Samuel Wesley Rowe

1869 - 1950  (80 years)

• Name	Samuel Wesley Rowe
  Born	10 Sep 1869	, Huron Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1921	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	undertaker
  Residence	1921	9 Oak St. Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Occupation	1932
  	embalmer
  Residence	1950	90 Shade St., Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-436952
  Died	21 Aug 1950	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Buried	Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, Huron Co., Ontario   [1]
  Person ID	I436952	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Family 1	Charlotte E. M. Perkins
  Children	1. Florence Beatrice Rowe,   b. 30 Jun 1898, Stephen Township, Huron County, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Apr 1967  (Age 68 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F276888	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Alma Greta Wiggins,   b. 10 Oct 1885, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1968  (Age 82 years)
  Married	15 Oct 1927	Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F276887	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Samuel Wesley Rowe Samuel Wesley Rowe, a well-known resident of Galt for 32 years, died yesterday at his home at 90 Shade street, following a long illness. Born near Exeter, he operated a furniture and funeral service for some time and for a number of years was associated with Allan [sic] and Ray at Galt. He was a member of Wesley United church, and a member of the I. O. O. F. at Exeter. Surviving are his wife, Alma Wiggins Key [missing portion], daughters, Mrs. Fred [missing] (Viola) of Long Branch. [missing], Donald Halliday, (Florence). [missing] A step-daughter, Miss D. [missing] lives at Flint, Mich., another daughter [?], Mrs. Roy Windsor, [missing] City, Mich. Two brother [missing] and Harry, reside at Exeter [missing] will be received at the [missing] and Son Funeral Home [missing] service will be conducted [missing] there on Wednesday at 8:30 [missing] and interment will be in [missing] cemetery, Thursday. Galt Reporter, August 22, 1950, p. 7 _______________________ 1 \endash 467 MAIN STREET In 1874, this corner was the original location of the Molson's Bank. The stately house was later incorporated into the R.N. Rowe funeral home and furniture business when Mr. Rowe became its owner in 1887. Mr. Rowe's grandson, R. C. Dinney took over the business in the 1940s and where his son operated Exeter Home Furniture until 2014. https://www.experienceexeter.ca/history/heritage-main-street-walking-tours/ Heritage Walking Tour Main Street, Exeter _________________ After finding that Rowe was buried in Exeter, I e-mailed the Haskett Funeral Home there to get his death date. The reply was that the funeral home was started by the Rowes, but Hasketts don't have the early records. The person who replied suggested that I call Ada Dinney, a descendant of Samuel Rowe's brother. I called Ada on July 28, 2014, and she told me that Samuel and his brother Robert Rowe did establish a funeral home in Exeter in 1887. Samuel left about a year later to work in or own a grocery store in Farquar, Ontario [also in Huron County]. Ada thought that he went to Galt or Guelph after that. Marion Roes 2020

  
  

• Sources

  [S3231] Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16577803/samuel-w-rowe.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 10 Sep 1869 - , Huron Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - undertaker - 1921 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 15 Oct 1927 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 21 Aug 1950 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Exeter Cemetery, Exeter, Huron Co., Ontario  = Link to Google Earth