Peter Gow

Source:  LDS Microfilm 1040075 OPR 341/2 Page 380.

Source: LDS Microfilm 1040075 OPR 341/2 Page 539.

Source: New Register House.

1. Elizabeth Gow was christened on the 25th of June 1769 in Comrie.
2. John Gow was christened on the 28th of July 1771 in Comrie.
3. Duncan Gow was christened on the 11th of July 1773 in Comrie.
4. Peter Gow was christened on the 10th of December 1775 in Comrie and married on the 26th of March 1803 in Comrie to Helen Ferguson.

1. Helen Gow christened on 1st May 1804 in Comrie and married to James Morrison (William Morrison's brother). Two brothers and two sisters married!

Baptisms in the Parish of Comrie - Film 1040075 OPR 341/2 Page 455
May 1st 1804.
Peter Gow in Dalginrofs and Helen Gow his spouse had their Daughter Baptised named Helen.

James and Helen emigrated to the United States in 1829 and settled in Hamden, Delaware County, New York State, where they had eight daughters! James was a farmer. Hamden is a really remote place in the Catskill Mountains of New York State. Back in 1829, they must have lived like log cabin pioneers in Mohican country.

• Helen "Ellen" Morrison was born in Hamden, NY in 1831/32.
• Catherine Morrison was born in Hamden, NY in 1834/35.
• Christina Morrison was born in Hamden, NY around 1837.
• Elizabeth "Betsey" Morrison was born in Hamden, NY around 1839.
• Isabel Morrison was born in Hamden, NY around 1841.
• Sarah Morrison was born in Hamden, NY around 1844.
• Jane "Janet" Morrison was born in Hamden, NY in 1847/48.
• Agnes Morrison was born in Hamden, NY around 1851.
  
  
1830 Census, Hamden, Delaware Couny, New York.
James and Helen.

1850 Census, Hamden, Delaware Couny, New York.
James 46, Helen 45 and seven daughters from ages 18 down to 2.

1860 Census, Hamden, Delaware Couny, New York.
James 57, Helen 56 and three daughters.

1870 Census, Hamden, Delaware Couny, New York.
James 66, Helen 65 and two daughters.

1880 Census, Hamden, Delaware Couny, New York.
No entry.

Source: John W. Jack (descendant) jwjclaude@aol.com.
 

2. Peter Gow was christened on the 18th of March 1810 in Comrie.  A Peter Gow married a Janet Ferguson in Muthill in 1849, but this is a different Peter.

Baptisms in the Parish of Comrie - Film 1040075 OPR 341/2 Page 467
March 18th 1810.
Peter Gow in Dalginrofs and Helen Gow his spouse had their son Baptised named Peter.
 

3. James Gow christened on 8th March 1812 in Comrie.  James may have married a Janet Stalker in Crieff in 1836.

Baptisms in the Parish of Comrie - Film 1040075 OPR 341/2 Page 472
March 8th 1812.
Peter Gow and Helen Gow in Dalginrofs had their son Baptised James.
 

4. Cathrine Gow was christened on the 2nd of March 1816 in Comrie, and married on the 10th of June 1848 in Comrie to William Morrison.
   
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Source:  New Register House, LDS OPR, Familysearch.com, Origins, John W. Jack (descendant) jwjclaude@aol.com.

Dalginrofs, Comrie. "y"=born in the same county.
 

1851 Census - Comrie, Perthshire - LDS Microfilm 1042262 ED3 Page 18.

Dalginross.
 

On the same page of the 1851 Census, their other son James, 37, hand loom weaver, and his family.

• Abberuchal [Aberuchill], Comrie, Perthshire. 1775 (birth)
• Comrie. 1803 (marriage)
• Dalginross, Comrie, Perthshire. 1841-1858 (death)

• Soldier.

Not sure of his regiment, but could have been the Fencibles or the local regiment, the Black Watch, based in Perth.
• Tailor.
• Chelsea Pensioner.

Other descendants:

John W. Jack of New York State;  jwjclaude@aol.com
        James Morrison (~1770) and Janet McIntyre
        James Morrison (1803) and Helen Gow
        also
        Peter Gow (1775) and Helen Ferguson
        Helen Gow (1804) and James Morrison

Cathie Hart (chart@usfamily.net)
        William Morrison (1812) and Catherine Gow
        Janet Morrison (1852) and John Brown
        Catherine Helen Brown (1876) and Fred E. Lewis
        Jessica Elizabeth Lewis (c1900) and Forbie Selseth

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