Brief Life History of Archibald
When Archibald Matthews was born in 1790, in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States, his father, Thomas Mathews II, was 41 and his mother, Eleanor McKnight, was 41. He died after 1860, in Cherokee, Alabama, United States, at the age of 8209.
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Family Time Line
Sources (8)
- 1820 United States Federal Census
- U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
- 1850 United States Federal Census
Spouse and Children
1790–1860 Male
1782– Female
Parents and Siblings
1749–1835 Male
1749–1841 Female
Siblings (11)
1773–1836 Male
1775–1843 Male
1775–1845 Male
1779–1873 Male
1779–1830 Male
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1791
Age 1
1792 · Head Tax Law
Age 2
1812
Age 22
Name Meaning
English and Irish (Ulster and County Louth): patronymic from the personal name Matthew . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages, such as German Matthäus (from the personal name Matthäus, from Latin Matthaeus) and Slovenian Matavž (from an obsolete vernacular form of the personal name Matevž, from Latin Matthaeus). Compare Mathews .
Irish: Anglicized form of Mac Mathghamhna (see McMahon ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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