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Matilda STEELE 1807–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: ABT 1807

Birth Location: Ireland

Death Date: 5 SEP 1878

Death Location: Mercer, Mercer Co., Illinois

Father: Alexander STEELE

Mother: Jane ALEXANDER

Spouse(s): John [PORTER]

Children(s): James [PORTER]

The story of Matilda STEELE began in 1807 in Ireland. Matilda STEELE married John Prater Porter, and had children including Alexander Steele Prater Porter, Alice Maria Prater Porter, Eliza Prater Porter, Emeline Prater Porter, James Prater Porter, John Wilkens Big John Prater Porter, Martha Rebecca Mattie Prater Porter, Mary A Prater Porter, Nancy Agnes Prater Porter, Nancy Jane Prater Porter, Sarah Ellen Prater Porter, William Lewis Prater Porter. Matilda STEELE passed away in 1878 in Mercer, Mercer Co., Illinois.

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Biography

  • The story of Matilda STEELE began in 1807 in Ireland.
  • Matilda STEELE married John Prater Porter, and had children including Alexander Steele Prater Porter, Alice Maria Prater Porter, Eliza Prater Porter, Emeline Prater Porter, James Prater Porter, John Wilkens Big John Prater Porter, Martha Rebecca Mattie Prater Porter, Mary A Prater Porter, Nancy Agnes Prater Porter, Nancy Jane Prater Porter, Sarah Ellen Prater Porter, William Lewis Prater Porter.
  • Matilda STEELE passed away in 1878 in Mercer, Mercer Co., Illinois.

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Matilda STEELE's Ancestors

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Matilda STEELE
1807–1878
Birth Place: Ireland
Parents
Alexander STEELE
1778–1859
Donegal Co., Ireland
Jane ALEXANDER
1790–1817
Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matilda STEELE's Descendants

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Matilda STEELE (ABT 1807–5 SEP 1878) m. John (PRATER) [PORTER] (20 JUN 1799–20 JUL 1880)
  1. 1. James (PRATER) [PORTER] 1832–1859 m. Simanthy (Cynthie Elizabeth PRATER) [PORTER] 1834–1919
    1. 1. Roseanna (PRATER) [PORTER] 1857–1931 m. Russel (Reno) CLEVELAND 1859–1929
      1. 1. Cora CLEVELAND 1896–1979 m. Ezra (Franklin) HYDE 1895–1958
        1. 1. Aaron (Granville) HYDE 1915–1970 m. Mamie (Jane MASTERS) [MEYSTER] 1920–1987

Matilda STEELE's Timeline

2 Records

1807
ABT 1807
Birth of Matilda STEELE in Ireland
Ireland
1878
5 SEP 1878
Age 71
Death of Matilda STEELE in Mercer, Mercer Co., Illinois
Mercer, Mercer Co., Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: ABT 1807
    Event Place: Ireland
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, I got this information from the Jim Hyde Ancestry tree.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 SEP 1878
    Event Place: Mercer, Mercer Co., Illinois
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Tree, I got this information from the Jim Hyde Ancestry tree.

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