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Jacob Matthews 1794–1874 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1794

Birth Location: Wharton Twp., Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 1874

Death Location: Guernsey County, Ohio, USA

Father: Garret Matthews

Mother: Margaret Mason

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Children(s):

In 1794, Jacob Matthews entered the world in Wharton Twp., Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Garret Matthews And Margaret Mary Mason. Jacob Matthews passed away in 1874 in Guernsey County, Ohio, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1794, Jacob Matthews entered the world in Wharton Twp., Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA, born to Garret Matthews And Margaret Mary Mason.
  • Jacob Matthews passed away in 1874 in Guernsey County, Ohio, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Garret Matthews
1750–1848
Birth Location: Hardwick Twn., Sussex County, New Jersey
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Margaret Mason
1757–1865
Birth Location: Bucks, Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Matthews's Ancestors

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Jacob Matthews
1794–1874
Birth Place: Wharton Twp., Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Garret Matthews
1750–1848
Hardwick Twn., Sussex County, New Jersey
Margaret (Mary) Mason
1757–1865
Bucks, Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1794
1794
Birth of Jacob Matthews in Wharton Twp., Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
Wharton Twp., Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA
1874
1874
Age 80
Death of Jacob Matthews in Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
Guernsey County, Ohio, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1794
    Event Place: Wharton Twp., Fayette, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1874
    Event Place: Guernsey County, Ohio, USA
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