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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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
1889–1957 Male
1896–1983 Female
Children (2)
1916–1974 Male
1924–2001 Male
Parents and Siblings
1858–1917 Male
1864–1935 Female
Siblings (5)
1889–1957 Male
1894–1976 Female
1897–1969 Female
1897–1976 Male
1898–1976 Male
World Events (4)
1906 · Hydro-Electric of Ontario
Age 17
1934 · Dionne Quintuplets Born
Age 45
1943 · Conservative Party Wins Ontario Election
Age 54
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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