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Richard Mather 1699–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Oct 1699

Birth Location: Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 15 Jul 1776

Death Location: Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Joseph Mather

Mother: Elizabeth Russell

Spouse(s): Sarah Penrose, Sarah Mather

Children(s): Benjamin Mather, Joseph Mather, Bartholomew Mather, Elizabeth Mather, Sarah Mather, Richard Mather, Mary Mather, Isaac Mather, Esther Mather, Hannah Mather

Richard Mather was born in 1699 in Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Joseph Mather And Elizabeth Russell. Richard Mather married Sarah Mather, Sarah Penrose, and had children including Bartholomew Mather, Benjamin Mather, Elizabeth Mather, Esther Mather, Hannah Mather, Isaac Mather, Joseph Mather, Mary Mather, Richard Mather, Sarah Mather. Richard Mather passed away in 1776 in Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • Richard Mather was born in 1699 in Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA, the child of Joseph Mather And Elizabeth Russell.
  • Richard Mather married Sarah Mather, Sarah Penrose, and had children including Bartholomew Mather, Benjamin Mather, Elizabeth Mather, Esther Mather, Hannah Mather, Isaac Mather, Joseph Mather, Mary Mather, Richard Mather, Sarah Mather.
  • Richard Mather passed away in 1776 in Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Mather
1666–1724
Birth Location: Radcliffe Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire, England
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Elizabeth Russell
1664–1730
Birth Location: Bolton, Lancashire, England
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Penrose
1705–1777
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Montgomery CO, PA
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Sarah Mather
1705–1777
Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Children(s)

Benjamin Mather
1737–1822
Birth Location: Cheltenham, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Joseph Mather
1728–1810
Birth Location: Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania
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Bartholomew Mather
1729–1822
Birth Location: Cheltenham Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
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Elizabeth Mather
–1799
Birth Location: Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
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Sarah Mather
1733–1826
Birth Location: Cheltenham
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Richard Mather
1735–1764
Birth Location: Cheltenham
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Mary Mather
1739–1773
Birth Location: Cheltenham
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Isaac Mather
1741–1808
Birth Location: Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
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Esther Mather
1745–1750
Birth Location: Cheltenham Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
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Hannah Mather
1747–1826
Birth Location: Cheltenham, Philadelphia County
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Richard Mather's Ancestors

Self
Richard Mather
1699–1776
Birth Place: Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Joseph Mather
1666–1724
Radcliffe Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire, England
Elizabeth Russell
1664–1730
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Richard Mather's Descendants

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Richard Mather (14 Oct 1699–15 Jul 1776) m. Sarah Penrose (1705–28 Apr 1777) m. Sarah Mather (1705–28 April 1777)
  1. 1. Benjamin Mather 1737–1822 m. Ann Thomas 1757–1813
    1. 1. Sarah Mather 1781–1858 m. Jonathan Thomas 1776–1858 m. Jonathan Thomas 1776–1858
      1. 1. Elizabeth Thomas 1817–1854 m. Jesse Comfort 1814–1880
        1. 1. Elizabeth (J) Comfort 1849–1934
        2. 2. Jonathan (Thomas) Comfort 1851–
        3. 3. Ella Comfort 1853–
      2. 2. Ann Mather 1810–1892
      3. 3. Richard Thomas 1812–1846
      4. 4. Hannah Thomas 1815–1898
      5. 5. Jane Shoemaker 1817–1893
      6. 6. Elizabeth Thomas 1817–1854
    2. 2. Jonathan Mather 1779–1857
    3. 3. Richard Mather 1783–1875
    4. 4. Benjamin Mather 1786–1857
    5. 5. Joseph Mather 1793–1853
  2. 2. Joseph Mather 1728–1810
  3. 3. Bartholomew Mather 1729–1822
  4. 4. Elizabeth Mather –1799
  5. 5. Sarah Mather 1733–1826
  6. 6. Richard Mather 1735–1764
  7. 7. Mary Mather 1739–1773
  8. 8. Isaac Mather 1741–1808
  9. 9. Esther Mather 1745–1750
  10. 10. Hannah Mather 1747–1826

Richard Mather's Timeline

2 Records

1699
14 Oct 1699
Birth of Richard Mather in Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
1776
15 Jul 1776
Age 77
Death of Richard Mather in Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1699
    Event Place: Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1776
    Event Place: Cheltenham, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
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