Edward Rowe, acct. 17604

Additional Information on Edward Rowe:

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Edward Rowe d. Jul 23, 1866 at Morristown, NJ

[1855 already in people file]

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New York Herald, Sunday, October 23, 1887

THE OLD SIXTH WARD

HOW THEY USED TO BEHAVE AROUND THE FIVE POINTS MANY YEARS AGO

…THE BOSS WARD

The Sixth ward at the time ruled the politics of the city, and the leading politicians of the ward were John Foote, Judge Magrath, Tom Barr, Peter B. Sweeny, Matt Brennan, John Clancy, Judge Dowling and Superintendent of Police John Jordan…On the corner of Catharine alley and Elm street Edward Rowe kept a famous inn for a number of years and was quite influential in politics.

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New York Deaths and Burials, 1795-1952 (familysearch.org)

Name: Edward Rowe

Gender: Male

Burial Place: NY

Death Date: 23 Jul 1866

Death Place: Morristown, New Jersey

Age: 54

Birth Date: 1812

Birthplace: Ireland

Race: White

Marital Status: Unknown

GS Film number: 1671686

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brother:

New York Herald, Monday, September 30, 1867

DIED

ROWE—At Morristown, N. J., of disease of the heart, on Saturday night, September 28, at a quarter-past eleven o’clock, PATRICK ROWE, for many years a resident of 56 Elm street, New York, and formerly of the parish of Mayne, county Westmeath, Ireland, in the 58^th year of his age.  The remains will be taken from Morristown to St. Andrew’s church, corner of Duane street and City Hall place, this city, on Tuesday morning, at ten o’clock, where a grand solemn requiem mass will be offered up for the repose of his soul.  The funeral will thence proceed to Calvary Cemetery.  The relatives and friends of the family, of his late brother, Edward Rowe, and of the Rev. William E. Duffy, are respectfully invited to attend.