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Matthew Dobson 1805–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1805

Birth Location: Kiltoghert, Leitrim, Ireland

Death Date: 25 Oct 1879

Death Location: Elma, Perth County, Ontario, Canada

Father: Michael Dobson

Mother: Catherine Finnegan

Spouse(s): Sarah Wilson

Children(s): Margaret Dobson

Matthew Dobson was born in 1805 in Kiltoghert, Leitrim, Ireland, the child of Michael Dobson And Catherine Finnegan. Matthew Dobson married Sarah Ann Wilson, and had children including Margaret A Dobson. Matthew Dobson passed away in 1879 in Elma, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • Matthew Dobson was born in 1805 in Kiltoghert, Leitrim, Ireland, the child of Michael Dobson And Catherine Finnegan.
  • Matthew Dobson married Sarah Ann Wilson, and had children including Margaret A Dobson.
  • Matthew Dobson passed away in 1879 in Elma, Perth County, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Dobson
1786–
Birth Location: Kiltoghert, Leitrim, Ireland
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Catherine Finnegan
1786–1847
Birth Location: Leitrim, Ireland
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Wilson
1814–1895
Birth Location: Quebec, Canada
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Children(s)

Margaret Dobson
1840–1921
Birth Location: Marlborough Twp Carleton County Canada
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Matthew Dobson's Ancestors

Self
Matthew Dobson
1805–1879
Birth Place: Kiltoghert, Leitrim, Ireland
Parents
Michael Dobson
1786–
Kiltoghert, Leitrim, Ireland
Catherine Finnegan
1786–1847
Leitrim, Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matthew Dobson's Descendants

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Matthew Dobson (1805–25 Oct 1879) m. Sarah (Ann) Wilson (3 Apr 1814–1895)
  1. 1. Margaret (A) Dobson 1840–1921 m. John Dillon 1831–1902
    1. 1. Jane (Ellen) Dillon 1866–1936 m. Thomas (Morton) Hyland 1855–1936
      1. 1. Anna Hyland 1888–
      2. 2. Maude (Belle) Hyland 1899–1935
      3. 3. Bertram (Thomas) Hyland 1904–1976 m. Marjorie (Alexandra) McCord 1903–1993
        1. 1. Wendell (Thomas) Hyland 1928–1990
        2. 2. Marion (Anita Hyland) Hase 1936–2014 m. Dennis (Charles) Hase 1935–2007
        3. 3. June (Elizabeth) Hyland 1931–2016 m. Wendall (Harold) Brassard 1926–2017
      4. 4. John (Anson) Hyland 1887–1975 m. Ida (Anna) Brownlee 1896–1966
        1. 1. Lloyd (Ernest) Hyland 1936–2003 m. Elsie (Elizabeth Ann) Chapman 1935–2003
      5. 5. Margaret (Jane) Hyland 1902–1983 m. Samuel (Cecil) Lewis 1904–1986
      6. 6. Phoebe (Loretta) Hyland 1895–1974 m. Howard (John) Whyte 1892–1977
        1. 1. Howard (Allan) Whyte 1927–1929
      7. 7. Edith (Ann) Hyland 1886–1981 m. William Ovens 1882–1965
        1. 1. Gladys (Maude) Ovens 1915–1983
        2. 2. Edith (Ivadele) Ovens 1917–1931
        3. 3. Wilmer (Hyland) Ovens 1919–1992

Matthew Dobson's Timeline

2 Records

1805
1805
Birth of Matthew Dobson in Kiltoghert, Leitrim, Ireland
Kiltoghert, Leitrim, Ireland
1879
25 Oct 1879
Age 74
Death of Matthew Dobson in Elma, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
Elma, Perth County, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1805
    Event Place: Kiltoghert, Leitrim, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1879
    Event Place: Elma, Perth County, Ontario, Canada
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