Area: Kincardine, Bruce County, ON
Bible History: I do not know anything about the John Rowan bible it's self, I just have pages from this bible with the information
Inside Cover of Bible?
"The Self-Explanatory Family Bible
The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour JESUS CHRIST; Translated out of the orginal Greek; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised(?) by His Majesty's Special Commision(?) With marginal readings, and orginal
and se(?) Printed at length"
There is a seal -On the upper left of the seal is a lion and on upper right is a horse
"Printed at Length
The text only printed by Authority Glasgow and London
William(?) Collins, Sons & C(?)"
Births
- James Rowan was Born March th 2 1852
- Angus Rowan was Born Sep th 6. 1856
- Duncan Rowan was Born July th 20. 1858
- Mary Ann Rowan was Born Nov th 7. 1859
- John Rowan was Born July th 23.1861
- Catherine Rowan was Born July. 7. 1863
- Margaret Rowan was Born Aug 6th 1867
- Sarah Jane Rowan was Born March th 7. 1869
- Malcolm Rowan Born May 17th 1870
- Elizabeth Rowan was Born July 10th 1871
- Robert Rowan was Born Oct 30th 1872"
- John Rowan and Margaret Turner married - Feb 18th 1851"
- Rowan Rowan was married to Margaret Turner Feb 18th 1851 (NOTE: 59 is crossed on date of 1859 and 51 marked above the crossed out 59)
- John Rowan was married to Mary Gillies Sep th 28 1860"
- Margaret Rowan was born Turner died Dec th 2. 1865. (NOTE: "Rowan was Born" is crossed out, to read "Margaret Turner died Dec th 2. 1865")
- Margaret Rowan was Born Sep th 17.1854 and Died Nov th 15. 1855.
- (NOTE: The following is a different hand) Mary Gillies died.
- John Rowan died June 17th 1887."
