Ebenezer Rowley, Rev. War, BURIAL Differs from SAR info
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Ebenezer Rowley, Rev. War, BURIAL Differs from SAR info
I believe the SAR info is wrong for the burial place of Ebenezer Rowley, Sr., Rev. War Soldier, d.1811.
SAR has him as buried in Winsted Cem., Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT; they cite the "46-55th Annual Reports DAR Senate Documents"
I suddenly noticed the other day, that most people with Ebenezer in their trees, now carry the SAR burial info of Winsted Cem., and it made me wonder why? Before you all jump to the conclusion that the SAR is right, I'd like to point out that the SAR classified this listing as "Not Evaluated" which seems to me is the same as Unverified.
I would also point out that the Society of Mayflower Descendants has in its files an affidavit by Warren C. Rowley, dated Feb. 1897 at Utica, NY, in which he states that he personally copied the inscription from the tomb of Ebenezer and Susannah Rowley which is "LOCATED ON THE FARM WHICH HE OWNED IN EAST HADDAM, NEAR THE VILLAGE OF MODUS" [sic, Moodus]
This may be found in "The Mayflower Descendant" Vol. 35, No. 2, July 1985; Original source MSMD Documentation 19, pp. 129 & 130, File Nos. 145, 151, 259
It is interesting that everyone uses the dates which Warren C. Rowley discovered, yet ignores the place he says he found those dates. Even the SAR.
I found some nformation on Winsted Cemetery, Litchfield Co., which states there is a Monument which lists Connecticut men who served in the War. It may well be that Ebenezer (or even his son Ebenezer, who also served) is named on this monument, but my belief is that he was buried on his farm, in Tolland County, just as Warren C. Rowley stated.
I am still investigating this, as I have not personally seen the DAR information, but I suspect it might have something to do with the installation of the monument, and I hope to make a quick trip up to both Moodus and Winsted soon. I don't hold much hope for finding Ebenezer's grave, after all this time, but I am sure planning to look!
To that end - Does anyone have any concrete information as to where the farm of Ebenezer Rowley was located? "In East Haddam, near Modus" is a little vague.
Thanks,
Deborah
SAR has him as buried in Winsted Cem., Winsted, Litchfield Co., CT; they cite the "46-55th Annual Reports DAR Senate Documents"
I suddenly noticed the other day, that most people with Ebenezer in their trees, now carry the SAR burial info of Winsted Cem., and it made me wonder why? Before you all jump to the conclusion that the SAR is right, I'd like to point out that the SAR classified this listing as "Not Evaluated" which seems to me is the same as Unverified.
I would also point out that the Society of Mayflower Descendants has in its files an affidavit by Warren C. Rowley, dated Feb. 1897 at Utica, NY, in which he states that he personally copied the inscription from the tomb of Ebenezer and Susannah Rowley which is "LOCATED ON THE FARM WHICH HE OWNED IN EAST HADDAM, NEAR THE VILLAGE OF MODUS" [sic, Moodus]
This may be found in "The Mayflower Descendant" Vol. 35, No. 2, July 1985; Original source MSMD Documentation 19, pp. 129 & 130, File Nos. 145, 151, 259
It is interesting that everyone uses the dates which Warren C. Rowley discovered, yet ignores the place he says he found those dates. Even the SAR.
I found some nformation on Winsted Cemetery, Litchfield Co., which states there is a Monument which lists Connecticut men who served in the War. It may well be that Ebenezer (or even his son Ebenezer, who also served) is named on this monument, but my belief is that he was buried on his farm, in Tolland County, just as Warren C. Rowley stated.
I am still investigating this, as I have not personally seen the DAR information, but I suspect it might have something to do with the installation of the monument, and I hope to make a quick trip up to both Moodus and Winsted soon. I don't hold much hope for finding Ebenezer's grave, after all this time, but I am sure planning to look!
To that end - Does anyone have any concrete information as to where the farm of Ebenezer Rowley was located? "In East Haddam, near Modus" is a little vague.
Thanks,
Deborah