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Richard Matthews 1849–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jun 1849

Birth Location: North Gower Twp. Carleton Co. Ontario, Canada

Death Date: 11 May 1933

Death Location: Clarksburg, Collingwood Twp. Grey East, Ontario, Canada

Father: James Matthews

Mother: Eleanor Pettapiece

Spouse(s): Margaret Anderson, Hannah Anderson

Children(s): Ellen Matthews, Rebecca Matthews, Margaret Matthews, Peter Matthews, John Matthews, James Matthews, William Matthews

The story of Richard Matthews began in 1849 in North Gower Twp. Carleton Co. Ontario, Canada. Richard Matthews married Hannah Anderson, Margaret Anderson, and had children including Ellen Mary Matthews, James Robert Matthews, John Andrews Matthews, Margaret Mable Matthews, Peter Mark Matthews, Rebecca Anne Matthews, William George Matthews. Richard Matthews passed away in 1933 in Clarksburg, Collingwood Twp. Grey East, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • The story of Richard Matthews began in 1849 in North Gower Twp. Carleton Co. Ontario, Canada.
  • Richard Matthews married Hannah Anderson, Margaret Anderson, and had children including Ellen Mary Matthews, James Robert Matthews, John Andrews Matthews, Margaret Mable Matthews, Peter Mark Matthews, Rebecca Anne Matthews, William George Matthews.
  • Richard Matthews passed away in 1933 in Clarksburg, Collingwood Twp. Grey East, Ontario, Canada.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Matthews
1818–1869
Birth Location: Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
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Eleanor Pettapiece
1830–1911
Birth Location: Montague Tp, Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Margaret Anderson
1856–1889
Birth Location: Lough Eske, Ireland
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Hannah Anderson
1865–1952
Birth Location: Glen Eglish, Donegal, Ireland
HA

Children(s)

Ellen Matthews
1876–1946
Birth Location: Camperdown, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada
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Rebecca Matthews
1878–1945
Birth Location: Camperdown, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada
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Margaret Matthews
1898–2006
Birth Location: Meaford, , Ontario, Canada
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Peter Matthews
1906–1981
Birth Location: St Vincent Twp, Grey, Ontario, Canada
PM
John Matthews
1904–1934
Birth Location: St Vincent Twp, Grey, Ontario, Canada
JM
James Matthews
1901–1974
Birth Location: Meaford, St Vincent Twp, Grey Co, Ontario, Canada
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William Matthews
1909–1999
Birth Location: Grey, Ontario, Canada
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Richard Matthews's Ancestors

Self
Richard Matthews
1849–1933
Birth Place: North Gower Twp. Carleton Co. Ontario, Canada
Parents
James Matthews
1818–1869
Fermanagh, Northern Ireland
Eleanor ("Ellen") Pettapiece
1830–1911
Montague Tp, Lanark Co, Ontario, Canada
Grandparents
John Mathews
1788–
Ardee, Louth, Ireland
Nancy Keenan
1789–1864
Ardee, Louth, Ireland
John ("Richard" ( Big Dick)) Pettapiece
1808–1846
Ballisadare, Co Sligo, Ireland
Ann\Anna Ferguson
1810–1898
Lough Eske, Co. Sligo, Ireland.
Great-Grandparents
John Mathews
1761–
Mary Gallagher
1761–
John Keenan
1765–
Thomas Pettapiece
1765–1838
Donuta Skuczas
1768–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Mathews
1722–
Elisabeth Morgan
1726–
Hugh Gallagher
1736–
Elizabeth Kieran
1738–
James Keenan
1733–
Henri Petit-Pierre
1716–1805
Paule Lavant
1720–1819
Andrius Skuczas
1745–1770

Richard Matthews's Descendants

1.
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Richard Matthews (23 Jun 1849–11 May 1933) m. Margaret Anderson (1856–18 Oct 1889) m. Hannah Anderson (25 Jul 1865–14 Apr 1952)
  1. 1. Ellen (Mary) Matthews 1876–1946 m. Rossiter (Daniel) Graves 1874–1971
    1. 1. Rdg ("Alice") Graves 1906–1995
    2. 2. Wilfred (Vivian) Graves 1908–1950
    3. 3. Edwin (Albert) Graves 1910–2001
    4. 4. Almeda Graves 1916–1944
    5. 5. Arthur (Lyall) Graves 1917–1978 m. Gertrude (Beverley) Simpson 1922–2015
    6. 6. Gertrude (Evylin) Graves 1919–1919
  2. 2. Rebecca (Anne) Matthews 1878–1945
  3. 3. Margaret (Mable) Matthews 1898–2006
  4. 4. Peter (Mark) Matthews 1906–1981
  5. 5. John (Andrews) Matthews 1904–1934
  6. 6. James (Robert) Matthews 1901–1974
  7. 7. William (George) Matthews 1909–1999

Richard Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1849
23 Jun 1849
Birth of Richard Matthews in North Gower Twp. Carleton Co. Ontario, Canada
North Gower Twp. Carleton Co. Ontario, Canada
1933
11 May 1933
Age 84
Death of Richard Matthews in Clarksburg, Collingwood Twp. Grey East, Ontario, Canada
Clarksburg, Collingwood Twp. Grey East, Ontario, Canada

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jun 1849
    Event Place: North Gower Twp. Carleton Co. Ontario, Canada

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1933
    Event Place: Clarksburg, Collingwood Twp. Grey East, Ontario, Canada
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