George William Matthew

MaleNovember 1889–6 August 1957

Brief Life History of George William

When George William Matthew was born in November 1889, in Ontario, Canada, his father, Charles Matthew, was 31 and his mother, Amelia Adelaide Fennacy, was 25. He married Emma J Richardson on 19 June 1915, in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. He lived in Chatham, Chatham-Kent, Ontario, Canada in 1911. He died on 6 August 1957, in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 67.

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Family Time Line

George William Matthew
1889–1957
Emma J Richardson
1896–1983
Marriage: 19 June 1915
Charles William Matthew
1916–1974
John Bruce Matthew
1924–2001

Sources (5)

  • G. William Mathews in household of Amelia Mathews, "Canada Census, 1901"
  • George W Matthew, "Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
  • George W Matthew in entry for John Matthew, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    19 June 1915Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada
  • Children (2)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (5)

    World Events (4)

    1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario

    Age 17

    Ontario Hydro was established in 1906. It is the Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario.

    1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born

    Age 45

    Born on May 28, 1934, the Dionne quintuplets were the first set of quintuplets to survive infancy. The five girls were born two months prematuare and months later were taken from their parents by the Red Cross. In the 1940s they were returned to their family.

    1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election

    Age 54

    George A. Drew was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. In 1943, they won the Ontario election.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: from the Middle English personal name Ma(t)thew, a vernacular form of the Greek New Testament name Matthias, Matthaios, which is ultimately from the Hebrew personal name Matityahu ‘gift of God’. This was taken into Latin as Mat(t)hias and Matthaeus respectively, the former being used for the twelfth apostle (who replaced Judas Iscariot) and the latter for the author of the first Gospel. In many European languages this distinction is reflected in different name forms. The commonest vernacular forms of the personal name, including English Matthew, Old French Matheu, Spanish Mateo, Italian Matteo, Portuguese Mateus, Catalan and Occitan Mateu are generally derived from the form Matthaeus. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, including German Matthias , Greek Mathias and Mattheos, Assyrian/Chaldean Matti , Czech Matěj, Slovak, Croatian, and Slovenian Matej . The name Matthew is also found among Christians in southern India (compare Mathai ), but since South Indians traditionally do not have hereditary surnames, the southern Indian name was in most cases registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US. Compare Mathew , see also Matthews .

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

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