Hugh James Mathews

Male18 October 1883–2 September 1937

Brief Life History of Hugh James

When Hugh James Mathews was born on 18 October 1883, in Oil Springs, Lambton, Ontario, Canada, his father, Reuben T Matthews, was 51 and his mother, Miriam Willison, was 40. He married Jessie J. Carmichael on 14 August 1906, in Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada. He lived in Lambton, Ontario, Canada in 1901. He died on 2 September 1937, in Port Huron, St. Clair, Michigan, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Wadhams, St. Clair, Michigan, United States.

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Hugh James Mathews
1883–1937
Jessie J. Carmichael
1890–1983
Marriage: 14 August 1906

Sources (11)

  • Hugh J Mathews, "United States Census, 1920"
  • M. James Hugh Mather, "Ontario Births, 1869-1912"
  • Hugh Mathews, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"

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  • Marriage
    14 August 1906Sarnia, Lambton, Ontario, Canada
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1886

    Age 3

    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    1886 · First Workmen's Comp Act

    Age 3

    In 1886, Ontario passed its first Workmen's Compensation Act. This was in response to the number of railway workers that were being injured.

    1898 · War with the Spanish

    Age 15

    After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

    Name Meaning

    English: patronymic from Mathew ; a variant of Matthews . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages.

    History: Among the earliest bearers of the name in North America was Samuel Mathews (c. 1600–c. 1657), who came to VA from London c. 1618. He established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River, which was at first called Mathews Manor; later its name was changed to Denbigh. He was one of the most powerful and influential men in the early affairs of the colony. He (or possibly his son, who bore the same name) was governor of the colony from 1657 until his death in 1660.

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

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