John Rowand (1787 - 1854)

Born 1787 in Montreal, Quebec

Descendants

Died 30 May 1854 at about age 67 in Fort Pitt, Saskatchewan, Rupert's Land

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Biography

John Rowand is Notable.

John Rowand was a notable fur trader.

John was born in Montréal about 1787 to John Rowand (a doctor) and (Unknown).

John married Louise Millet. He later married according to the custom of the country Louise Umfreville (daughter of Edward Humphryville and an indigenous woman).

He passed away on 30 May 1854.

The children of John Rowand and Louise Millet:

1. Antoine Rowand b. 1805, m. Archange Nepissing (daughter of Ignace Commandant Nepissing and Lizette Elizabeth Courteoreille)

The children of John Rowan and Louise Humphryville:

1. John Rowand b. 8 Feb 1812, m. Margaret Harriott (daughter of John Edward Harriott (?) and Elizabeth Pruden)
2. Sophie Rowand b. 30 Aug 1814
3. Alexander Rowand b. 13 Dec 1816
4. Nancy Rowand b. 29 Oct 1818, m. John Edward Harriott (son of Edward Harriott and Christian Pruden), m. William Flett (son of James Flett and Helen (Unknown))
5. Margaret Rowand b. 5 Jul 1825, m. James McKay
6. Adelaide Rowand b. 8 Feb 1832

Sources

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2661/john-rowand : accessed 23 October 2021), memorial page for John Rowand (1789–31 May 1854), Find A Grave: Memorial #2661, citing Cimetière Mont-Royal, Outremont, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada ; Maintained by Find a Grave.

• Morin, Gail. Metis Families Volume 10 Racette - Stevenson (pp 392-396). Kindle Edition.

• Long, Tom, "Louise Umphreville: Edmonton’s Forgotten First Lady," Edmonton, AB: Edmonton City as Museum Project, 10 Aug 2021. https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/2021/08/10/louise-umphreville-edmontons-forgotten-first-lady Edmonton Heritage Council (citymuseumedmonton.ca : accessed 23 Oct 2021).

• Lees, Nick, "Book chronicling Fort Edmonton history part of foundation's 50th anniversary," Edmonton, AB: Edmonton Journal, 6 May 2019. https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/nick-lees-book-chronicling-fort-edmonton-history-part-of-foundations-50th-anniversary (edmontonjournal.com : accessed 23 Oct 2021).

• Waiser, Bill, "History Matters: The saga of John Rowand's bones," Saskatoon, SK: Star-Phoenix, 5 Dec 2017. https://thestarphoenix.com/opinion/columnists/history-matters-the-saga-of-john-rowands-bones (thestarphoenix.com : accessed 23 Oct 2021).

• Grant, John Francis. A Son of the Fur Trade: The Memoirs of Johnny Grant. University of Albert Press, 2008. https://books.google.ca/books/about/A_Son_of_the_Fur_Trade.html?id=xiokAQAAIAAJ& (books.google.ca : accessed 23 Oct 2021

• Red River Ancestry (blog): Entry for John Rowand

See also:

• Wikipedia: John Rowand
• Wikidata: Item Q6255801, en:Wikipedia
• Dictionary of Canadian Biography (biographi.ca): John Rowand