When Mathias Fague was born on 27 April 1813, in Muncy Creek Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, George Fague, was 38 and his mother, Elizabeth Ruth Corson, was 36. He married Ann Derr in 1839, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Wolf Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850 and Muncy Township, Lycoming, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. He died on 26 November 1872, at the age of 59, and was buried in Lot, France.