10111 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
4 Mar 2024 |
1838 - 1918 (80 years)
