Phoebe Euphemenia Densmore

1820 - 1865  (45 years)

• Name	Phoebe Euphemenia Densmore
  Birth	31 May 1820	Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Gender	Female
  Burial	1865	Westfield Methodist Cemetery, Westfield, Ontario, Canada
  	Phoebe Densmore is recorded as the earliest burial recorded at Westfield Methodist Cemetery in 1865.
  Burial	1865	Westfield Methodist Cemetery, Westfield, Ontario, Canada
  		DENSMORE Phoebe Euphemenia McDowell, née Densmore - Find A Grave: 175306971 As of August 10th 2018 this headstone could not be found. It may have been removed.
  Cause of Death	26 Oct 1865	East Wawanosh Township, Ontario, Canada
  	Dress caught on fire cooking outdoors Oct 23 1865 and died of burns 3 days later.
  Death	26 Oct 1865	East Wawanosh Township, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I271	Descendants of Robert McKnight
  Last Modified	20 May 2017

  
  

  Father	John Densmore,   b. Aug 1788, Newport, Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 2 Apr 1876, East Wawanosh Township, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Ruth Rhoda Whittier,   b. 10 Oct 1796, Rawdon, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 5 Sep 1881, Brussels, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1819	Nova Scotia, Canada
  Family ID	F109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William J, McDowell, Sr.,   b. Oct 1812, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 24 Aug 1892, Blyth, Ontario, Canada (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	24 Jan 1840	Rawdon, Nova Scotia, Canada
  Children	+ 1. Mary Jane McDowell,   b. 19 Nov 1840, Rawdon, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 27 Dec 1927, Midland County, Michigan, USA (Age 87 years) + 2. John Henry McDowell,   b. 17 Dec 1843, Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 6 May 1928, Westfield, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years) + 3. Robert Ernest McDowell,   b. 27 Feb 1845, Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 19 Aug 1931, Westfield, Ontario, Canada (Age 86 years) + 4. William McDowell, Jr.,   b. 10 Feb 1846, Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 31 May 1924, Sioux City, Iowa, USA (Age 78 years) + 5. Edward McDowell,   b. 5 Feb 1849, Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, Canada d. 27 Apr 1934, Goderich, Ontario, Canada (Age 85 years) + 6. Julia McDowell,   b. 10 May 1852, Lancaster, New York, USA d. 27 Sep 1932, Freeland, Michigan, USA (Age 80 years) + 7. Hiram McDowell,   b. 21 Aug 1854, Newstead, New York, USA d. 7 Apr 1934, Pickford, Michigan, USA (Age 79 years) + 8. Elmira P. McDowell,   b. 9 Jun 1857, East Wawanosh Township, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Dec 1945, Saginaw, Michigan, USA (Age 88 years) + 9. Sarah Ruth McDowell,   b. 22 Feb 1859, East Wawanosh Township, Ontario, Canada d. 30 Jun 1947, Hood River, Oregon, USA (Age 88 years) + 10. Rebecca McDowell,   b. 2 Oct 1861, Westfield, Ontario, Canada d. 16 Mar 1947, Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, USA (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F102	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Jan 2016

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 31 May 1820 - Hants County, Nova Scotia, Canada Marriage - 24 Jan 1840 - Rawdon, Nova Scotia, Canada Burial - Phoebe Densmore is recorded as the earliest burial recorded at Westfield Methodist Cemetery in 1865. - 1865 - Westfield Methodist Cemetery, Westfield, Ontario, Canada Burial - 1865 - Westfield Methodist Cemetery, Westfield, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death - Dress caught on fire cooking outdoors Oct 23 1865 and died of burns 3 days later. - 26 Oct 1865 - East Wawanosh Township, Ontario, Canada Death - 26 Oct 1865 - East Wawanosh Township, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Documents

  MCDOWELL Leonard McDowell - marriage register. For generations our family we were told that back in 1862 there was a travelling Preacher/Minister in the area. William and Phoebe took him in and he lived there while he was preaching at the Westfield Church. (I'm assuming that it was an honor to be able to have the Minister stay at your house back then.) The story goes that during his stay he and Phoebe had an affair and she became pregnant. When this was discovered the older boys John. Robert and William tried to attack the Preacher. He took off and the boys chased him almost to the end of East Wawanosh Township were he disappeared and was never seen again. This story was passed on up until 2005 when I found Lenard's Marriage Register which showed his Mother was really Mary Jane. (Oldest daughter of William and Phoebe) As far as the story about the travelling Preacher and the boys chasing him out of the Township we will never know if there is any truth in that. Back in 1862 a 22 year old girl getting pregnant outside of marriage would have been a real scandal. I do believe that the father must have been someone from outside the area or he would have suffered the wrath of Mary Jane's brothers. (Wayne McDowell)

  
  

  Headstones

  MCDOWELL DENSMORE William McDowell, Sr.; Phoebe Euphemenia McDowell, née Densmore. As of August 10th 2018 this headstone could not be found. It may have been removed.