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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 Pettipiece

Children(s): Eleanor McArthur

In 1818, James MATTHEWS entered the world in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, born to John Mathews and Nancy "Ann" Keenan. James MATTHEWS married Eleanor "Ellen\Helen" Pettipiece, and had children including Eleanor McArthur. James MATTHEWS passed away in 1869 in Grey Co. Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1818, James MATTHEWS entered the world in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, born to John Mathews and Nancy "Ann" Keenan.
  • James MATTHEWS married Eleanor "Ellen\Helen" Pettipiece, and had children including Eleanor McArthur.
  • James MATTHEWS passed away in 1869 in Grey Co. Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Mathews
1793 –
Birth Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland
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Nancy Keenan
1793 – 1864
Birth Location: Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Eleanor Pettipiece
1830 – 1911
Birth Location: Merrickville, Lanark Co. Ontario, Canada
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Children(s)

Eleanor McArthur
1851 – 1933
Birth Location: Grey County, Ontario, Canada
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James MATTHEWS's Ancestors

Self
James MATTHEWS
1818 – 1869
Birth Place: Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Parents
John Mathews
1793 –
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nancy ("Ann") Keenan
1793 – 1864
Ireland
Grandparents
Thos Mathews
Mary Canly
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James MATTHEWS's Descendants

1.
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James MATTHEWS (31 Oct 1818 – 1869) m. Eleanor ("Ellen\Helen") Pettipiece (25 Feb 1830 – 12 Jun 1911)
  1. 1. Eleanor McArthur (17 September 1851 – 29 Jul 1933) m. Matthew McArthur (18 Mar 1846 – 09 Jan 1930)
    1. 1. Ellen (Jane) McArthur (19 Jan 1872 – 17 Feb 1962)
    2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) McArthur (2 Dec 1873 – 18 Feb 1949)
    3. 3. John (Dickie) McArthur (5 December 1875 – 19 Jan 1948)
    4. 4. Donald (Mathew) McArthur (15 Jan 1877 – 24 Aug 1963)
    5. 5. Matthew (Robson) McArthur (7 Nov 1879 – Bef. 1940)
    6. 6. Ada (Mable) McArthur (29 Nov 1882 – 1964) m. Christopher (Henry) Falls (29 Aug 1878 – 10 Jul 1953)
      1. 1. Marvin (Alexander) Falls (27 Aug 1909 – 9 Aug 1989) m. Thelma ("Ina") Rumley (23 Sep 1909 – 23 Jun 1971)
        1. 1. Dorothy (Mable Jane) Falls (31 May 1930 – 11 May 2006)
        2. 2. Harold (Marvin) Falls (17 Nov 1931 – 04 Nov 1996)
        3. 3. Thelma (Elenor) Falls (31 Oct 1932 – 06 Sep 2008)
        4. 4. Lorne (Alexander) Falls (28 Oct 1933 – 10 Jan 2015)
        5. 5. Catherine ("Kay" Maye) Falls (12 Oct 1935 – 10 Oct 2008)
        6. 6. Harry (Raymond) Falls (22 Feb 1938 – 14 Apr 1990)
        7. 7. Stanley (Leslie James) Falls (19 Apr 1942 – 15 Nov 2004)
        8. 8. Mansel ("Matt" David) Falls (16 May 1944 – 31 Jan 1964)
        9. 9. Elaine (Ina) Falls (23 May 1948 – 24 Feb 2016)
      2. 2. Robert (Arden) Falls (28 Feb 1911 – 1974)
      3. 3. Arnold (Ivan) Falls (8 Mar 1913 – 9 Sep 1944)
      4. 4. Clifford (Andrew "Andy") Falls (26 Mar 1915 – 2 Dec 2002)
      5. 5. James ("Jim" Christopher) Falls (17 May 1918 – 04 Nov 2013) m. Edith (Louise) Withers (15 Jan 1915 – 13 Nov 2011)
        1. 1. Nicolas (James) Falls (1948 – Abt. 1999)
      6. 6. Lynn Falls (Abt. 1920 – Bef. Nov 2013)
      7. 7. Matthew (Mansel) Falls (1921 – 22 Jul 2008)
    7. 7. Annie MCArthur (8 Jun 1885 – 1965) m. William (John) Coughlin (2 Jan 1885 – 18 Feb 1939)
      1. 1. Gregory Coughlin (1918 – 1979)
      2. 2. Margaret (Olive) Coughlin (abt 1922 – 1968) m. Clayton O’Hara
        1. 1. Sean O'Hara
      3. 3. Irene (Theresa Rita) Coughlin (14 Jun 1927 – 19 Jan 2015) m. William (Paul) Ouellet (6 Feb 1926 – 21 Jan 1985)
        1. 1. Daniel Ouellet (Sep 3 – )
        2. 2. Robert (John) Ouellet (August 20 1955 – )
        3. 3. Bonnie (Anne) Ouellet (19 Jul 1959 – )
      4. 4. William ("Billy") Coughlin (1928 – )
      5. 5. William Coughlin (abt 1928 – )
    8. 8. Betsy ("Bessie" Grace) McArthur (4 Mar 1888 – )
    9. 9. Andrew McArthur (1 May 1890 – 18 Jul 1983)

James MATTHEWS's Timeline

2 Records

1818
31 Oct 1818
Birth of James MATTHEWS in Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Fermanagh, Northern 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: Death
    Event Date: 1869
    Event Place: Grey Co. Ontario, Canada
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