Manoah Rowe

ROWE, MANOAH, farmer, merchant, shipbuilder, and customs collector; b. ca. 1813, in England; m. Penelope Rowe of Prince Edward Island, and they had one child, Minney; Methodist; d. 12 May 1899. Rowe, a Liberal, was elected to the House of Assembly in the general election of 1873 in 4th Kings. Rowe came to the Island in 1832. Besides being a farmer, he was involved in a number of mercantile activities in the Montague area. He operated a general store in Montague Bridge, and was a general importer, shipbuilder, and customs collector in Montague. He also operated a country tavern in the Montague area. While in his twenties, Rowe was a member of the Young Men's Temperance Society. Records indicate that for a period of time Rowe lived in Summerside. Later, certainly by 1880, he made his home in Montague Bridge. His numerous economic interests in the Montague area indicate that at some time previous to residing in Summerside he may have lived near Montague. Manoah Rowe died 12 May 1899. Penelope Row'e was born ca. 1825 and died 13 September 1907. Her parents emigrated to the Island from England. The 1881 Census indicates that Minney Rowe was born in New Brunswick.