Anson Matthews

Brief Life History of Anson

When Anson Matthews was born on 1 December 1787, in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, Asahel Matthews, was 25 and his mother, Annah Harding, was 22. He married Elisabeth Burgess on 15 September 1811, in Conway, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States in 1811 and Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. He died in April 1851, at the age of 63.

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Family Time Line

Anson Matthews
1787–1851
Elisabeth Burgess
1788–1870
Marriage: 15 September 1811
Lois B Mathews
1813–1814
Anson Mathews
1816–1816
Hannibal Mathews
1817–1892
Elizabeth Mathews
1819–1839
Lioza Mathews
1822–1823
Sophia Mathews
1824–1891
William H Mathews
1826–1826
William F Burgess Mathews
1828–
Emeline Mathews
1833–1867

Sources (12)

  • Anson Mathews: Nauvoo 1842 Census
  • Anson Matthews and Betsey Burgess: Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 Marriage
  • Anson Mathews, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1788 · The First Presidential Election

The First Presidential election was held in the newly created United States of America. Under the Articles of Confederation, the executive branch of the country was not set up for an individual to help lead the nation. So, under the United States Constitution they position was put in. Because of his prominent roles during the Revolutionary War, George Washington was voted in unanimously as the First President of the United States.

1799

Post office est. June 22, 1799

1804

Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.

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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From Pioneer Women of Faith and Fortitude

BIRTHDATE: 7 Feb 1837 McComb, McDonough, Illinois DEATH: 17 Apr 1867 Payson, Utah Co., Utah PARENTS: Anson J. Mathews Elizabeth Burgess PIONEER: 1848 Independent Wagon Company SPOUSE: …

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