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Matthias Harper KEEN 1742–1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Jun 1742

Birth Location: Oxford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: Jun 1798

Death Location: Wolf Creek, Greenbriar, Virginia or Philadelphia, PA

Father: Mathias Keen

Mother: Sarah Harper

Spouse(s): Catherine BANE

Children(s): William Sr

Matthias Harper KEEN was born in 1742 in Oxford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Mathias Keen And Sarah Elizabeth Harper. Matthias Harper KEEN married Catherine Bane, and had children including William Oscar Isreal Keen Sr. Matthias Harper KEEN passed away in 1798 in Wolf Creek, Greenbriar, Virginia or Philadelphia, PA.

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Biography

  • Matthias Harper KEEN was born in 1742 in Oxford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of Mathias Keen And Sarah Elizabeth Harper.
  • Matthias Harper KEEN married Catherine Bane, and had children including William Oscar Isreal Keen Sr.
  • Matthias Harper KEEN passed away in 1798 in Wolf Creek, Greenbriar, Virginia or Philadelphia, PA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mathias Keen
1720–1798
Birth Location: Oxford Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Sarah Harper
1717–1786
Birth Location: Oxford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Catherine BANE
1752–1828
Birth Location: Blacksburg, Montgomery, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

William Sr
1780–1840
Birth Location: Bedford County, Virginia, USA
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Matthias KEEN's Ancestors

Self
Matthias KEEN
1742–1798
Birth Place: Oxford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
Mathias Keen
1720–1798
Oxford Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sarah (Elizabeth) Harper
1717–1786
Oxford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
John (Keen (6th) GGF)
1695–1758
Oxford township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Susannah Steelman
1693–1753
Egg Harbor, Glou, New Jersey, USA
Joseph (Butcher Harper (6th) GGF)
1674–1746
Noke, Oxfordshire, England
Sarah (Jackson) Moore
1681–1730
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Harper
1634–1716
Anne Butcher
1646–1723
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (Harpar)
1604–1667
Charitie Smith
1604–1641

Matthias KEEN's Descendants

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Matthias (Harper) KEEN (6 Jun 1742–Jun 1798) m. Catherine BANE (13 Jun 1752–14 Jul 1828)
  1. 1. William (Oscar Isreal Keen) Sr 1780–1840 m. Rebecca (Mary) Jackson 1785–1839
    1. 1. Delila Elkins 1811– m. Thomas Elkins 1804–
      1. 1. Amanda (M) Elkins 1828–1880 m. Creed (Fulton) Thompson 1831–
        1. 1. Joseph (E K) Elkins 1852–1908 m. Nancy STILWELL 1857–1901 m. Nancy (P) Elkins 1848–1890
      2. 2. Richard (H) Elkins 1832–
      3. 3. David Elkins 1835–
      4. 4. William (O) Elkins 1836–
      5. 5. Patton (G) Elkins 1839–

Matthias KEEN's Timeline

2 Records

1742
6 Jun 1742
Birth of Matthias Harper KEEN in Oxford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Oxford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1798
Jun 1798
Age 56
Death of Matthias Harper KEEN in Wolf Creek, Greenbriar, Virginia or Philadelphia, PA
Wolf Creek, Greenbriar, Virginia or Philadelphia, PA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1742
    Event Place: Oxford, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Jun 1798
    Event Place: Wolf Creek, Greenbriar, Virginia or Philadelphia, PA
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