Brief Life History of John Alexander
When John Alexander Matchett was born on 22 April 1872, in Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, his father, John Matchett, was 38 and his mother, Mary Whyte, was 35. He married Minnie Ellen Mead on 12 August 1901, in Choteau, Teton, Montana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Pondera, Montana, United States in 1935 and School District 2 Dupuyer, Pondera, Montana, United States in 1940. He died on 24 October 1950, in Conrad, Pondera, Montana, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Dupuyer, Pondera, Montana, United States.
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- John Matchett, "United States Census, 1900"
- John Alexander Matchet, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
- John A. Matchett, "Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1950"
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World Events (8)
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.
1877
Historical Boundaries 1877: Choteau, Montana Territory, United States 1889: Choteau, Montana, United States 1893: Teton, Montana, United States 1919: Pondera, Montana, United States
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Madgett .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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