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Samuel Matthews 1797–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1797

Birth Location: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 January 1883

Death Location: Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Matthews

Mother: Mary Wright

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Samuel Matthews was born in 1797 in Westmoreland, Virginia, USA, the child of William Henry Matthews And Mary Wright. Samuel Matthews passed away in 1883 in Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Samuel Matthews was born in 1797 in Westmoreland, Virginia, USA, the child of William Henry Matthews And Mary Wright.
  • Samuel Matthews passed away in 1883 in Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Matthews
1715–1799
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
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Mary Wright
1723–1825
Birth Location: Augusta, Virginia, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Samuel Matthews's Ancestors

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Samuel Matthews
1797–1883
Birth Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Parents
William Henry Matthews
1715–1799
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Mary Wright
1723–1825
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Matthews's Timeline

2 Records

1797
1797
Birth of Samuel Matthews in Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
Westmoreland, Virginia, USA
1883
4 January 1883
Age 86
Death of Samuel Matthews in Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Westmoreland, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 January 1883
    Event Place: Breckinridge, Kentucky, USA
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