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Obediah Matthews 1768–1820 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: Virginia, United States

Death Date: 1820

Death Location: Tennessee, United States

Father: Preston Matthews

Mother: Agnes Ransbird

Spouse(s): Lydia Richardson

Children(s):

Obediah Matthews was born in 1768 in Virginia, United States, the child of Preston Matthews And Agnes Or Anna Mae Ransbird. Obediah Matthews married Lydia Richardson. Obediah Matthews passed away in 1820 in Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Obediah Matthews was born in 1768 in Virginia, United States, the child of Preston Matthews And Agnes Or Anna Mae Ransbird.
  • Obediah Matthews married Lydia Richardson.
  • Obediah Matthews passed away in 1820 in Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Preston Matthews
1725–1764
Birth Location: 1690171, Glamorgan, Wales
PM
Agnes Ransbird
1725–1786
Birth Location: Wales, England
AR

Spouses(s)

Lydia Richardson
1768–1792
Birth Location: Virginia, U.S.A.
LR

Children(s)

Obediah Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Obediah Matthews
1768–1820
Birth Place: Virginia, United States
Parents
Preston Matthews
1725–1764
1690171, Glamorgan, Wales
Agnes (or Anna Mae) Ransbird
1725–1786
Wales, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Obediah Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1768
1768
Birth of Obediah Matthews in Virginia, United States
Virginia, United States
1820
1820
Age 52
Death of Obediah Matthews in Tennessee, United States
Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1820
    Event Place: Tennessee, United States
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