Mathew Cauthers

Brief Life History of Mathew

When Mathew Cauthers was born in 1807, in Ireland, his father, Thomas Cauthers, was 25 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 20. He married Mary Nixon in 1838. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Mulmur Township, Simcoe, Canada West, British North America in 1861 and Mulmur Township, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada for about 10 years. He died in 1884, in Ontario, Canada, at the age of 77, and was buried in Mulmur Township, Dufferin, Ontario, Canada.

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Family Time Line

Mathew Cauthers
1807–1884
Mary Nixon
1820–1884
Marriage: 1838
Andrew Cauthers Sr
1837–1915
Ann Cauthers
1843–1914
Margaret Cauthers
1844–1906
Jane Cauthers
1845–
Nixon Cauthers
1847–1905
Elizabeth Cauthers
1851–
Mary Cauthers
1852–1924
Isabella Cauthers
1854–1898
Matthew Cauthers
1856–1874
Martha Sarah Cauthers
1859–1921
Rachel Cauthers
1864–

Sources (20)

  • Mathew Cauthers, "Canada, Ontario Census, 1861"
  • Matthew Cauthers, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mathew Cauthers, "Canada, Ontario Tax Assessment Rolls, 1834-1899"

World Events (5)

1839

The Night of the BIG WIND. In Killarney and its neighborhood there was a terrible hurricane. The town sustained much damage and many houses were shattered.

1845

The Irish Potato Famine. Many Irish emigrate to America. Irish population drops from 8 million to 6 million due to death from starvation or emigration.

1867 · Ontario Founded

On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Carruthers .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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