(Copy from the obituary of Eliza McGowan, of Charlettetown, England).
... Peter, the third son of Rev. John MacGowan, was a student of law in London and was admitted in Court of King's Bench in 1762. In early manhood he emigrated to New York, but was afterwards induced to move to Prince Edward Island. He arrived here in 1789, and in four years after that event he was made Attorney General of the Province by Gov. Fanning, which office he held up to the time of his death in 1810. ...
(Exact Copy of Original)
Register of the Births, deaths, ets., of the family of John MacGowan, of London, correctly transcribed from the genuine Register accompanying this Bible, which being torn from its place occasioned this copy. - E. Macgowan.
... Peter Macgowan, born March 21, 1762. ...
... Peter Macgowan, son of John and Esther Macgowan, died June 19, 1810, at Prince Edward's Island (formerly St. John's) Nova Scotia. ...
