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Ester (Esther) Matthews 1739–1832 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1739

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 11 Sep 1832

Death Location: Akron, Greene, Alabama, USA

Father: Victor Matthews

Mother: Isabella Edmondson

Spouse(s): William Wedgeworth

Children(s): Joseph Wedgeworth

In 1739, Ester (Esther) Matthews entered the world in South Carolina, born to Victor Matthews And Isabella Edmondson. Ester (Esther) Matthews married William Wedgeworth, and had children including Joseph Wilson Wedgeworth. Ester (Esther) Matthews passed away in 1832 in Akron, Greene, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1739, Ester (Esther) Matthews entered the world in South Carolina, born to Victor Matthews And Isabella Edmondson.
  • Ester (Esther) Matthews married William Wedgeworth, and had children including Joseph Wilson Wedgeworth.
  • Ester (Esther) Matthews passed away in 1832 in Akron, Greene, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Victor Matthews
1720–1796
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, , American Colonies
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Isabella Edmondson
1720–1797
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
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Spouses(s)

William Wedgeworth
1742–1798
Birth Location: York County, Pennsylvania, USA
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Children(s)

Joseph Wedgeworth
1778–1853
Birth Location: Chanceford, York, Pennsylvania, USA
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Ester Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Ester Matthews
1739–1832
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Victor Matthews
1720–1796
Pennsylvania, , American Colonies
Isabella Edmondson
1720–1797
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Mary Mcgill
1712–1779
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Louise Waldrep
1686–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ester Matthews's Descendants

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Ester ((Esther)) Matthews (1739–11 Sep 1832) m. William Wedgeworth (1742–6-11-1798)
  1. 1. Joseph (Wilson) Wedgeworth 1778–1853 m. Rebecca Milford 1776–1855
    1. 1. Esther Wedgeworth 1801–1879 m. Thomas Milford 1796–1885
      1. 1. Nancy (Carolina) Milford 1823–1895 m. Francis Wedgeworth 1818–1879
        1. 1. John (Thomas) Wedgeworth 1845–1912 m. Saybord (Y.) Witherspoon 1849–1912

Ester Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1739
1739
Birth of Ester (Esther) Matthews in South Carolina
South Carolina
1832
11 Sep 1832
Age 93
Death of Ester (Esther) Matthews in Akron, Greene, Alabama, USA
Akron, Greene, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1739
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1832
    Event Place: Akron, Greene, Alabama, USA
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