BIO: Henry F. Rowe, Wyoming Conference, Methodist Episcopal Church, PA & NY

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Chaffee, Amasa Franklin. History of the Wyoming 
Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church. 
New York: Eaton & Mains, 1904, pages 239-240.
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  ROWE, HENRY F., was born in Schoharie County, N.Y., on September 19, 
1803, and died in Virginia on July 29, 1892.
  At the age of sixteen he was converted and joined the Methodist 
Episcopal Church.  In August, 1825, he joined the Genesee Conference, 
and when Oneida Conference was organized in 1829 his membership fell 
therein, and when Oneida territory was given to Wyoming Conference in 
1869 he became a member of Wyoming Conference.
  The years of his ministry were pioneer years largely.  He was a 
delegate to General Conference in 1844.
  He twice married:  first Miss Sally Marvin, of a family renowned in 
the history of Otsego County Methodism, who died about 1864; second to 
Mrs. E. Downing, of Schoharie County, N.Y.  In 1870 they moved to 
Virginia, where this wife died in 1871.  After the death of the second 
wife he found kindliest care from the daughters of his second wife.
  His pastoral record is as follows:  1825, Bath; 1826, Bloomfield; 
1827, Perry; 1828, Sweden, N. C.; 1829, Cooperstown; 1830-31, Otsego; 
1832, Wilkes-Barre; 1833-34, Wyoming; 1835-36, Honesdale; 1837, 
Binghamton; 1838, Auburn, N.Y.; 1839-40, Cortlandville; 1841-42, 
Newark; 1843, Tunkhannock; 1844-45, Nichols; 1846, Candor; 1847-48, 
Clinton; 1849, Sauquoit; 1850-51, Hampton; 1852-53, West Winfield; 
1854-55, Earlville; 1856-57, New Berlin; 1858, Clarksville; 1859, Ames; 
1860, sy.; 1861-62, Westville; 1863, Decatur; 1864, Sharon Springs; 
1865, Worcester; 1866-92, sd.