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James Matthews 1818–1869 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Oct 1818

Birth Location: Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

Death Date: 1869

Death Location: Grey Co. Ontario, Canada

Father: John Mathews

Mother: Nancy Keenan

Spouse(s): Eleanor Pettapiece

Children(s): James Matthews, Mary Matthews, Elisabeth Matthews, John Matthews, William Matthews, Richard Matthews, Elenor Matthews

James Matthews was born in 1818 in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, the child of John Mathews And Nancy Keenan. James Matthews married Eleanor Ellen Pettapiece, and had children including Elenor Matthews, Elisabeth Jane Matthews, James Thomas Matthews, John Wesley Matthews, Mary Anne Matthews, Richard Matthews, William Henry Matthews. James Matthews passed away in 1869 in Grey Co. Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • James Matthews was born in 1818 in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, the child of John Mathews And Nancy Keenan.
  • James Matthews married Eleanor Ellen Pettapiece, and had children including Elenor Matthews, Elisabeth Jane Matthews, James Thomas Matthews, John Wesley Matthews, Mary Anne Matthews, Richard Matthews, William Henry Matthews.
  • James Matthews passed away in 1869 in Grey Co. Ontario, Canada.

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James Matthews's Ancestors

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James Matthews
1818–1869
Birth Place: Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Parents
John Mathews
1788–
Ardee, Louth, Ireland
Nancy Keenan
1789–1864
Ardee, Louth, Ireland
Grandparents
John Mathews
1761–
Haggardstown, Louth, Ireland
Mary Gallagher
1761–
Killeen, Dunsany and Kilmessan, Meath, Ireland
John Keenan
1765–
Ardee, Louth, Ireland
Great-Grandparents
Daniel Mathews
1722–
Elisabeth Morgan
1726–
Hugh Gallagher
1736–
Elizabeth Kieran
1738–
James Keenan
1733–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Mathews
1690–1778
Mary Mathews
1695–
Edward Morgan
1700–1730
Hester Williams
1700–
John Gallagher
1709–
Anthony Kieran
1716–
Ann
1717–

James Matthews's Descendants

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James Matthews (31 Oct 1818–1869) m. Eleanor ("Ellen") Pettapiece (25 Feb 1830–12 Jun 1911)
  1. 1. James (Thomas) Matthews 1862–1934
  2. 2. Mary (Anne) Matthews 1853–1928
  3. 3. Elisabeth (Jane) Matthews 1863–1934
  4. 4. John (Wesley) Matthews 1859–1940
  5. 5. William (Henry) Matthews 1855–1939
  6. 6. Richard Matthews 1849–1933 m. Margaret Anderson 1856–1889 m. Hannah Anderson 1865–1952
    1. 1. Ellen (Mary) Matthews 1876–1946 m. Rossiter (Daniel) Graves 1874–1971
      1. 1. Rdg ("Alice") Graves 1906–1995
      2. 2. Wilfred (Vivian) Graves 1908–1950
      3. 3. Edwin (Albert) Graves 1910–2001
      4. 4. Almeda Graves 1916–1944
      5. 5. Arthur (Lyall) Graves 1917–1978 m. Gertrude (Beverley) Simpson 1922–2015
      6. 6. Gertrude (Evylin) Graves 1919–1919
    2. 2. Rebecca (Anne) Matthews 1878–1945
    3. 3. Margaret (Mable) Matthews 1898–2006
    4. 4. Peter (Mark) Matthews 1906–1981
    5. 5. John (Andrews) Matthews 1904–1934
    6. 6. James (Robert) Matthews 1901–1974
    7. 7. William (George) Matthews 1909–1999
  7. 7. Elenor Matthews 1851–1933 m. Matthew McArthur 1846–
    1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) McArthur 1882–1949
    2. 2. Betsy (Grace) McArthur 1888–
    3. 3. Annie (Evelyn) McArthur 1885–1965
    4. 4. Andrew McArthur 1890–1976
    5. 5. John (Dickie Richard) McArthur 1875–1948
    6. 6. Ellen (Jane) McArthur 1872–1962
    7. 7. Donald ((Dan) Mathew) McArthur 1877–1963
    8. 8. Ada (Mable) McArthur 1882–1954
    9. 9. Donal McArther 1879–

James Matthews's Timeline

3 Records

1818
31 Oct 1818
Birth of James Matthews in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
1821
15 May 1821
Age 3
James Matthews was baptized in Louth, Ireland
Louth, Ireland
1869
1869
Age 51
Death of James Matthews in Grey Co. Ontario, Canada
Grey Co. Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1818
    Event Place: Fermanagh, Northern Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 15 May 1821
    Event Place: Louth, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05601 04

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rockstown
    Record Source: Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05601 04

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1869
    Event Place: Grey Co. Ontario, Canada

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