Brief Life History of Phoebe Maria
When Phoebe Maria Matteson was born on 31 January 1817, in Columbus, Columbus, Chenango, New York, United States, her father, Jonathan Matteson, was 24 and her mother, Elizabeth Ann Simmons, was 20. She married Ormus Ephraim Bates on 4 August 1835, in Ellisburg, Jefferson, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 6 March 1888, in Batesville, Tooele, Utah, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Tooele City Cemetery, Tooele, Tooele, Utah, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (52)
- Maria Baits, "United States Census, 1850"
- P M Mathison in entry for Myron W Bates, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"
- Maria Bates in household of Ormus E Bates, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1815–1873 Male
1817–1888 Female
Children (9)
1836–1899 Male
1838–1905 Male
1840–1900 Female
1842–1912 Female
1845–1912 Male
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1792–1863 Male
1796–1884 Female
Siblings (10)
1817–1888 Female
1819–1819 Male
1819–1820 Male
1821– Male
1824–1905 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 2
1827
Age 10
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 19
Name Meaning
Scottish and English (Lancashire and Northumberland): variant of Mattison 1. This form of the name is rare in Britain and Ireland.
Americanized form of Swedish Mattesson: patronymic from the personal name Mattes, an equivalent of Matthew . The surname Mattesson is very rare in Sweden.
Variant of Mattison 3, a surname of Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, or North German origin, a cognate of 2 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Orson Parley Bates, Sr. Written by his son Ormus A. Bates, September 14, 1941 [copied and entered by 3rd great granddaughter Susan Merry Bates Ames July 17, 2017]
"The eldest son of Ormus Ephraim Bates and Phoebe Mariah Matteson, was born 3rd of March 1836 at Ellisburg, Jefferson County, New York. Little is known relating to his childhood. He was with his par …
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